General:Clean hands, clear head with a vibrant heart. This is your day in an easy to understand way. Mercury helps with thinking and expression. Likewise, the Moon brings ease to social settings, so you can manage your tasks without feeling overwhelmed.You can take part in a social gathering, office gathering, family gathering or even a…
Monty Python star Eric Idle, 83, reflects on surviving pancreatic cancer, finding peace in Provence and his unforgettable conversation with Beatles legend George Harrison about death, rebirth and the afterlife. Monty Python star Eric Idle has opened up about mortality, his battle with pancreatic cancer, his enduring connection with the French countryside and his life…
Grandmaster Anish Giri during the Global Chess League 2026, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) Israel’s men and women teams forfeited their sixth-round matches against the Netherlands and Bulgaria at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand on Monday after both opponents declined requests to change the schedule for Yom Kippur.The Israeli men’s team was due to…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has refused to issue visas to members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation, including his communications team, for this week’s trip to the UN General Assembly, Iranian state media reported Monday (September 21, 2026). Mr. Pezeshkian will be the highest-ranking Iranian official…
University of Madras’ distance education Chennai: University of Madras has changed its distance education institute’s name to get the approval for eight distance mode programmes from University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Distance Education Bureau for the 2026-27 academic year.Institute of Distance Education (IDE) at the university has been renamed as Centre for Distance and Online Education…
General:There’s a lot of support surrounding you this day which you’ll sense. The Moon is your ruler and is in a comfortable place, and Venus provides warmth to the close connections, making the day more peaceful than it appears. Your partner is there for you and this changes the nature of your relationship.Even if the…
Quote of the day by Cillian Murphy: ‘Men and women are custodians of this society, and we both decide what’s going to happen for our future,’ a powerful life lesson on responsibility and equality from ‘The Oppenheimer’ star(Image Credit: Instagram) Some of Cillian Murphy’s most memorable performances have come from characters who carry the weight…
Evgenii Romanov of Israel, Petar Arnaudov of Bulgaria, Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: Israel Chess Federation chief Zvika Barkai has accused FIDE of failing to honour a prior agreement over scheduling arrangements for Yom Kippur, after both Israel’s men’s and women’s teams forfeited their Round 6 matches at…
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford told reporters a backup fiber line had been cut accidentally by a construction crew in New Jersey, prompting significant flight cuts. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights at busy East Coast airports in New York, Philadelphia and Boston on Monday (September 21, 2026), saying a fiber…
New Secretariat controversy Chennai: DMK has stepped up pressure on the TVK govt on Monday over the proposed ₹1,200 crore new Secretariat complex at Foreshore Estate, with former CM M K Stalin warning of a massive protest if the govt failed to drop the plan. Stalin also suggested that the govt can convert the hospital…