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Dexter: Original Sin must wait an extra week for Episode 7, titled The Big Bad Body Problem, due to a planned hiatus. The 10-episode season continues with its next release on January 24, 2025.

BCCI in an over two-hour long meeting with under-fire skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday but the Board decided against any knee-jerk response to the debacle that was largely blamed on the poor form of senior players. The meeting was held at a five-star facility in Mumbai and BCCI President Roger Binny and secretary elect Devajit Saikia were in attendance along with Rohit and Gambhir. «There was a detailed discussion on the Border Gavaskar Trophy performance and what all went wrong and the course correction required. But do not expect a hurried decision from the new dispensation of BCCI,» a source privy to developments in the Board told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

Factor this, at the December 21, 2024, meeting of the National Board of Wildlife- Gujarat has emphasised the need for population control for leopards and crocodiles while Andhra Pradesh has pointed to increasing Black buck and Sloth bear populace besides migrant elephants from other states. The chief wildLife warden, Ladakh, specifically drew attention to the menace of over 4000 free ranging feral dogs in Protected Areas of Ladakh. Ladakh has time and again raised concerns on increasing feral dog population fed off leftovers at army camps located near border areas.

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that he was not looking for anyone's support and that he worked as per the wishes of the Congress party, speaking out amid public voices of resistance within the cabinet to his ambitions to succeed chief minister Siddaramaiah. The CM is scheduled to present the state budget in March and there is speculation that the party might begin preparations to replace him with Shivakumar in the following months. Shivakumar is also the president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. A dinner meeting was organised by public works department minister Satish Jarkiholi and another was planned by home minister G Parameshwara, both tall leaders from the Scheduled Caste (SC)/Schedule Tribe (ST) communities. Parameshwara's meeting, however, got cancelled on intervention by the All India Congress Committee general secretary RS Surjewala, reportedly on complaints from Shivakumar.

Congress that if the opposition alliance is broken will not be able to join together again, the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sena on Saturday announced that they would be fighting the Mumbai, Thane,Pune, Nagpur and all other municipal and other local body polls on their own and not in an alliance with its allies Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party. «We have decided that for all the local municipal elections from Mumbai to Nagpur we will be going solo. Whatever happens we will see.»said Sanjay Raut Rajya Sabha MP of the UBT Sena. Raut said that the UBT had decided to fight on its own as it wants to expand its party and feels that if the party goes into an alliance with the Congress and NCPSP for the local body polls it would mean lesser seats for its grassroot workers. «When would our grass root workers get an opportunity to fight elections? Hence all local body polls like Municipal Polls,zilla parishad and Panchayat polls would be contested by our party independently.»said Raut.

Amit Shah on Saturday promised a permanent house to every slumdweller in Delhi if the BJP comes to power after the February 5 assembly election. Addressing a 'Jhuggi-Basti Pradhan Sammelan' at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, he said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi had not fulfilled its promises made to slumdwellers. «People living in slums of Delhi are getting dirty water… People living in slums are asking us why Delhi is the most polluted city in the world… What did Arvind Kejriwal do in Delhi in the last 10 years?.. If you are not able to do anything against Arvind Kejriwal, then you should leave the government. BJP will give all the benefits… Arvind Kejriwal is the only CM who did not resign even after going to jail,» Shah said.

Guided by the I Ching hexagrams «Thunder over Mountain» and «Heaven over Water,» this week reminds us that small victories are stepping stones to greater achievements. Let’s explore into what this week has in store for each zodiac sign, as per a report by Your Tango.

Parvathy Thiruvothu told me just days back. The actor-activist was recalling those who cautioned her at the start of her career that a woman artiste has a limited 'shelf life'. You cannot last beyond a decade, after which you will be relegated to playing sister, aunt, and mother, they warned her. 'It's now been over 18 years since I entered films,' she added. 'My survival is my answer to those who said [that].' It is a happy coincidence that I ended 2024 on a stage conversing with Parvathy on the theme, 'She Is Writing History,' at the Wayanad Literature Festival, and I began 2025 watching a documentary on Aparna Sen, actor, director, magazine editor, activist, and all-round exemplar in the matter of both survival and history-making. Suman Ghosh's Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen was released in theatres in Kolkata early this month after a positive reception on the festival circuit last year. The juxtaposition of these two women's stories in my mind took me back to my childhood when I first watched Sen's directorial debut, 36 Chowringhee Lane. Many years would pass before it occurred to me that until then I had not sampled the work of an Indian woman director. When 36 Chowringhee Lane was released in 1981, Sen was a rarity. The scenario has improved somewhat, but not dramatically so. Women directors are still not common.

So, when a statue does strike me as being, well, striking, I'm not only delighted, but also stand for minutes on end to admire such wonderful anomalies in stone. As I did recently when I was staying in the Fort area of Mumbai and chanced upon a figure reading a book on top of a cupola held up by a two-storeyed, many-pillared, intricately carved structure. Even in the busy gol chakkar of P D'Mello Road and Mint Road, with his pedestal crisscrossed by lawless electric lines and tres anar-chic pigeons trying their damndest best to make him look up from his book, the figure — on closer inspection, a boy — is unperturbed, utterly immersed. His right hand holds the book as if it's a Kindle. His left hand to his side is balled up in a fist as if reacting to a particularly riveting, or even disturbing, passage.

MAGA star Donald Trump wants to Make America Greater Again. In sq kms, that is. We all know of the US annexing nearly 13 lakh sq km of Mexican territory after winning the war with Mexico in 1848; buying 76,800 sq km in present day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico — the area known as Gadsden Purchase — from Mexico in 1854; buying Alaska from Russia in 1867; annexing independent Hawaii in 1898; procuring 117 sq km of Guantanamo Bay to set up a US detention camp in 1903, which the Cuban communist government has considered illegal since it came to power in 1959. There's, of course, the United States of America itself, carved out of lands not 'owned' by anyone when it was occupied by Native Americans, then turned into a British colony, and ultimately an independent nation state in 1776 according to Westphalian sovereignty norms invented in 17th century Europe. But less well known is America's territorial losses. The Panama Canal Zone, which it acquired in 1904 from private and public Panamanian owners, was returned to Panama in 1979, formally ceding its control in 1999. In Oceania, Japan-occupied Marshall Islands, which the US occupied after WW2, got its independence in 1979. The same 'transition' model was followed with Federated States of Micronesia and Palau, both of which officially gained independence from US 'trusteeship' in 1990 and 1994, respectively.

What instantly caught my attention were the charming bylanes with curious names: Princess Street, Napier Street and Peter Cell Street, all dotted with elegant European-style homes. At the centre of it stood a square named after Vasco da Gama, a figure plucked straight out of my school history books. I made my way to St Francis Church, one of Kerala’s oldest churches, where the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was laid to rest for 14 years until his son, Petro de Silva da Gama, carried his mortal remains back to Portugal. Inside, an enclosure marked by a signboard reading “Vasco da Gama Tomb” caught my eye. Taking a seat on a nearby wooden bench, I began googling the famed navigator, only to be stunned by an unexpected revelation—da Gama died in Kochi on December 24, 1524.

Advanced Light Helicopter that led to the deaths of three coast guard personnel this week. The indigenous fleet of Helicopters — about 330 of them are currently in service — has been grounded for comprehensive checks while the crash is being probed. Sources said that the crash occurred after the crew reported a sudden loss of control second before the chopper hurtled to the ground. It is learnt that flight data being studied did not show any obvious reason for the loss of control and the probe team is now examining the transmission system for a possible failure. Earlier, the indigenous helicopter had undergone comprehensive design review by Netherlands based NLR and had been given a green signal. Recently some changes were made in the transmission system and control rods were changed after instances of material failure came to light.

Kate Middleton has a major chance of rising to the throne as the Queen of England in the near future, as she is currently in the line of succession. However, reports suggest that the reigning King of England and his Queen, are currently staying away from giving any kind of advice to Middleton about her prospects of rising to the throne. King Charles III and Middleton have reportedly bonded for some time now, especially due to their shared battle of fighting cancer. However, that has not ignited any idea within King Charles III about Middleton's future as the head of the Royal Family of the UK. Reports also suggest that King Charles III has been very impressed with Middleton's grace and grit for a long time, and that has seen fruition with respect to Kate becoming the Royal Companion of Honour, which is a sign that the King acknowledges her ability to carry the name of the Royal Family forward at the highest levels.

Adapted from Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, this ambitious series has already left fans eager for more. With 3 Body Problem Season 2 confirmed, here’s everything we know about the upcoming season and what makes this adaptation so compelling.

Wolf Moon crosses paths with Mars. This rare occurrence offers a unique celestial experience to astronomy enthusiasts.

Russia-Ukraine war has again proved it, an army commander said on Saturday. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen M K Katiyar, in his address at an investiture ceremony here, without naming any country, also said, «Because our disputes, along northern and western borders, are related to land, therefore for us it becomes even more necessary to win on land». «This is a challenging time for our army. Two major wars are currently underway in the world and going on for a long time. Many countries are directly or indirectly linked to these wars,» he said. Despite efforts by world bodies such as the UN, these wars are neither ending nor getting limited. Today's situation encourages those countries who want to settle disputes through the use of force or fighting, the top army officer said.

Los Angeles wildfire has now taken a very dangerous turn, with chances that things could stay worse for the days ahead, based on the poor atmospheric conditions and dense winds. The Palisades wildfire has already taken the death toll to double-digit figures, and even after more than a thousand firefighters on active duty, controlling the damage to properties is still looking like an uphill task. As per reports, Altadena, Hollywood Hills, Acton, and other neighborhoods have been hit by a series of fires, and its impact will affect a lot of other regions as well.

Macondo doesn't exist. With the 2024 OTT TV series adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude capturing audiences globally, the hunt is on once more though. Even though the novel came to the author like a fever dream spent in seclusion in Mexico, Garcia Marquez hails from the (real) Colombian town of Aracataca. The locals are convinced that Macondo is based on it, even though much to their chagrin, none of them were cast in the Colombian production. The OTT platform company spent days in the town looking for inspiration and scouting potential. Aracataca doesn't feature in the series. Neither does any other known town. It's all fiction. A few years ago, we headed to our 'Macondo' — the river-facing Colombian town of Santa Cruz de Mompox. On a Garcia Marquez-inspired journey, we had taken the night bus from Bucaramanga reaching Mompox in the morning. We found the town asleep. The intense mugginess hit us almost immediately as we exited the airconditioned bus. And so did the town's infamous mosquitoes.