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India’s biggest day at CWG 2026 sees six medals won, 10 boxers reach finals and the tally rise to 23. India enjoyed one of their finest days of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, collecting six medals across judo and athletics while also producing a flawless performance inside the boxing ring, where all 10 Indian semi-finalists booked their places in Saturday’s gold medal bouts.By the end of Day 9, India had increased its overall medal tally to 23 medals- five gold, 12 silver and six bronze, remaining 10th in the standings, just one medal behind ninth-placed Wales.The medals came from…

Students gather in Ranchi as the indefinite Satyagraha against alleged JPSC, JSSC recruitment irregularities enters its third day. (Credit: ANI) The indefinite Satyagraha by students against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment examinations entered its third day in Ranchi on Friday, with protesters refusing to call off the agitation until the state government addresses their demands for greater transparency in the functioning of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).The demonstration follows a series of controversies over alleged paper leaks, delays in examinations, questions over recruitment processes and administrative decisions that have drawn criticism from…

The FTX Recovery Trust will distribute approximately $900M to creditors on July 31, 2026, its fifth payout round, pushing total recoveries to nearly $10Bn since the exchange’s November 2022 collapse. For creditors who have not yet completed verification, a hard six-month countdown to claim eligibility begins on the same date, according to the FTX Recovery Trust’s official press releases published via PR Newswire. This latest FTX news drop comes as the crypto market climbed +0.5% overnight, with the total market cap at $2.29 trillion. 24-hour trading volume across crypto sits at $59.1Bn. JUST IN: FTX will begin distributing approximately $900…

TL;DR: Nearly half of employees and HR managers view training as time away from real work. On-the-job training should solve this, but only if it’s structured. Observation alone doesn’t build skills. Employees need hands-on practice. Simply job shadowing doesn’t suffice. Effective OJT blends structured learning with real-world application and tracks measurable outcomes. The biggest OJT cost is lost productivity from unstructured, inconsistent training.Intentional design (planning, feedback loops, tracking) is what separates real OJT from simply “figuring it out.” On-the-job training might feel frictionless at first. It can sound as simple as learning by doing, with no classroom needed, while building…

Role Model debuted the song at a show in Chicago on Thursday, July 30Dakota Johnson in December 2025; Role Model in October 2025Credit: Daniele Venturelli/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Variety via GettyNEED TO KNOWRole Model debuted a new song, “Love I You,” featuring Dakota Johnson’s voice notes, at a show in ChicagoThe song will appear on his upcoming album Chuck Timely & the Hourglass, dropping on Aug. 7Role Model and Johnson have been romantically linked since DecemberRole Model and Dakota Johnson have taken the next step in their relationship: music collaborators.At a late-night show in Chicago on Thursday, July 30, Role Model debuted…

Over the first two seasons of Taylor Sheridan’s star-powered, high-octane spy thriller series “Lioness,” certain patterns and rhythms have been established, making it easier to navigate the deep-in-the-weeds geopolitics. 1. Zoe Saldaña’s Joe McNamara, the head of the U.S. military’s special ops program known as Lioness, recruits a badass and battle-tested but emotionally scarred and combative soldier to infiltrate a target on a mission so dangerous it’s borderline suicidal. In Season One, the new lioness operative was Laysla De Oliveira’s Cruz; for the sophomore campaign, it was Genesis Rodriguez’s helicopter pilot Carillo. (Both actresses turned in fiercely captivating performances, and…

Happy Friday! Not a lot for you this week, but for me two I’m really excited about. First is Iconic with the sophomore release ‘II’. This has some big hitters like Nathan James on vocals (Inglorious), Michael Sweet on guitar (Stryper) and the from Whitesnake we get Joel Hoekstra on guitar, Marco Mendoze on bass and Tommy Aldrige on drums. What a line up. Then it is the new Collective Soul album ‘Touch & Go’ which is a throwback to classic New Wave music like The Cars. This came out on Record Store Day and I didn’t get a copy…

Ayam Goreng Bawang Putih menjadi salah satu hidangan yang mampu menghadirkan rasa nyaman melalui perpaduan aroma harum dan cita rasa gurih yang khas. Banyak orang menyukai sajian ini karena menghadirkan sensasi renyah di luar, lembut di dalam, serta aroma bawang putih yang langsung menggugah selera sejak pertama kali tersaji di meja makan.Selain itu, hidangan ini juga memiliki daya tarik karena menggunakan bahan yang mudah ditemukan dan cara pengolahan yang tidak terlalu rumit. Masyarakat sering memilih Ayam Goreng Bawang Putih wikipedia sebagai menu keluarga karena rasanya cocok untuk berbagai suasana, mulai dari makan bersama hingga hidangan spesial saat berkumpul dengan orang…

Some off beat reads for the weekend: Incomes of Middle-Class India are stagnating (HT) FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 & National Security (NS) Japan & India: The China Variable (JO) 20 years of praising India is not a China strategy (Lowy) How China’s Venture Ecosystem Works (Bohan) Spain implodes under migrant invasion (RAIR) Botswana did everything right (Cremieux) Horn of Africa at boiling point (Crisis) The West Bank on a powder keg (MEM) Pakistan is becoming Punjabistan (FP) Bernard Arnault responds to Le Monde (Neo Feed) Interview with Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez (Time) Gangs of France (RT) The Russo-German struggle for…

Hardik Pandya has spoken openly about leading the India National Cricket Team, dealing with injuries, and the criticism he has faced throughout his career.The star all-rounder said that becoming India’s captain was a proud moment for him, but he never chased the captaincy. He stressed that leadership is not about having a title because a player can guide and inspire the team even without having the captain’s tag.Pandya first captained India in a T20I against Ireland in 2022 before leading the ODI side against Australia in 2023. Overall, the star all-rounder has captained India in 16 T20Is, winning 10 of…