Illustration of a dead body’s feet against a dark background with a blank toe tag, evoking a morgue scene in a forensic death investigation. Chennai: A 43-year-old man died by suicide at his house at Uthiramerur in Kancheepuram district on Saturday, two weeks after his three-year-old daughter was killed in a road accident. Police said…
By Tuesday, 20 October, the kalash on your puja shelf will have stood there since Ghatasthapana on 11 October. The first question in many homes is: What happens to it now? Navratri spans ten days this year because Saptami Tithi, the lunar day, is present at sunrise on two mornings, giving the kalash an extended…
Aamir Khan meets Raj Thackeray at Shivtirth in Mumbai amid nephew Imran Khan’s challenge to ‘leave India’ notice in Bombay High Court – Report Aamir Khan met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray at his Mumbai home, Shivtirth, amid his nephew Imran Khan being in the middle of a legal row. The timing has drawn…
Archer Sheetal Devi from India prepares to fire during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (File Photo/ AP) India’s para-athletes will look to build on the country’s remarkable rise in international para-sports as the fifth edition of the Asian Para Games gets underway in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on October 18. After India’s…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday (October 17, 2026), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck near Khuzdar town in Balochistan province, the USGS posted on X. The quake was reported 48 km west-northwest of Khuzdar, it said. In February, a…
Workers pump out stagnant rainwater from a waterlogged area in Kodambakkam, Chennai, on Sunday. Chennai: The city got a preview of what the monsoon could bring, with 10.5cm of rain falling over 24 hours, ending at 6am on Sunday. The first spell exposed uneven flood preparedness. Overnight operations by more than 15,000 Greater Chennai Corporation…
Red and blue make purple, and that simple bit of colour arithmetic is one reason devotees reach for purple on Maa Siddhidatri’s day. Which night and which morning? Navami Tithi, the lunar day, begins late in the morning on Monday, 19 October, making that night the Navami Tantra Puja night. This observance is followed by…
A look back into Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s 2022 defamation case that lasted 6 weeks and ruled in favour of the ‘Ebenezer’ actor. (Instagram) Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s case is perhaps one of the most publicized divorces in Hollywood history. In June 2022, a jury in Fairfax County, Virginia, ruled overwhelmingly in favor…
President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club on October 17, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (October 18, 2026) blamed immigration for unrest during protests in France and urged the country to tighten its migration rules. “France is burning! The immigration of people from an entirely…
Chennai: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sexual abuse of minor girls by granite baron ‘Gem’ Veeramani registered a seventh case against him on Sunday following a complaint from another girl. Police also arrested his manager, Sakthivel, for helping him evade legal action.Police said complaints involving 11 minor girls have so far emerged in…