Madhavaram lake front has been converted into a landscaped, priced attraction G AnanthakrishnanChennai is a crowded metro with few large green and blue spaces, but it has progressively commodified many of its small public parks and open spaces, turning some into gaudy, manicured, ticketed amusement parks. One must pay to enter and again buy tickets…
SALEM: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Sunday arrested eight minor boys near Salem for pelting the Coimbatore-Chennai Vande Bharat Express with stones. The minors were presented before the Juvenile Justice Board and were released on Sunday evening after formalities.The stone-pelting happened in the Veerapandi area near Salem on May 28. Windowpanes of some coaches…
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with Mahatma Gandhi and Anshul Bhatt with chess legend Viswanathan Anand NEW DELHI: As a young barrister in Ahmedabad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel spent his evenings at the Gujarat Club, where he would play bridge and smoke cigars, and it was there that he first heard about a man named Gandhi returning from…
Pallikaranai Greater Flamingo at the Pallikaranai marsh in Chennai.04.05.2014.Photo:A.Prathap Chennai: Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO fighting against corruption, has petitioned the state govt to cancel approvals granted to a property developer for a residential project in Perumbakkam, alleging that the site falls within the protected Pallikaranai marshland.In a complaint submitted to chief minister C Joseph Vijay,…
You might feel like the knot in your neck is loosening, Capricorn. The working conditions start to improve and along with it your anxiety begins to diminish. Saturn, your ruler, is giving structure rather than pressure now, while helpful planetary support brings the right people into your orbit. That’s no small gift.You’ll be busy but…
Some patterns repeat themselves in many families. One generation suffers from money stress. Someone else might be saddled with emotion, rage, property squabbles, disease or relationship pain. In spiritual terms, these patterns are often referred to as generational curses or ancestral blocks.This does not always mean that an individual has cursed the family. Sometimes it…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s deal with Iran has opened a rare breach with Republican hawks, who warn that the agreement falls far short of the sweeping victory he promised and could leave Tehran richer, stronger and still able to threaten the region. Follow the West…
Singer-songwriter Andy Grammer and his wife Aijia are no strangers to parenting. Recently, the couple shared exciting news with the world, revealing that their family of four is growing bigger in the most hilarious and fun way possible. Andy Grammer and Aijia announce third pregnancy through funny music video Taking to their social media handles,…
Mexican social media influencer Cesar Gastelum, who, according to the local authorities, was shot and killed while livestreaming with friends outside a fast food restaurant in the northwestern city of Culiacan | Photo Credit: via Reuters A gunman killed a social media influencer during a livestream in Mexico’s volatile northwestern state of Sinaloa, authorities said…
U.S. Army soldiers cross a floating bridge on the Imjin River during a joint river-crossing exercise between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Freedom Shield military exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea slammed on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) remarks by the top…