Chennai: The Tamil Nadu govt will sell onions at ₹35 per kg through 8,739 ration shops in urban areas from Sept 3 to check soaring prices, food minister P Venkataramanan said in the assembly on Tuesday.The scheme will cover around 80 lakh family cardholders in the first phase, with each family entitled to one kg…
Lord Krishna’s Bhagavad Gita offers a powerful lesson for those feeling lost. Focusing on your actions, not the rewards, is key to moving forward. A closed door does not always signify a wrong direction in life. Stop carrying the future into every decision you make today. This Janmashtami message encourages living with uncertainty and finding…
Late country music icon, Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, has been vandalised, just a week after her death at age 80.The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that they are in the process of replacing the damaged star, just as fans continue to pour in to pay tribute to the singer and…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Pakistan High Court on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) directed jail authorities to ensure that former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi are not kept in solitary confinement. The 73-year-old cricketer-turned-politician and his wife are currently detained at Adiala Jail in…
MSME minister P Mathan Raja CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu govt has proposed to set up nine industrial estates exclusively for women entrepreneurs in eight districts, as part of a wider push to promote micro, small and medium enterprises and generate employment.MSME minister P Mathan Raja announced in the assembly on Tuesday that the estates would be…
The day may begin with a feeling of sluggishness and it’s as if your body was awake earlier than the spirit. The Moon will agitate your energy levels and nerves as a result, and so a lack of energy and restlessness might appear to coexist. Odd combination, but it happens. Still, don’t mistake that for…
Ariana Grande may soon be walking down the aisle with her beau, Ricky Alvarez.The singer, who rekindled her romance with her former backup dancer, has indicated that she may have marriage on her mind. The singer set tongues wagging after she gave him a special shoutout in her song, ‘Thank U, Next’. Ariana Grande changes…
File Pic – Argentina’s Lionel Messi kisses the trophy after winning the World Cup in 2022. (AP/PTI Photo) It was morning in Miami and late evening in India as Lionel Messi’s announcement through an Instagram post flooded social media. Having seen him light up our lives for two decades, the world suddenly felt strangely empty,…
China warned of “consequences” for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a ceremonial event at a Pacific leaders summit, where major powers already had been urged to restrain from turning a meeting of mostly small island countries into a geopolitical sideshow. The 18 member states and territories of the Pacific Islands Forum, which…
The entire month had a cumulative investment of $3.3 bn Chennai: Eight mega deals in Aug fueled India’s Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE-VC) investments growth. It revived the falling PE-VC investments this year to $23.6 billion, mirroring the previous year’s levels. The eight-month period between Jan and Aug last year (CY2025) registered identical PE-VC…