Aries Today, you are blessed by the Moon, which may make you feel happy. You may remain busy on the work front. You are likely to expand your professional network. With the blessings of your elders, you may implement new plans at work that will bring success in the near future. You may also plan…
Indonesianpolice on Sunday (August 23, 2026) arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country triggered a harmful cloud known as a choking haze. Indonesia has been battling fires driven by an intensifying El Nino pattern and a prolonged…
In Q1FY2027 alone, more than 8 TWh of solar power was curtailed. That is close to 2% of all the electricity India generated in the quarter, and roughly a fifth of its solar output Chennai: India needs to accelerate transmission expansion, better utilise existing grid capacity, and speed up right-of-way clearances to meet its 500…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre (TNSTC) in the city is organising a math and science talent test this year, open to students of Classes VI-IX from across boards.The test will be held on Oct 4 for math and Oct 11 for science. Each exam will have 100 questions without negative marking, and…
Legendary comedian Mehmood remains one of Indian cinema’s most beloved entertainers, but according to veteran author Hanif Zaveri, the actor endured significant turmoil in his personal life, particularly when it came to his children.Speaking on the Meri Saheli Podcast, Zaveri reflected on Mehmood’s relationship with his family and made several claims about the actor’s strained…
Krishnagiri: The construction work of a new suburban bus stand and a flyover near Pathalapalli in Hosur have been hampering traffic flow on the Bengaluru–Krishnagiri National Highway in the last few days.Authorities have diverted vehicles to the service road for the construction work of the Rs 40-crore bus stand project, along with the erection of…
Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Silina. | Photo Credit: AP Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina announced her resignation on Thursday (May 14, 2026), after the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner, pulled support from the government and left her without a majority. Her resignation came after Latvia’s Defense Minister Andris Spruds, from the Progressives Party,…
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in discussion with representatives of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-speaking ethnic minority communities in Colombo on August 03, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said his government will work on building a “national consensus” rather than “hastily” drafting a new Constitution. He made the remarks during a discussion on…
PUDUCHERRY: A 20-year-old college student collapsed while participating in a physical test and was declared dead upon arrival in the hospital in Puducherry on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Gokul from the Kannamangalam area near Arani in Tiruvannamalai district. Gokul was a second-year undergraduate student at a college in Arani. His father, Babu,…
CHENNAI: Almost two years after Madras high court overturned a trial court’s death penalty on seven people and life-terms for two others in the sensational Dr Subbiah murder case, the Supreme Court called it a ‘grave error’ and restored the conviction of all the nine people.However, since the Tamil Nadu govt did not press for…