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Nathan Lyon becomes first spinner to name major Test record – India TV

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Nathan Lyon becomes first spinner to name major Test record – India TV

Image Source : GETTY Nathan Lyon In the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Cricket Stadium, star Australia spinner Nathan Lyon wreaked havoc, clinching three wickets in the first innings and two more until the 35th over of the second innings. He has been terrific for the Steve Smith-led side as they look to bag their first away Test series win against Sri Lanka since 2016. Notably, in the second innings of the match, Lyon dismissed Dinesh Chandimal for 31 runs. With that, he became the first spinner to clinch 200 wickets in the World Test Championship. Australia…

Jayeeta Chatterjee | Indian domesticity and feminine politics

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Jayeeta Chatterjee | Indian domesticity and feminine politics

Culture, love, laughter and gossip I (2023); woodcut print and nakshi kantha on cotton saris | Photo Credit: Courtesy Jayeeta Chatterjee and Chemould CoLab “It’s a very Bengali thing!” laughs Jayeeta Chatterjee, 29, talking about her artistic bent of mind. “As a young child in a Bengali household, you need to either learn dancing, singing or some form of art.”The Bengaluru-based artist found her passion in wood cut print making quite early — after an encounter with the works of veteran artist and printmaker Suranjan Das when in Class X — and chose to pursue the art form as a…

Rishi Sunak, former British PM, attends Jaipur Literature Festival with father-in-law Narayan Murthy

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Rishi Sunak, former British PM, attends Jaipur Literature Festival with father-in-law Narayan Murthy

Image Source : PTI Rishi Sunak Former British PM Rishi Sunak on Friday arrived in Jaipur to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival which began on Thursday. The Literature Festival, which is a five-day event, will end on February 3. Sunak attended the event with his father-in-law Narayan Murthy, the Infosys founder. The current event is the 18th edition of the renowned literature festival, and it is being held at Hotel Clarks Amer in Rajasthan's Jaipur. Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party lost the election last year, ending his term as the prime minister. He is currently a member of Parliament for Richmond and…

Government allocates Rs 6.81 lakh crore to defence, over 9 pc hike from last year – India TV

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Government allocates Rs 6.81 lakh crore to defence, over 9 pc hike from last year – India TV

Image Source : INDIA TV The defence sector got a significant boost in the Union Budget 2025. Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 in the Lok Sabha and announced major allocations across key sectors, including youth, women, education, and healthcare. Among the significant announcements, the defence sector has received a boost, with a total allocation of Rs 6.8 lakh crore to strengthen India’s military capabilities. In total, Sitharaman allocated a total of Rs 6,81,210 crore for 2025-26, an increase of 9.5 per cent from the previous year's Rs 6,21,940 crore. The allocation for the defence…

Delhi thump Railways by an innings and 19 runs on Virat Kohli’s Ranji Trophy comeback – India TV

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Delhi thump Railways by an innings and 19 runs on Virat Kohli’s Ranji Trophy comeback – India TV

Image Source : PTI Virat Kohli made his Ranji Trophy comeback after 12 years Delhi have defeated Railways inside three days by an innings and 19 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital. This turned out to be a landmark game in Ranji Trophy with Virat Kohli playing the tournament for the first time in 12 years. Fans flocked to the venue on the opening two days only to see him get out for just six runs off 15 balls But his presence had a positive impact on the Delhi team as they won the match to…

Designer Jasna Moidu’s clothing label, Tree, is an ode to sustainable practices

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Designer Jasna Moidu’s clothing label, Tree, is an ode to sustainable practices

As a teen, Jasna Moidu would buy clothes that were a couple of sizes bigger. “Those always felt comfortable,” says Moidu, founder of Tree, a clothing label. Founded in 2016, the label which makes wearable designs, has, at its core, been working with handwoven cotton. In 2024, the 34-year-old founder-designer moved the label’s base to Bengaluru. The young label, however, did not start out with handloom textiles.“It has been a learning curve,” says Jasna, who has always tweaked ready-to-wear clothes to make them ‘her own’. “Nearly all the women in my family have been fashion forward. We would always get…

Is it DeepSeek vs ChatGPT? US Congressional houses issue warnings against Chinese AI chatbot: Report – India TV

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Is it DeepSeek vs ChatGPT? US Congressional houses issue warnings against Chinese AI chatbot: Report – India TV

Image Source : AP DeepSeek and ChatGPT apps The United States remains apprehensive about DeepSeek as Congressional offices have started to issue warnings to their employees against utilising it. DeepSeek, a Chinese chatbot making whirlwinds in the AI market in the US, is reportedly being restricted on all House-issued devices. According to a notice received by Axios, the Chief Administrative Officer revealed that DeepSeek remains under review and unauthorised for official House use. According to a report, the US Department of Defense also decided to block access to DeepSeek. Italy blocks access to DeepSeek Earlier on Thursday, the data protection…

Will income tax slab change impact your take-home salary? 5 things employees must know – India TV

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Will income tax slab change impact your take-home salary? 5 things employees must know – India TV

Image Source : PTI Nirmala Sitharaman Budget 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced during the Budget 2025 that no income tax will be paid on earnings up to Rs 12 lakh, or up to Rs 12.75 lakh including standard deductions, under the new tax regime. After the new changes are introduced now, the individual taxpayers in the new regime with an income of Rs 12 lakh will get a benefit of Rs 80,000 in tax (100% of tax payable as per existing rates will be exempt). In the new tax regime, the effective income tax rate will be 0%. This move of…

Khelo India gets biggest share as government raises sports budget by over Rs 350 crore – India TV

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Khelo India gets biggest share as government raises sports budget by over Rs 350 crore – India TV

Image Source : PTI Players march past during the inauguration of Khelo India, in New Delhi Khelo India, the government's flagship Khelo India programme to scout and nurture athletes at the grassroots level, has once again turned out to be the biggest beneficiary as the sports budget has been raised by a massive Rs 351.98 crore. India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2025-26 today. The ambitious scheme has been allotted a massive Rs 1,000 crore for the financial year 2025-26. Notably, the amount is Rs 200 crore more than the grant of Rs 800 crore allocated in…

Kerala Literature Festival | Fiction is the real truth

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Feb

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Kerala Literature Festival | Fiction is the real truth

“Fiction can reveal to us the truth of our life at a symbolic level, which is hugely important because human beings are symbolic animals,” said Irish novelist Paul Lynch, winner of the 2023 Booker Prize for his fifth novel, Prophet Song, a stunning portrayal of the ease with which liberal democracies can backslide into authoritarianism.Lynch, who was in discussion with the literary and culture editor of Open Magazine, Nandini Nair, at a panel discussion titled ‘Prophet Song: Chaos in a Modern World’, was one of six Booker Prize winners and nominees at the eighth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival. At the…