Chennai: A lawyer has moved the Madras high court seeking to restrain the Election Commission of India (ECI) from holding by-elections to fill the vacancies in Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies.Advocate K Suthan wanted the court to direct the ECI to examine and initiate necessary legislative and regulatory measures to create a mechanism for ensuring…
General:The week opens on a bright note, and you’ll feel it almost at once. Early in the week, a wish that has sat quietly in your heart for some time may finally move closer to reality. There is warmth around you, and not just at home. People notice your effort, your presence, even the way…
NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur wants her team to keep things simple and trust their strengths when they face Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asia Cup final on Sunday. India and Sri Lanka have been the two best teams in the tournament and will now meet for the title. Harmanpreet believes there is very…
Kylie Jenner sells her lavish Hidden Hills mansion for $15.3 million. (Photo: Getty Images/Douglas Elliman) Reality TV star and fashion mogul Kylie Jenner has found a buyer for her longtime Hidden Hills mansion, selling the sprawling California property for $15.3 million after initially listing it for $20.25 million, according to Realtor.Kylie, now 29, purchased the…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: The power struggle within Hockey India intensified on Saturday after president Dilip Tirkey issued a show-cause notice to director general Cdr RK Srivastava and directed him to immediately cease discharging functions of his office, citing eight instances of alleged non-compliance, governance lapses and failure to implement directions issued by…
AI firm Anthropic has said it detected a UAE-linked influence operation that targeted the Muslim Brotherhood and United Nations experts critical of Abu Dhabi’s alleged role in Sudan’s war. In a report on misuse of its AI models on Thursday (September 12, 2026), Anthropic said it uncovered and disrupted the broad campaign it linked “with…
General:The week opens on a bright note, and you may feel as if doors are swinging open without too much pushing. Early in the week, your confidence rises because small things start going right at the same time. A child in the family may do fairly well, or a younger person around you may give…
Minister R V Ranjith Kumar visited the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and reviewed feeding arrangements and elephant-care practices. Udhagamandalam: Forest minister R V Ranjith Kumar inspected the AI-powered Command and Control Centre in Gudalur on Saturday, and reviewed measures being taken to prevent human-elephant conflict in the Nilgiris.The centre, functioning under Gudalur…
CINTAA re-election results out: Upasana Singh, Sahila Chadha, Varsha Usgaonkar lead with maximum vote The counting for CINTAA (Cine and TV Artistes’ Association) re-election was completed on Saturday with Upasana Singh and Sahila Chadha leading with the maximum number of votes.While Upasana received 360 votes, Sahila got 357 votes. This was followed by 349 votes…
Ben Shelton (Image credit: Reuters) NEW YORK CITY: For Ben Shelton, New York has become a place of firsts.On Sunday, the 23-year-old will become the first Black man to play in the US Open final since 1972, while chasing the first title in Queens by an American man since Andy Roddick in 2003 and by…