Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid ‘life-threatening’ conditions

A vehicle drives near a downed utility pole dangling above Mamalahoa Highway during Hurricane Lala near Ocean View, Hawaii, on August 15, 2026. Photo: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii ‌with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday (August 15, 2026), ​leaving more than 40,000 utility customers without ⁠power across the…

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Ancient martial arts, musical instruments take centre stage at student-artist confluence in city

Indigenous musical and percussion instruments and ancient martial arts equipment such as ‘palagai parai’, ‘vaal silambam’ and ‘Gadhayudham’ presented by more than 300 students from 38 Govt Model Schools across the state took the centre stage at a student-artist confluence at Victoria hall in Chennai on Saturday. The event was organized by the Tamil Nadu…

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‘Awarapan 2’ box office collection Day 2: Emraan Hashmi starrer crosses Rs 66 crore worldwide in two days; surpasses ‘Spider-Man’ in India and ‘Batwara 1947’

‘Awarapan 2’ box office collection Day 2: Emraan Hashmi starrer crosses Rs 66 crore worldwide in two days; surpasses ‘Spider-Man’ in India and ‘Batwara 1947’ Emraan Hashmi‘s ‘Awarapan 2’ made it to the theatres on Friday and is receiving massive praise from the audience. The same was reflected in its box office numbers. After earning…

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Leading countries extend greetings to India on 80th Independence Day

India’s global partners, including France, Russia and Australia, on Saturday (August 15, 2026) extended greetings to the country on its 80th Independence Day, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation. French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu were among leaders who…

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‘Fauzi’: Anupam Kher says ‘Proud to be part of this magnum opus’; Prabhas starrer gets new Independence Day poster

‘Fauzi’_ Anupam Kher says ‘Proud to be part of this magnum opus’. Prabhas starrer ‘Fauzi’ has unveiled a new poster to mark Independence Day. The upcoming movie is being directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. It is being presented as a period action drama with a fictional story set against a historical backdrop.‘Fauzi’ is scheduled to release…

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