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International Yoga Day 2025: Finding stillness in the chaos of Indian cities

21Jun

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International Yoga Day 2025: Finding stillness in the chaos of Indian cities

In the pulsating heart of India`s metros, where deadlines blur into demanding schedules and the city`s rhythm often feels relentlessly fast, a quiet revolution is taking place. Urban professionals and busy individuals are turning to yoga, not just for physical prowess, but as an indispensable tool for navigating the hustle and anxieties of modern life. This International Day of Yoga, we delve into the lives of urban yogis who are finding stillness amidst the city`s chaos. `Yoga gave me the ability to respond instead of react`For Maitri Boda, a fitness enthusiast and co-founder of Squat Up in Mumbai, the impact of yoga extends far beyond the physical. "The biggest shift has honestly been internal. Yoga gave me the ability to respond instead of react," she shares. In a city like Mumbai ...

Oakley’s New Meta AI-Powered Smart Glasses Look Slick

21Jun

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Oakley’s New Meta AI-Powered Smart Glasses Look Slick

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Today, Meta announced a collaboration with Oakley to release limited-edition Oakley HSTN smart glasses, along with AI integration in other Oakley models. The special edition Oakley HSTN (pronounced "HOW-stun") glasses feature gold accents and Oakley gold-tinted PRIZM lenses and will retail for $499. They will be available for preorder on July 11. Other Oakley models with Meta’s AI tech will be available starting at $399 this summer as well. Like the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses originally released in 2023, Oakley spectacles will feature a front-facing camera, open-ear speakers, a microphone, and built-in Meta AI capability that allows for visual descriptions, general questions, and real-time translation...

Yoga in Zimbabwe tavern is latest mental health outreach in struggling country

21Jun

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Yoga in Zimbabwe tavern is latest mental health outreach in struggling country

It`s before sunrise on a Saturday and a small group has gathered at Socialite Bar in on the outskirts of Zimbabwe`s capital. Instead of nursing hangovers, they sit with eyes closed and bodies in meditative poses on the bare floor. It`s an unlikely setting for a yoga class. In Zimbabwe, the practice is rare and mostly found in the wealthy suburbs. Yet it is quietly taking root here in a beer tavern in Chitungwiza, a low-income town 30 km outside the capital, Harare. The initiative is led by Actions Winya, a yoga instructor who saw how economic hardship and social pressures were damaging the mental health of people in his hometown. `Yoga is expensive... but we also got humans in the ghetto. They need mental wellness,¿ said Winya, who usually teaches in affluent areas, charging between USD...

Karan Tacker: ‘People look at me differently now’

21Jun

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Karan Tacker: ‘People look at me differently now’

It’s hard to make the transition from television to films or the web, but Karan Tacker took the gamble and waited until the right part came to him. After Neeraj Pandey’s Special Ops in 2020, he followed it up with Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022), and since then, the perception of the industry has changed. But the waiting game does make one question: is it worth it? Tacker feels it is. Now, with the sequel to the JioHotstar series set to stream on the platform, the actor says he is eagerly waiting to see how the audience reacts to the growth in his character. In conversation with mid-day, he talks about the show, the influence the filmmaker has had on him, and what it means to have this project on his filmography. Excerpts from the interview: TV makes you a household name, movies give an...

Rapper Fat Joe accused of sex with minors in $20M lawsuit by ex-employee – National

21Jun

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Rapper Fat Joe accused of sex with minors in $20M lawsuit by ex-employee – National

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details. Please read at your own discretion. Rapper Fat Joe’s former hypeman, Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, has filed a lawsuit against him in federal court, alleging that his former boss engaged in sex acts with minors in a $20-million lawsuit.Dixon also alleges his former boss, whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, engaged in “coercive labor exploitation, financial fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation and psychological coercion.”The 157-page complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, details claims about Cartagena’s alleged sexual relations, including with minors.Dixon states that Cartagena allegedly forced him “into humiliating situations, including sex acts performed under duress and surveillanc...

How to Use Gemini's New 'Scheduled Actions' (and a Few I Recommend)

21Jun

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How to Use Gemini's New 'Scheduled Actions' (and a Few I Recommend)

We got a glimpse at a lot of new features coming to Gemini at Google IO and one of the most interesting is rolling out right now. The new Scheduled Actions feature lets you tell Gemini to run prompts at certain times in the future, and even recur on a regular basis. It sounds small, but it opens quite a few new possibilities.This scheduling feature is designed to work seamlessly with ordinary Gemini prompts. Ask the chatbot to perform or repeat a task in the future and it will automatically schedule the tasks. You can even convert an existing chat into a scheduled action. Here's how it works, and a few ideas of what you can do with it.How Scheduled Actions work in GeminiWhile the scheduling feature should just work, in theory, there are a couple of nuances in practice. In my testing, Gemin...

Trump says U.S. intelligence ‘wrong’ about Iran’s nuclear capabilities – National

20Jun

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Trump says U.S. intelligence ‘wrong’ about Iran’s nuclear capabilities – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was wrong in suggesting there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon. Trump contested intelligence assessments relayed earlier this year by his spy chief that Tehran was not working on a nuclear weapon when he spoke with reporters at an airport in Morristown, New Jersey.“She’s wrong,” Trump said.Gabbard testified to Congress in March that the U.S. intelligence community continued to judge that Tehran was not working on a nuclear warhead.Trump’s comments came as the president has said he would weigh involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict over the next two weeks.Israeli Prime Mini...

World Music Day 2025: Here’s how music can aid healing and mental well-being

20Jun

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World Music Day 2025: Here’s how music can aid healing and mental well-being

When Mumbai-based dance professional Shivani Gawde was going through a tough time in 2021, she found solace in music. “My dad was admitted in hospital and I had to fulfill many ‘adulting’ responsibilities. It was an overwhelming time,” she opens up about her experience. Sharing how music became her anchor back then, Gawde says, “My dad and I share a common love for ‘ghazals’. So, I would sit beside him in the hospital and play songs for him, and that’s how we got through the day. During that time, I was part of an online community where music artistes used to gather and just jam. They would also take requests. On one particularly overwhelming day, when my dad was asleep in the hospital, I put in a request for the song ‘Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Na Karo’, which we both love. The artiste sang the s...

Conservatives to vote on Poilievre’s leadership at January convention – National

20Jun

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Conservatives to vote on Poilievre’s leadership at January convention – National

By Sarah Ritchie The Associated Press Posted June 20, 2025 12:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Members of the Conservative Party will hold a national convention in late January, where they’ll vote on Pierre Poilievre’s leadership. The party’s national council has scheduled the convention for Jan. 29 and 31 in Calgary.Poilievre, who lost his seat in the House of Commons in the April election, will face a secret ballot vote on his continued leadership. 2:04 Poilievre is toughening his stance on ...

Carney calls House Speaker ‘Mr. Prime Minister,’ prompting laughs from MPs – National

20Jun

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Carney calls House Speaker ‘Mr. Prime Minister,’ prompting laughs from MPs – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size In a moment that caused both sides of the House of Commons to erupt into laughter, Prime Minister Mark Carney mistakenly gave his own title to Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia. Carney, who was answering a question from the opposition during question period in the House of Commons on Tuesday, started his answer by addressing the Speaker, as required by House of Commons rules, which state all questions and responses must be directed through the Speaker. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. In Englis...