The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky on Thursday. (AP Photo) The build-up to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has been overshadowed by an unexpected opponent — thick wildfire haze drifting south from Canada, prompting air quality alerts across New York and New Jersey…
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters It is the clearest signal yet of China’s global leadership ambitions in Artificial Intelligence (AI). On Friday (July 17, 2026), Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a new initiative on global…
Some people have a tremendous amount of perseverance. They’ll fail again and again and again, and they won’t quit. Some birth dates are associated with perseverance, tenacity and grit. These interpretations are not based on scientific evidence, but on numerological traditions and are preferred by those who like to explore personality traits through their numerical…
After veteran actor Paresh Rawal recently claimed that he had pitched the original idea for ‘OMG 2’ but was never credited for it, director Amit Rai has strongly denied the allegation. Paresh had said that he had shared the film’s concept with Amit years ago and was disappointed that his contribution was not acknowledged when…
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal (Image credit: Joan Monfort) Some stories are too unbelievable to be written. Yet, football has produced one. Nineteen years after Lionel Messi first met Lamine Yamal during a charity photoshoot in Barcelona, the two will stand on opposite sides in the FIFA World Cup final. Argentina and Spain will battle…
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared the image of the surveillance tower appearing to collapse. Credit: X/@PeteHegseth U.S. airstrikes on Friday (July 17, 2026) appeared to have collapsed a tower at Iran’s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman, a key trade route for Afghanistan. U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared the image of the surveillance…
CHENNAI: DMK and AIADMK on Friday stepped up their attack on the TVK govt in Tamil Nadu over the alleged Palani mutt land scam. DMK legal wing joint secretary I Paranthamen accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s govt of shielding those involved. He alleged that the episode was part of “a larger conspiracy” and suspected…
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 11:58 PM, the Moon will move into the sign of Virgo. In this position, it will be in direct opposition to Saturn. This transit can increase the mind’s sensitivity to small details, practicality and alertness. Virgo is associated with daily habits, routine, health, work, service and organisation. The Moon…
Pollachi V Jayaraman speaking at a consultative meeting of the AIADMK Coimbatore suburban south district executives held at Mannur near Pollachi on Thursday evening. COIMBATORE: AIADMK leader and former deputy speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly Pollachi V Jayaraman has said the TVK govt cannot back out of its electoral promises by citing the state’s…
Ashwin Varde calls Paresh Rawal’s ‘OMG 2’ allegations ‘BASELESS’, calls actor’s attempt to make the film without Akshay Kumar ‘unethical’ The controversy surrounding ‘OMG 2’ has taken a dramatic turn after producer Ashwin Varde responded to Paresh Rawal‘s recent allegations. Days after the veteran actor claimed that the idea behind the Akshay Kumar-starrer was his…