Construction of a toilet funded by Putholi Trust in progress at a govt school in Tamil Nadu Navneet VimalOne is helping govt schools get classrooms, toilets and smart boards. The other is hoping to hold civic authorities accountable for waste management. Different in approach but similar in purpose, these two citizen-led initiatives are using tech…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Months after postponing the India-Africa Forum Summit because of the Ebola crisis, New Delhi has started a broad-based dialogue with African countries, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Sarvesh Kushare, Parul Chaudhary and Tejaswin Shankar NEW DELHI: India enjoyed another productive day at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, adding seven medals on Sunday as athletics emerged as the biggest contributor with five podium finishes, while squash delivered two silver medals.The medal haul included silver medals for Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare, bronze…
Fresh from Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title-winning campaign, Virat Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma made a spiritual visit to Vrindavan on Tuesday. The celebrity couple sought blessings from renowned spiritual leader Premanand Maharaj shortly after RCB lifted their second consecutive Indian Premier League trophy. Pictures from their visit have since gone viral, with fans praising the…
While Katrina Kaif has built a successful career in Bollywood and established herself as an actor and entrepreneur, her mother Suzanne Turquotte has chosen a very different path. Away from the spotlight and comforts associated with fame, Suzanne has spent years working for underprivileged children and communities in rural Tamil Nadu.Suzanne, who was based in…
A 23-year-old diploma graduate from Tirunelveli died after falling from a flyover when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a median barrier on the Ennore Expressway near Manali on Monday. His friend sustained serious injuries and was admitted to govt hospital. Chennai: A 23-year-old diploma graduate from Tirunelveli died after falling from a flyover…
President Donald Trump talks with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound, on Friday, May 15, 2026, in Beijing. | Photo Credit: AP United States President Donald Trump wrapped up his China visit saying both sides had agreed “fantastic trade deals” and “settled a lot of problems”, following his second day of talks…
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters It is the clearest signal yet of China’s global leadership ambitions in Artificial Intelligence (AI). On Friday (July 17, 2026), Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a new initiative on global…
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File picture | Photo Credit: AP A top Kremlin aide said on Thursday (June 18, 2026) that European leaders had probably pumped Donald Trump with harmful ideas at this week’s G7 summit, but that the U.S. president was a strong leader who stuck to his…
This satellite image released by NOAA shows Hurricane Fausto (centre) and Hurricane Genevieve off the southwest coast of Mexico (right) over the Pacific Ocean on July 26, 2026. Photo: NOAA via AP Genevieve became a Category 5 hurricane early on Monday (July 27, 2026), the first in the East Pacific region in two years, forecasters…