A health worker in personal protective equipment stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Congo’s Ebola outbreak has the largest number of…
A festive thread runs through the day. There may be celebrations at your home, a family gathering or a social gathering that will bring you into warm and friendly company. Jupiter is your ruler. He is a good influence on happiness right now and the Moon can bring emotional peace. Even if the occasion is…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt on Thursday said it is firmly committed to rooting out corruption and ensuring an honest, transparent and clean administration by bringing all departmental procurements and public tenders under stringent monitoring mechanism. “Interference of middlemen and illegal gratification practices that prevailed hitherto will be eliminated,” Governor R V Arlekar said, while reading…
Chennai: After burning through nearly ₹3,000 crore in two years and slipping into a negative balance of ₹1,500 crore, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has decided to exit construction activity and, instead, stay within its core mandate of urban planning and approvals.In the last two years, the CMDA funded for Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam,…
It’s a combination of skills, readiness, drive and luck that usually lands you a dream job. Hard work is the key to professional success but astrology suggests that there are some remedies that one can perform to better the planetary influences for career growth, confidence and success.In Vedic astrology, planets like Sun, Jupiter, Mercury and…
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday (July 18, 2026) as an Iranian negotiator said Tehran had suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the U.S. — snapping another fragile thread as the war shows no end in sight. Also read | West Asia war updates…
Tamil Nadu braces for heavy showers across over 15 districts as the intense summer heat concludes. CHENNAI: Heavy rain is expected across more than 15 districts in Tamil Nadu following the end of the peak summer spell, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The peak phase of summer, known as ‘Agni Natchathiram’, lasted…
NAMAKKAL: A driver died after a truck carrying cement mixture crashed into a stationary truck on the Salem-Cochin National Highway in Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district on Wednesday morning.A truck carrying iron bars from Salem to Perundurai in Erode district broke down on the national highway in the Kumarapalayam Teachers’ Residence area. A truck carrying cement…
The United States and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other, American media reported citing senior U.S. officials, and plan to meet on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) in Qatar to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. “We decided to stop all the kinetic activity,” a senior U.S. official told media outlet Axios…
CHENNAI: It was almost a confrontation of sorts between high court judge GR Swaminathan and A Arun IPS at the Court hall No 42 on Wednesday, as the former refused to entertain the case in which the latter had been summoned. Even as the former city police commissioner and presently the director of directorate of…