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How Paige Bueckers’ $50,000 hometown gift grew into a $160,000 lifeline for Minnesota families(Getty Image) Paige Bueckers has become one of basketball’s biggest young stars, but she has not forgotten where her journey began. The Hopkins, Minnesota, native returned the support she received from her hometown in a different way in January 2026. Bueckers offered…

Hayden Panettiere’s death under investigation as authorities probe alleged fentanyl-laced pill. Hayden Panettiere allegedly took an oxycodone pill that was laced with fentanyl on the day she died, according to a new report. The ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville’ star died at the age of 36 in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16, and the circumstances surrounding…

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry’s annual report 2025-26, released on Sunday, recorded what it described as the “longest surface-to-air kill” — of a “Pakistani special-mission aircraft by an Indian S-400 unit from a distance of 314 km”, during Operation Sindoor and also provided details of several key IAF targets in Pakistan, including fighter aircraft hangars,…

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are statistically tied in potential second-round matchups ahead of Brazil’s October presidential election. Two opinion polls released on Monday showed the race tightening.According to the Reuters, aa BTG Pactual/Nexus survey put Lula narrowly ahead of Bolsonaro, 47 per cent to 46 per cent,…

The authority held that showcasing these facilities in brochures and agreements but failing to provide them amounted to misrepresentation. A builder promises several amenities in a housing project, but fails to deliver. What happens after that? A Karnataka RERA ruling in this context assumes importance.A reputed builder has been asked to pay Rs 10 lakh…

Justin Sun is suing actress Jing Tian and her parents to get back a 30 million yuan bride price, about $4.5 million, after their marriage plans fell through. Crypto billionaire Justin Sun is suing Chinese actress Jing Tian and her parents to recover a bride price of 30 million yuan, about $4.5 million or roughly…

3 Italian passengers flew from Amritsar to Munich without immigration clearance NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry has issued a show-cause notice to Air India over alleged procedural lapses that allowed three Italian passengers to board a connecting flight from Delhi without completing immigration formalities earlier this month.The notice has been issued to Air India…

Mecca Pact faces first test as Pakistan hesitates to fight Houthis in support of Saudi Arabia. (Asim Munir: AP image) As Houthi forces seized Mokha and Perim Island last week, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir spent the moment on the phone with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.Munir seems in no hurry to mobilise…

Tom Aspinall (Image via Getty) Tom Aspinall has vacated the UFC heavyweight championship after ongoing complications with his right eye left him unable to receive medical clearance. The 33-year-old British fighter has not competed since his no contest against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 last October, when an eye poke forced the bout to end…

Pic credit: Aquinnah Land Initiative A Native-led nonprofit organisation has launched an $8 million campaign to acquire and restore a historic property on Martha’s Vineyard that has deep ties to the Wampanoag community. A former Aquinnah Shop sat on the 3.5-acre property overlooking Martha’s Vineyard’s Gay Head Cliffs. The site also had a restaurant, which…