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16/07/2025

The Fall of the Titans: cricket at a crossroads

Being bowled out for 27 isn't just a statistical low—it’s a seismic jolt, a loud alarm for a once-dominant cricketing culture now on the brink

writes Shishir Hattangadi

: Being bowled out for 27 isnt just a statistical low—it’s a seismic jolt, a loud alarm for a once-dominant cricketing culture now on the brink.

16/07/2025

A day after the tragic death of 114-year-old marathoner Fauja Singh in an accident on Jalandhar-Pathankot National Highway, the Jalandhar Rural Police teams arrested the accused whose Fortuner had hit him before fleeing from the spot on Monday afternoon.

The accused has been identified as Canadian NRI Amritpal Singh Dhillon (26), who had returned to his native Dasupur village of the Kartarpur sub-tehsil in Jalandhar. He was arrested by the police teams from his place on Tuesday evening.

He has reportedly confessed to the crime. Dhillon was going from Bhogpur to Kishangarh when the accident took place, said officials.

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16/07/2025

Phagwara’s Muskaan comes back to to live her . Only in at The Tribune

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16/07/2025

It is not smartness; it is stupidity if we begin to devalue our own and surrender unconditionally before AI, says sociologist Avijit Pathak in The Tribune Read:

The likes of Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein trusted their own intelligence, sharpened it, worked on it. They became what they were without AI.

16/07/2025

The on sacrilege is nothing but misdirected populism which can backfire, says GNDU ex-prof Jagrup Singh Sekhon in The Tribune

Religion has always been at the core of politics in Punjab. Sikhs have dominated the political scenario since the reorganisation of the state in 1966.

16/07/2025

The notion of linguistic is flawed — it breeds , resentment and social fracture, says SC senior advocate Sanjay Hegde in The Tribune

Imposing Hindi risks alienation, not cohesion. The notion of linguistic dominance is fundamentally flawed — it breeds division, resentment and social fracture.

16/07/2025

A watch, running shoes and end of marathon

Fauja Singh’s family struggles to accept an ending he didn’t deserve

Fauja Singh’s family struggles to accept an ending he didn’t deserve.

15/07/2025

In this latest episode of , The Tribune Special Correspondents Ruchika M Khanna and Rajmeet Singh discuss what happened in the four day Special Vidhan Sabha session

15/07/2025

Dadi’s alsi pinnis were the highlight of Shimla’s Smriti Rana’s visits to grandparents in Hoshiarpur. Only in at
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15/07/2025

From orbit to home: Shubhanshu’s return to India set for August 17

"India has found an enduring space in the world of space," Science Minister Jitendra Singh said as Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla touched down.

Prime minister Narendra Modi on X said, “I join the nation in welcoming Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla as he returns to Earth from his historic mission to Space. As India’s first astronaut to have visited the International Space Station, he has inspired a billion dreams through his dedication, courage and pioneering spirit. It marks another milestone towards our own Human Space Flight Mission — Gaganyaan."

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15/07/2025

: A large number of Kanwariyas from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and nearby states are walking barefoot all the way to Haridwar to fetch sacred water from the Ganga and offer it at Shiva temples as a mark of deep devotion to Lord Shiva.
This sacred journey continues till July 22, culminating on Shivratri, when the divine offering is made.
To ensure smooth movement and safety, the police have implemented traffic diversions and intensified checking on major routes where Kanwariyas are expected to pass.

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15/07/2025

, crew are back home

The Axiom-4 crew will undergo a series of medical checks and spend seven days in rehabilitation to adjust back to life on Earth

"Splashdown of Dragon confirmed - welcome back to Earth, , Shux, , and Tibi," SpaceX said in a post on X.

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