Bengali actor Jaayjeet Banerjee recently met with a road accident while travelling near the Tollygunge Karunamoyee Bridge. He took to social media to reveal that a speeding lorry hit his car while he was coming down from the bridge towards Haridevpur. The actor was sitting in the front seat and luckily escaped without any serious…
India hold England to 0-0 draw. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India secured their place in the second round of the Women’s Hockey World Cup after holding England to a tense 0-0 draw in their final Pool D match on Thursday, surviving a late onslaught to finish second in the group.The result took India’s…
A satellite image shows craters on the runways of Abu al-Duhur airbase near Syria’s Aleppo after an Israeli attack, August 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkiye on Thursday (August 20, 2026) denied having any military presence at an air base in north Syria struck by Israel earlier this week, and vowed to continue “resolutely”…
The Assembly Rooms in Ooty. A picture from 1922 Shantha ThiagarajanIn 1922, Lord and Lady Willington bought Ooty’s ‘Assembly Rooms’ and placed it in a trust for the public, a gesture meant to keep the space open to the town, not to any private owner. But now, more than a century later, a proposal by…
What a bright day this can be. The Moon, your ruler, supports joy, and Jupiter adds luck, so things seem to open with less struggle than usual. Good news from children or younger family members can lift the whole house. Even ordinary routines, packing lunch, answering calls, sorting errands, feel easier under this sky.You’re confident…
More than 1,000 shops in Paramathi Velur in Namakkal district remained closed on Thursday in solidarity with farmers Namakkal: More than 1,000 shops in Paramathi Velur in Namakkal district remained closed on Thursday in solidarity with farmers demanding the release of water into the Raja Vaikkal canal.The one-day shutdown was organised by the local traders’…
Spain cricket team (left) and Ricky Ponting Not Australia, England, India or Pakistan. Spain have become the team with the longest winning streak in international cricket, breaking the record previously held by Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh’s Australia.Spain are currently playing in the Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifiers in Southern Finland and…
Bobby Deol‘s ‘Bandar’ is set to make its OTT debut just days after wrapping up its theatrical run. Anchored in the #MeTooForMen conversation, the film centres on a man whose life spirals out of control following an accusation from a woman, as public opinion, media scrutiny and social judgement take over well before the truth…
Swapna Barman (AFP Photo) Former Asian Games champion Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for a banned substance.The 29-year-old athlete tested positive for Boldenone, an anabolic-androgenic steroid, according to NADA’s latest list of provisionally suspended athletes.Barman made history at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games by becoming…
Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said on Thursday (August 20, 2026). Moscow’s forces have in recent months intensified their ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine’s chronic shortage…