(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) After Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in Israel, in which about 1,200 people were killed, the Jewish nation launched an immediate retaliatory war on Gaza. Its leaders vowed to…
A pregnant woman (R) was allegedly murdered by her lover (L) in Chennai after refusing an abortion. CHENNAI: A 38-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly killed by her lover after she refused to terminate her pregnancy and repeatedly pressured him to marry her, police said. Investigators suspect the accused later shaved and smashed her head to…
Your mobile phone is no longer simply a device for making calls. It has quietly become the control centre of both personal and professional life.Clients call through it. New customers discover you through it. Your boss sends instructions on it, payments arrive through it, and family members depend on it to stay connected. Even a…
Salman Khan’s co-star Revathy calls for better parenting for women’s safety (Image Credits Instagram) Actress Revathy has emphasised that ensuring women’s safety in society requires more than asking women to be cautious about their surroundings. Speaking at the 6th Bharat Soka GSSI Women’s Awareness Seminar in Chennai, the actor highlighted the importance of raising boys…
K Humpy, India’s top-ranked woman chess player, was unwilling to state her preferred board number for Team India at the Olympiad. Nor did she say that she would play according to the wishes of the team or captain. But she dropped enough hints.“I have played a few Olympiads and have always played on board one….
People gather as NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hold a press conference at the scene of an officer-involved shooting, in Times Square, New York City, U.S. August 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A knife-wielding woman stabbed and killed a person and injured another in New York’s tourist-filled Times…
Chennai: The assembly witnessed a heated exchange between ministers and opposition MLAs over total prohibition, liquor procurement and MRP violation at retail shops.It all started with PMK MLA Sowmiya Anbumani demanding total prohibition, while welcoming closure of 717 liquor shops by the TVK govt. She said many families lose family heads and youngsters due to…
People born on September 2 often notice what others miss. A change in someone’s voice, an unusually short reply or an uncomfortable silence rarely escapes their attention.They may not speak about it immediately. First, they observe. Then they try to understand what has changed.This sensitivity comes from Birth Number 2 (People born on 2, 11,…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, left. celebrates with teammate Babar Azam (AP Photo) Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has claimed that a fallout between Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi over the captaincy played a major role in the national team’s decline.Basit’s comments came after Pakistan’s miserable showing in England, where they have already surrendered the…
Picture Credit: Instagram Keerthy Suresh celebrated Onam with her loved ones and shared several pictures from the celebrations on social media. The ‘Yeshanagula’ song actress from the Nani starrer ‘The Paradise’ was seen spending time with her husband Antony Thattil, family members and friends. Keerthy Suresh celebrates Onam with family and friends Her pet dog…