National Transportation Safety Board. File | Photo Credit: AP A charter plane carrying eight people crashed on Thursday (August 20, 2026) near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board. He did not…
Chennai: A beam of sunlight falling on a patch of dead leaves. A cat sunning herself. A canopy of trees. At a glance, they would seem like regular photographs, but these are different. All the 50 pictures on display at the exhibition at IIT Madras this week were clicked by blind photographers aided by sighted…
Aortic Arch Z-Score of -8.58 and a Severely Underdeveloped Heart: How Doctors Saved a 10-Day-Old Baby From Nanded (Representative Image) Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, or HLHS, is among the most severe forms of congenital heart disease a newborn can be born with. The left side of the heart is underdeveloped to the point where it…
England’s Joe Root bats on day two of the first Test match between England and Pakistan in Leeds, England, Thursday Aug. 20, 2026. (AP) England took control of the first Test against Pakistan on Thursday, finishing Day 2 on 366/8 and taking a first-innings lead of 195 runs at Headingley.Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox…
Dhanush continues to keep a busy schedule as he works on his upcoming film ‘Om – Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wood.’ The actor is currently shooting in the forest regions of Tiruvannamalai, where the film is being mounted on a large scale. While the shoot has largely remained away from the spotlight, a…
A player serves during a badminton match at the BWF World Championships (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) secretary general Thomas Lund has effectively closed the door on any major rescheduling of the India Open beyond the first quarter in 2027, saying the calendar window is too tight for a wholesale change despite…
August 21, 2026 07:36 Oil prices hit three-week high on U.S. threats to end war Oil prices rose to more than a three-week high on Thursday following those U.S. threats of financial penalties aimed at forcing an end to a nearly six-month-old war that has stranded millions of barrels of oil. Source link
Chennai: Months after Metro Water completed underground drainage work, the two-km Camp Road–Agaram Main Road stretch in East Tambaram continues to be in poor shape. Potholes, uneven patches and unfinished portions has made commute difficult for motorists and pedestrians.The stretch branches off from the Camp Road junction on Velachery Main Road and connects to Tambaram…
Note: These daily predictions are based on your Vedic Moon sign (Chandra Rashi)Saturn stays constant in Pisces so the major lesson won’t be changed overnight. What shifts today is the Moon’s tone from Scorpio, which stirs deep feeling, loyalty, pressure, and truth that can’t be avoided. Since it is Shukravara, relationships, comfort, money choices, and…
Mani Ratnam’s ‘Unaroo’ producer Geo Kuttappan passes away at 90. Veteran Malayalam film producer and distributor N G John, popularly known as Geo Kuttappan, has passed away in Kochi at the age of 90. The veteran film personality died at Ernakulam Medical Centre at around 1.30 am on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, according…