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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday said that Mohun Bagan Super Giant captain Subhasish Bose was injured during the Indian Super League final on April 12 and not during the country’s Asian Cup qualifying round match against Bangladesh in March.In a letter written to the Kolkata club, the AIFF quoted the opinion of the medical department of the national men’s team to support its point. “Subhasish Bose was not injured during the AFC Asian Cup – 2027 qualifier match vs Bangladesh on March 25th, 2025 in Shillong, where he played 85 minutes and was substituted on a tactical…

Amtrak’s new twice-daily Mardi Gras Service launched on Aug. 18, connecting Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans with stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.The route marks the first passenger train service in the region in nearly 20 years, with fares starting at $15Riders can enjoy roomy seats, free Wi-Fi, and easy connections to Amtrak trains bound for Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina disrupted service in 2005, an iconic passenger train service is returning to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service relaunched on Aug. 18 with twice-daily departures between Mobile, Alabama, and…

In another major hurdle for the immigrants seeking to live and work in the United States legally, President Donald Trump’s administration has said that they will screen immigrants for “anti-Americanism”, which has raised the eyebrows of critics who said the move could give too much leeway to officers in rejecting foreign applicants based on subjective judgements, AP reported. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the officers will vet applicants who have applied for benefits, like green card, whether they “endorsed, promoted, supported, or otherwise espoused” anti-American, terrorist or antisemitic views. USCIS is committed to implementing policies and…

In May this year, the Ministry of Finance released India’s draft Climate Finance Taxonomy for public consultation. As a foundational tool, the taxonomy aims to mobilise climate-aligned investments, prevent greenwashing, and clarify for investors which sectors, technologies and practices contribute to mitigation, adaptation, or transition. Importantly, the document calls itself a “living” framework, adaptable to India’s evolving priorities and international obligations. However, its success as a credible governance tool will depend on how it operationalises this principle.The review architecture Herein is a proposed review mechanism that is structured for the taxonomy, drawing from the recent regulatory innovations under the Paris Agreement’s…

Here are the key events on day 1,273 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Wednesday, August 20:Fighting Russian authorities have returned the remains of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on Monday, according to The Kyiv Independent news outlet. Russia’s state-run TASS news agency confirmed that Russia returned the bodies of 1,000 soldiers, adding that Ukraine returned the bodies of 19 Russian soldiers. Separately, TASS reported that about 1,370 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a single day, citing the Russian Ministry of Defence. Al Jazeera could not verify…

India, a nation once haunted by famine, now finds itself in the grip of a different crisis — an epidemic of abundance.A 2025 study in The Lancet warned that within the next 25 years, nearly 450 million Indians — over 21 crore men and 23 crore women — will be overweight or obese. That’s almost a third of the country’s projected population. More worrying still, the steepest rise is among 15–24-year-olds, with India overtaking the United States and China in absolute numbers. While the world is experiencing an obesity crisis, India’s battle is shaped by a complex tangle of history, biology,…

Lawmakers convene during a House meeting on August 18, 2025, in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images After a two-week walkout, many Texas Democrats returned to the state’s Capitol on Monday, allowing Texas Republicans to press forward with redistricting plans. Democratic state Rep. Mihaela Plesa says their efforts started a “nationwide movement,” but she’s ready to make a legal case that Republicans redistricting maps are “racially gerrymandered maps.” “We had to come home for the legal battle,” Plesa told Morning Edition. “Our election experts told us that we, too, are on tight deadlines to…

Friends remember Dale Webster, who surfed every day for decades, and who died this month at the age of 76.

Music isn’t just something we stream—it’s something we seek out. In an era where live experiences are more coveted than ever, travelers are chasing sound in all forms: flying to Europe to catch Taylor Swift on the cheap, crisscrossing the country to see Dead & Co. on their (latest) farewell tour, or mapping out itineraries around festivals, crate-digging sessions, or that perfect late-night set. Gig tripping may be a deemed a recent trend, but fans have been doing this for decades.Hotels have taken note. Music programming is becoming more intentional, and properties are investing in everything from intimate performance spaces…

“What the Israeli Army is doing in the Gaza Strip, I no longer understand the goal…To harm the civilian population in such a way can no longer be justified as a fight against terrorism,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 26. It was the first time since the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, that led to the killing of around 1,200 people, that a top German politician had criticised Israeli operations in Gaza. Given Germany’s Second World War history and its historical relations with Israel, this was a noticeable shift in its tone. The death toll in…