Villages along the route of Pune Grand Tour gather to support riders during India’s first UCI 2.2 road race. TimesofIndia.com in Pune: It was 12:38 pm on Thursday afternoon here. Clutching the metal barrier, a mother-son duo stood rooted among a swelling queue of spectators who had just witnessed a spectacular flag-off.As people around them...
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From saas-bahu to Sussex: Beckhams and Meghan Markle play the same script
Every generation believes it is witnessing unprecedented family drama, convinced that the conflicts of its time are sharper, crueler, more psychologically fraught than anything that came before. That instinct is usually wrong. Families have always fractured, parents have always disappointed children, and institutions have always demanded obedience in the name of continuity. What is new,...
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Handshake row returns: Pakistan takes dig at India ahead of T20 World Cup – Watch
Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha and India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan have once again taken a swipe at India, this time through a promotional video released ahead of their upcoming T20I series against Australia, subtly revisiting the much-debated ‘handshake’ controversy. The reference stems from events following the Pahalgam terror attacks, after which Indian...
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Fortnite skins and K-pop superstars Demon Hunters earn Oscar nomination for song ‘Golden’
Image via Fortnite Netflix’s animated sensation and Fortnite skins, KPop Demon Hunters, have secured two prestigious nominations at the 2026 Academy Awards. This is quite a historic milestone for the streaming platform.Essentially, the film ended up earning nominations for the categories Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for its breakthrough track, “Golden.” This has...
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‘First trilateral meet’: Zelenskyy says US-Russia-Ukraine talks in UAE; peace docs nearly ready
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP image) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday announced that a trilateral meeting between US, Ukrainian and Russian officials will be held in the United Arab Emirates from Friday, a key step in efforts to end the war in Ukraine.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelenskyy said, “Ukraine is working with...
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The second wind secret: Why you’re suddenly alert at 11 PM
It’s been a long day. You’re exhausted, mentally drained, and counting the minutes till bedtime. And then, just as you finally get into bed, your brain decides it’s time to wake up. Suddenly, you feel alert, even energised. You start scrolling, planning tomorrow, or finally tackling that one task you’d been putting off. This sudden...
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Inside America’s F-47: Trump’s ‘most devastating plane ever’; why he is bothered by its name
AI-generated image US President Donald Trump described the F-47 fighter jet as the “most devastating plane ever,” presenting it as the latest symbol of American military dominance while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Yet it was the jet’s name that visibly irked him. Trump openly questioned why it was called the F-47,...
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‘Acting like party agents’: Stalin wants guv address scrapped; to consult like-minded parties
MK Stalin (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Thursday said his party DMK would consult like-minded opposition parties to move a constitutional amendment to end the practice of the governor’s address at the start of the first assembly session. This comes after a series of confrontations in Opposition-ruled states where...
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‘Europe looks lost’: Zelenskyy says Ukraine can defend Greenland; why he mentioned Groundhog Day
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, saying Europe was failing to act decisively on its own security and remained stuck in a cycle of delay.“No one would want to live like that, repeating the same thing for weeks and months and of course, four years,”...
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RCB sale: Adar Poonawalla to place ‘strong bid’; confirms plan to buy IPL franchise
RCB’s Virat Kohli with IPL trophy NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Thursday said he plans to submit a “strong and competitive bid” to acquire Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) over the coming months.Poonawalla made the announcement in a post on X, stating his intent to enter...
