Ravi Kishan joins ‘Friends’? AI-generated video shows actor advising Joey on ‘money’ and ‘fame’; netizens react, ‘GOAT is everywhere’ Ravi Kishan, already an internet sensation for his dance moves and candid statements, is now going viral for an unexpected reason: an AI-generated video that places him in a scene from the popular American sitcom ‘Friends’. The…
Lausanne Diamond League 2026 Live Updates: Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra takes centre stage in the men’s javelin throw at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday. Follow all the live updates, throws, standings and results from the men’s javelin competition here. Chopra will compete in a star-studded field featuring Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, Pakistan’s…
A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli settlers on Friday (August 21, 2026) after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank. The Ministry identified the teenager as Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh. The teenager’s father told The Associated Press at the hospital that Israeli settlers had killed his son. The Israeli military said soldiers were…
Chennai: The 44-odd canals, spanning 81.8km in the city, have only one thing in common. They’re all choked with sewage, garbage, and debris and are encroached upon by houses. This has increased flood risk in several key core city neighbourhoods such as T Nagar, Nungambakkam, Anna Nagar, Virugambakkam, Velachery and Nandanam.Residents and civic activists said…
TIRUPUR: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths on Friday arrested the secretary of the Anna Co-operative House Building Society Limited and two private individuals for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000 from a man.The arrested have been identified as society secretary Jothimani and intermediaries Thirunavukkarasu and Dhaksin.Loganathan from Gandhi Nagar had applied for…
England crush Pakistan inside three days (Agency Image) England made a stunning start to the new era under returning captain Joe Root, thrashing Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs inside three days in the first Test at Headingley, Leeds, on Friday.In their first Test since Ben Stokes’ retirement and Brendon McCullum’s departure as head…
Picture Credit: Instagram Director Nandini Reddy, who directed legendary actress Sowcar Janaki in her final film, Anni Manchi Sakunamule, paid tribute to the veteran actor after she passed away on August 21. The director shared pictures with Janaki from the film’s sets and remembered her as a kind, affectionate and professional artist. Nandini Reddy remembers…
Treesa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand celebrating a point during day 5 of the BWF World Championships 2026 being held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. (Photo Courtesy: BAI) NEW DELHI: On July 23, Treesa Jolly posted an old photo of herself alongside teammate Gayatri Pullela Gopichand on Instagram. In the photo, an enthused and pumped-up…
As the Trump administration persists with its blunderbuss reshaping of American foreign policy — a marriage of hyperimperialism, with wars in West Asia, a de facto capture of power in Venezuela and the strangling of Cuba’s fuel trade, and isolationism, seen in withdrawals from multilateral institutions and tariffs imposed on a whim — the world…
IOB assistant branch manager arrested for ₹3.09 crore gold loan fraud Chennai: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested an assistant branch manager of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) for pilfering 2,179g of gold jewellery pledged by customers, replacing the ornaments with fake jewellery and causing a loss of ₹3.09 crore to the bank. The cops haven’t…