CHENNAI: Southern Railway has announced temporary changes to suburban train services from Aug 25 to Sept 7 due to redevelopment work at Chennai Egmore railway station. The five-hour line and power block, for launching foot overbridge girders, will be in force from 11.15pm to 4.15am in this period.On weekdays from Aug 25 to Sept 5,…
Money matters take centre stage today, and in a good way. Venus supports accumulation, while the Moon helps you make sensible choices about what to save, what to invest, and what to leave alone. If you’ve been meaning to sort cash in hand, bank transfers, jewellery, household budgets, or a child’s future fund, do it…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) has finalised QR codes for 273 approved advertising hoardings in the city as part of efforts to streamline regulation of outdoor advertisements and curb unauthorised billboards.The QR codes, being issued to licensed advertisers, will be linked to individual geotagged locations of the hoardings. The corporation is integrating the…
Shubman Gill with Kirandeep Singh at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: For Kirandeep Singh, the moment Shubman Gill noticed him was more than just another net session. It was the moment a youngster from Cholta Kalan, a village in Punjab’s Mohali district, began to believe that his cricketing dream…
Govinda and Sunita Ahuja are back in the news, though not for the best reasons, as an old interview clip has resurfaced online following Sunita’s decision to withdraw the divorce case against the ‘Hero No. 1’ actor. In the clip, Govinda, seated beside Sunita, is heard recalling a warning his mother once gave him, never…
(Pic credit: East Bengal) NEW DELHI: East Bengal FC scripted a new chapter in Indian football history on Thursday, producing a staggering 12-0 victory over Rovers FC of Guam in the AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27 preliminary stage.The Moshal Girls’ emphatic triumph is now the biggest-ever victory by an Indian club in an Asian competition,…
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Thursday (August 20, 2026) elected as the country’s new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years. The 78-year-old BNP stalwart defeated his rival Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, the Liberal Democratic Party chairman…
CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a direct attack on Congress, labelling its decision to restrict the singing of Vande Mataram to just two stanzas as “anti-national.”Responding to Congress Working Committee’s resolution on the national song, Shah accused the party of reviving its decades-old “politics of appeasement.” Shah was speaking to ANI…
Horoscope Today, August 18, 2026: A Lucky Day for Love, Career and Money as the Stars Shift in Your Favor (AI Image) Career Horoscope AriesClever delegation can raise your work efficiency to the next level and free up space for creativity. Find things that other people can be trusted to do . Don ‘t attempt…
Gaddafi Stadium. (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) The ICC has removed the demerit point given to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium pitch after the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia in June.The decision comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Canada appealed against demerit points awarded for matches played that month. ICC reviews pitch decision…