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London, United Kingdom – Hundreds of business leaders in the United Kingdom – including a former adviser to the king and a sustainability consultant descended from Holocaust survivors – are calling on the government to take action against Israel as the crisis in Gaza worsens.As of Thursday morning, 762 people had signed a statement calling on Britain to cease all arms trade with Israel, sanction those accused of violating international law – ostensibly including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he is wanted for arrest by International Criminal Court, invest in screening to stop the UK financing “complicit” companies, and enforce…

No two bodies function similarly, hence we often have various questions about what may work best for them. While health information can raise awareness, unverified news can cause panic. As such, when someone asked a question on Quora, we decided to bring you an expert’s take on it. The query? “My fasting blood sugar is 108 mg/dL, but my HbA1c is showing 7.2 per cent. What does this indicate?” Dr Aarti Ullal, a physician and diabetologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, noted that a fasting blood sugar of 108 mg/dL falls within the pre-diabetic range, adding that the normal range…

In the backdrop of the Air India Express AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad this year, a Parliamentary panel has sounded an unusually sharp warning on the state of India’s aviation safety architecture, flagging multiple systemic lapses and calling for urgent reforms.The Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, chaired by JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, presented its 380th report on “Overall Review of Safety in the Civil Aviation Sector” in both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. While the report itself does not mention the AI 171 crash, committee members discussed it extensively during deliberations and summoned officials of…

As a child, Tapasya would hear tales from her father Parmesh Gehlawat about her great grandfather Chaudhary Hazari Lal, a famous wrestler who competed in village dangals at Khanpur Kalan village in Jhajjar, Haryana. However, when Parmesh wanted to enroll Tapasya at a wrestling academy nearly a decade ago, he faced opposition from relatives. But he didn’t listen to them and today his daughter is a world champion. On Wednesday, Tapasya, 19, became the Under-20 World Champion with a 5-2 win over Norway’s Felicitas Domajeva in the women’s 57 Kg final at Samokov, Bulgaria. However, there was a tinge of…

While Southern California conjures images of endless sunshine and sandy beaches, just two hours from Los Angeles lies a striking contrast: Big Bear, a high-altitude hideaway that offers a true four-season escape. Tucked into the San Bernardino Mountains and wrapped around a namesake lake, this alpine town trades highways and palm trees for snowy slopes in winter, wildflower-strewn trails in spring, colorful foliage in fall, and breezy lakeside afternoons come summer.At 6,700 feet above sea level, Big Bear is more than just a mountain getaway. It’s a rare ecological marvel known as a “sky island,” where mountainous ecosystems sit isolated…

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro. File | Photo Credit: AP Brazil’s federal police said that messages found on the telephone of embattled former President Jair Bolsonaro showed that at one point, he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum, according to documents seen Wednesday (August 20, 2025) by the Associated Press.Mr. Bolsonaro is currently awaiting a Supreme Court ruling about an alleged coup attempt, and on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) found out he might face another case as police formally accused him and one of his sons, Eduardo Bolsonaro, of obstruction of justice in connection with his pending…

Anurag Kashyap | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has called out producer Vijay Subramaniam for his AI-generated movie Chiranjeevi Hanuman- The Eternal, saying it represents a dangerous future for Hindi cinema.The 52-year-old shared the film’s poster on Instagram with a note to Subramaniam, who is the founder and group CEO of talent management agency Collective Artists Network.Subramaniam has produced the project in collaboration with Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment.”Any actor or anyone who calls themselves artists and has a spine will be and should be either questioning him or leaving the agency since he has proved that…

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with M. Gessen about the Trump administration moves to take over Washington D.C., and what it could mean for the future.

Here are the key events on day 1,274 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Thursday, August 21:Fighting Three people were killed and four others injured in a Russian attack on the city of Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk, the regional prosecutor’s office said in a post on Facebook. Russian shelling killed one person in the town of Bilozerka in Ukraine’s Kherson region, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office said in a post on Telegram. Russian forces are increasing their pressure near Lyman in the north of Donetsk, Oleksandr Syrskii, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, wrote on Facebook. A…

Sydney Sweeney has found herself in not one, but two controversies in recent months. Before the Euphoria star grabbed headlines with her American Eagle ad that drew heavy backlash, she was already at the centre of heated conversation over her racy side hustle. Earlier this year, Sweeney partnered with men’s grooming brand Dr. Squatch to launch a limited-edition soap made with her own bathwater. Branded Sydney’s Bathwater Bliss, the bar drew criticism but still sold out in seconds. Now, in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Sweeney opened up about the frenzy and how closely she tracks the…