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If you wear contact lenses, then you know that they are a convenient and pleasing alternative to spectacles. While they are generally safe, it is advisable to practice caution while sleeping, swimming, during monsoon season, and even while travelling, say experts. The contact lens market in India is evolving and growing rapidly. According to figures from the data-gathering platform Statista, India’s contact lens market is growing both in revenue and volume. Revenue in the contact lenses market amounted to $183.52 million in 2025 and the volume is expected to reach 171.2 million pieces by 2029.Reasons for growthAccording to Bhuvan Chanana, head…

Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan Leader of Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Monday (August 18, 2025), said all MPs from Tamil Nadu should extend support to C.P. Radhakrishnan, the National Democratic Alliance’s candidate for the post of Vice-President of India.“All MPs, shedding their political differences, should back Radhakrishnan. Since Radhakrishnan hails from Tamil Nadu, it is a good opportunity for the State,” Mr. Palaniswami told reporters in Tiruvannamalai. Published – August 18, 2025 12:28 pm IST

Updated on: Aug 18, 2025 11:51 am IST When Lok Sabha met at 11 am on Monday, opposition MPs, including those from the Congress, were on their feet, raising slogans and showing placards. In a warning to sloganeering opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha, speaker Om Birla on Monday asked them to raise questions with the same intensity as they “shout slogans”, adding that it would yield some benefits for the people of the country then. Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 pm on Monday amid Opposition’s sloganeering over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.(Sansad…

Boys collect wood and other useful items through the rubble of their damaged home following Friday’s flash flooding at a neighborhood of Pir Baba, an area of Buner district, in Pakistan’s northwest, on Aug. 17, 2025. Muhammad Sajjad/AP hide caption toggle caption Muhammad Sajjad/AP BUNER, Pakistan — Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point. Heavy rains and flooding also killed dozens of…

A still from the short film Manavalan in Trouble made by the employees of UST in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Arun Mohan, a young, successful filmmaker at a village in Kannur. News spreads that Prithviraj, the hero of his last two blockbuster films, would be attending the wedding function. The village folk, his relatives, the bride’s friends and family are thrilled by the news. So, by the time Arun gets a message from Prithviraj that he might not make it for the function, preparations to welcome the actor have gone overboard. The incidents that follow are captured with…

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) parliamentarian Sanjay Singh’s petition challenging the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to close down 105 primary schools, observing that the matter ought to be raised before the Allahabad high court in the first instance. The Supreme Court allowed the withdrawal of the plea and granted Sanjay Singh liberty to move the high court. (HT PHOTO) A bench of justices Dipankar Datta and AG Masih said that since Singh was seeking enforcement of rights under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act), the proper…

Anthropic has said its most capable AI models, Claude Opus 4 and 4.1, will now exit a conversation with a user if they are being abusive or persistently harmful in their interactions. The move is aimed at improving the ‘welfare’ of AI systems in potentially distressing situations, the Amazon-backed company said in a blog post on Friday, August 15. “We’re treating this feature as an ongoing experiment and will continue refining our approach,” it said. If Claude ends a conversation on its end, users can either edit and submit their previous prompt again or start a new chat. They can…

If you’re going to indulge in a special stay anywhere, make it at one of the best hotels in Venice. There’s no other city in Italy—perhaps even in the world—as transportive and dreamlike as the City of Water, a realm whose fluid limits curtail the extent to which modernity can seep in and encroach. The canals set the pace, the gondolas glide gracefully, and with each quaint bridge and narrow calle, the city preserves a rhythm that feels distinctly of another time. For better or for worse, this otherworldly atmosphere lures over 20 million visitors each year. These islands, crossed…

Published on: Aug 18, 2025 10:37 am IST A fan expressed concern over Honey Singh’s health after his recent transformation, but the singer quickly put the rumours to rest. Rapper and singer Honey Singh’s fitness trainer, Arun Kumar, revealed that the artist lost 17 kg in one month with a strict diet and workout regime. However, his recent photos sparked health concerns among fans. Now, Honey has addressed a fan’s worries about his health, after they raised doubts upon noticing visible changes in his recent photos and videos. Honey Singh shuts down rumours about his health concerns. Honey Singh replies…

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is back to host one of television’s most loved reality shows, Bigg Boss. The new season has handed fans the power to choose between two contestants, Shehbaz Badesha or Mridul Tiwari. Now, Shehbaz’s sister and actor Shehnaaz Gill, who rose to fame in Bigg Boss 13, has reacted to the new twist. Shehnaaz Gill talks about brother Shehbaz Badesha and Mridul Tiwari’s Bigg Boss 19 entry. Shehnaaz Gill on voting between Shehbaz Badesha and Mridul TiwariJioHotstar recently handed over the power to the viewers, allowing them to decide which contestant should step into the house. Staying…