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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: Racing

Race car drivers blink around same points on a track, bat eyelids less when they speed, finds iScience study

While the blinking frequency of drivers differed, they generally blinked at around the same points on each circuit, with their rate of blinking decreasing as they drove faster.

India to feature in MotoGP’s 2023 season with race at Buddh International Circuit

The 5.14-km Buddh International Circuit, on the outskirts of New Delhi, held Formula One races between 2011-13 before it was dropped from the calendar.

Thank you, Sebastian Vettel for being masterclass on F1 track and fighting for change off it

Watching Sebastian Vettel race has been a joy to behold — always in sync with the cars he drives, rightfully the third most successful F1 driver of all time.

How car racing took off in Calcutta — with Maharajas, makeshift airfield, and Alfa from Italy

In ‘The Automobile’, Gautam Sen chronicles India’s love for cars and Calcutta’s own Grand Prix.

Rajdoot was for weak boys, Bullet for macho men: Yezdi was everyman’s ‘forever bike’

Jawa Motorcycles’ Yezdi built a cult around it in times of its two famed rivals but legal and financial troubles hold back its relaunch now.

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How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.