DHARMAPURI: Two youths died and another suffered injuries when a motorcycle they were riding triple on rammed the median of the Harur-Salem road near Pappireddipatti in Dharmapuri district on Thursday evening.The deceased have been identified as Vignesh S, 23, and Madhankumar M, 19, of Elandakottapatti. Their friend, Sundaram S, 23, suffered injuries. “When they reached…
Veteran actor Dinyar Tirandaz, known for his memorable roles in television shows and Bollywood films, has reportedly passed away in Mumbai. The news of his demise surfaced on social media on Thursday, leaving fans and members of the entertainment industry saddened.The news was first shared through a Facebook post by the group “Parsi Zoroastrians Worldwide…
FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Welcome to our live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony and tournament opener between Mexico and South Africa. Football’s biggest event returns with a historic edition that will redefine the World Cup. For the first time, 48 teams will compete for the trophy, while…
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is currently preparing to repair its main power line, which has been offline since March 24. | Photo Credit: Reuters An overnight strike has cut off external electricity supply to the Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday (June 11, 2026). No release of…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday condemned the recurring power cuts in Tamil Nadu, alleging that the TVK govt had failed to plan adequately for the state’s growing electricity demand. In a statement, EPS said unannounced outages were affecting households, small industries, farmers and students across the state. With temperatures crossing 40℃…
Coimbatore: Officials from the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) have intensified efforts to trace the accused behind a suspected elephant poaching incident. An elephant tusk was found abandoned in the Ayirangal forest beat near Sethumadai, within the Pollachi forest range, on June 2.Based on a tip-off from tribal residents, a team including a forester and a…
One of Bollywood’s most iconic heartbreak songs, Tadap Tadap Ke from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, was not originally composed for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial. Music composer Ismail Darbar recently revealed that the chartbuster was initially created as a scratch track for another major film before it eventually became a part of the 1999…
Mourners pray during a funeral for victims, including children, of airstrikes that Taliban officials said were carried out by Pakistan, in Mana, a village in Afghanistan’s Khost province, on June 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said on Thursday (June 11, 2026) it had documented the deaths of 13…
Employed under National Urban Health Mission and posted at primary health centres run by Greater Chennai Corporation, many protesters said they had not received full pay Chennai: Around 200 medical workers, including nurses and doctors, gathered outside the Ripon Building on Thursday, demanding that their salaries be paid for this month.Employed under National Urban Health…
The protesters alleged that municipal officials were assigning contract work only to relatives of the chairman and the vice-chairman, while certain wards were intentionally ignored. DHARMAPURI: Nine DMK, AIADMK, PMK and independent councillors conducted a sit-in protest at Harur municipality office on Thursday over alleged corruption and administrative irregularities in the civic body.They alleged that…