Microsoft is bringing original Xbox classics to Windows PCs and handhelds for the first time, extending its backward-compatibility push. The launch lineup features four titles: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Crimson Skies and Fuzion Frenzy, available to buy or via Xbox Game Pass. The ports add up to 4x upscaling, with Achievements arriving later this year.
India's Sports Ministry has granted provisional National Sports Federation status to the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India, boosting efforts to bring Formula 1 back. In a July 23 order, it told FMSCI to align its rules with the 2025 sports-governance law. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is targeting an F1 race by 2028; India last hosted at Buddh in 2013.
Almost every country is overusing 'watch' antibiotics, stronger drugs that should be reserved for infections resistant to simpler medicines and that most drive antibiotic resistance, a study in The Lancet Public Health found. It also found 60% of countries still prescribe antibiotics the World Health Organization says should be dropped. The authors urged national policies to curb unnecessary prescribing while preserving access.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, has become the director's biggest earner, collecting over $400 million globally in its first week after a July 17 release. In India it crossed ₹100 crore gross by Thursday, the year's top Hollywood release there. The Homer adaptation also features Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron.
Intel on Thursday projected third-quarter revenue of $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion, topping analysts' $15.1 billion estimate, and lifted its two-year spending plans as an AI data-centre buildout revives demand for its processors. The chipmaker's shares, down 2.3% at Thursday's close, jumped over 8% after hours. Intel cited surging appetite for CPUs powering agentic AI systems that autonomously handle coding tasks.
Apple TV said Thursday that its drama The Morning Show will conclude with a fifth and final season premiering in 2027. Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, who both executive-produce, reprise leads Alex Levy and Bradley Jackson, joined by returning star Jon Hamm and newcomers Jeff Daniels, Renee Rapp and Lizzy Caplan. Aniston said the team always planned five seasons.
West Bengal's new BJP government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is reopening cases from the previous TMC era. Police have launched 458 fresh inquiries, filed 181 FIRs and reopened 59 cases over the 2021 post-poll violence, with 170-plus in Birbhum. The 2022 Bogtui massacre and 2024 RG Kar rape-murder are also under review, with three IPS officers suspended. TMC alleges political targeting.
Lionel Messi drew criticism for demanding referee Slavko Vinčić red-card Spain's Marc Cucurella during Argentina's 1-0 extra-time World Cup final defeat. Cucurella covered his mouth while speaking to Messi, breaching FIFA's IFAB-approved rule meant to stop players hiding abusive language from lip-readers. VAR reviewed but declined, deeming the exchange non-confrontational. Pundits Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart called Messi's appeal 'sad' and desperate.
The Indian rupee weakened 6 paise to 96.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, pressured by geopolitical uncertainty weighing on most Asian currencies. It opened at 96.41 in the interbank market before touching 96.42. Forex traders attributed the slide to climbing crude oil prices amid renewed tensions and stronger demand for the dollar as a safe-haven asset.
Five adults — two women and three men — drowned in Ohio's Scioto River at the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, about 10 miles northwest of Columbus, on Sunday night, the Delaware County Sheriff's Office said. Two people entered the water to rescue a struggling swimmer, and two more adults died attempting their own rescue. A child alerted authorities after flagging down a passing motorist.
Actor Archana Puran Singh said she received no film offers for a decade after 2012's Bol Bachchan, telling News18 that meaty roles elude her after turns in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Toaster. She said only brand endorsements come her way, blaming the industry's assumptions about her TV commitments. Her series Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya premieres July 24 on Prime Video.
The Kerala High Court on Monday ordered the State Police Chief to set up special squads in every district to trace and arrest offenders in hit-and-run cases. The Kochi court told the police force to coordinate and alert squads while tracking vehicles and drivers involved. It voiced concern that a growing number of such cases remain unsolved due to inadequate police attention.
The 23rd Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow in two days with just 10 sports — the fewest since 1994. Australia's Victoria had planned 21 sports but withdrew in July 2023 after costs ballooned to an estimated AUD 6-7 billion. Glasgow stepped in as a last resort, staging a scaled-down event across seven venues with no athletes' village. Badminton, hockey, cricket and wrestling were dropped.
Google parent Alphabet is reportedly developing a new chip, codenamed 'Frozen v2,' to run its Gemini models more efficiently, The Information reported. Citing anonymous sources, it said the chip could be six to ten times more power-efficient than Google's current AI chips and may launch in 2028. Google neither confirmed nor denied the report. Rivals OpenAI and Anthropic are pursuing custom chips.
F-1 international students, including many visiting India, are being advised to return to the US before September 15, when a new Department of Homeland Security rule takes effect, a Times of India report said. The rule replaces the open-ended 'Duration of Status' system with fixed admission periods capped at four years. Only students physically present on September 15 keep the older protections.
Gold and silver rose on India's MCX on Tuesday morning as easing crude oil prices, following the end of US airstrikes on Iran, lifted precious metals. Around 9:15am, MCX August gold gained 0.63% to ₹1,42,279 per 10 grams, while September silver climbed 1.11% to ₹2,20,825 per kilogram. Brent crude slipped below $90 a barrel amid diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
Bihar's BJP-led NDA government has sparked a political row by deciding to repaint 551 model schools saffron and rename them 'Saraswati Vidya Niketan'. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the schools in Begusarai on Sunday. Opposition RJD and AIMIM leaders alleged 'saffronisation' of education, while Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari said the colour honours Goddess Saraswati. Ally JD(U) distanced itself from the colour debate.
Actor-politician Hema Malini said her daughters Esha and Ahana Deol are still grieving the death of their father, veteran actor Dharmendra. Speaking after accepting his posthumous Padma Vibhushan, she recalled Ahana weeping at the ceremony and described an unfillable void in the family. Dharmendra died on November 24, 2025, aged 89, at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, and is survived by six children.
US President Donald Trump has not backed a 10-day ceasefire proposal brokered by Qatar, Oman, Egypt and Pakistan to pause the Iran war, Axios reported. The truce would open talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The White House believes continued strikes strengthen its leverage, especially after an Iranian missile attack in Jordan killed two US troops. Iran is reviewing it.
A 24-year-old, Kartik Dalal, suffered three spinal fractures when a basketball pole collapsed on him at Antriksh Heights in Gurgaon's Sector 84 on Sunday evening. CCTV footage shows a player hanging from the structure before it toppled onto Dalal, who stood beneath the basket. He is being treated in Sector 90. His family and the residents' association alleged maintenance negligence.