Chennai: As the unannounced and prolonged power cuts continue to plague different pockets of the city, people resorted to protests and road blockades to register their protest. Residents of Palavakkam suffered without electricity for nearly six hours on Thursday night.It prompted a large number of residents to block the ECR stretch at midnight hindering vehicle…
The meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers in Delhi, chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar ended on Friday (May 15, 2026) with some heat, but not much light in terms of a joint statement. Instead in a detailed 63-paragraph Chair Statement, BRICS Ministers recorded their support for a number of Indian initiatives and for…
The story so far: On Thursday (July 23, 2026), oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel, the highest in nearly two months, after the Houthis in Yemen said they had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. The strikes, which the Houthis said were part of a “naval blockade” on Saudi Arabia, threaten…
Udhayanidhi Stalin was released by police after questioning regarding an alleged remark CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was released by police on Tuesday after being questioned at the Sengipatti police station near Thanjavur in connection with his alleged double-meaning remark involving actor Trisha.The police inquiry reportedly went on for approximately 90…
Periasamy Kumaran previously served as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi and as High Commissioner to Singapore prior to that. File. | Photo Credit: X/@MEAIndia via ANI India’s new High Commissioner to the U.K., Periasamy Kumaran, formally stepped into his role on Thursday (May 14, 2026), presenting his credentials to…