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Participants along with INTACH members at the one-day called Filmit India 2026 organised by its HECS Division in association with Tuning Fork at Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan held recently in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: Paul Nicodemus What if the stories hidden in Visakhapatnam’s streets, buildings, traditions and natural spaces could be told through the eyes of…
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A Nepal Army official conduct a search and rescue operation along side a river area at Charaudi, in Dhading district, Nepal, on August 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI Nepal needs foreign help in specialised and technical areas in which it does not have expertise in the aftermath of the devastating flood that hit its…
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The Onam we know falls in the first month of the Malayalam calendar year, Chingam. Starting on Atham day, it is celebrated for ten days, culminating on Thiruvonam. The festival pivots around the arrival of the benevolent Asura ruler, King Mahabali, amid a dazzle of pookkalams, sadyas and payasams. But beyond this popular narrative, there…
There has been no update on the whereabouts of a group of 77 pilgrims from the Isha Foundation that went missing after a massive flash flood struck areas near the China-Nepal border two days ago, the group’s coordinator said. The 77-member group, led by Isha Foundation, an organisation founded by Indian spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev,…
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged organiser of the September 11, 2001, attacks. File photo: U.S. Government Handout via AFP A U.S. military judge ruled on Friday (August 28, 2026) that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, The New York…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Mr. Trump confirmed his plans on Friday (August 28, 2026). Vice President J.D. Vance will attend the New York observance, and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump on Friday (August 28, 2026) said the U.S. has entered into an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves. Mr. Trump, in a social media post, announced the agreement he said was negotiated…
Anchal, an M.A. student and a resident of Igra village, Jind district, posted a video on social media satirising khap panchayats, the powerful but unelected community bodies dominated by elderly men from landowning communities in Haryana. Imagining what a “Gen Z panchayat” might look like, she suggests in the video that elderly men face restrictions…
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Roger Federer loved to win, of course, and at the peak of his career almost always did. All those victories and trophies he piled up alone would have made Federer remembered forever in tennis, but they were only part of the reason he enjoyed playing. He liked travelling to tournaments, meeting people and making new…
Pakistan’s Mohammad Ali, centre, looks on as England’s Harry Brook, right, and batting partner Emilio Gay run between the wickets on day two of the second cricket test match between England and Pakistan in London, on August 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP England was bossing Pakistan by an imposing 261 runs after two days…