Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide along Wujiang river in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing, China on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A landslide on Friday (July 17, 2026) in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings…
Chennai: Public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna on Friday directed all civic and infrastructure agencies to complete pending northeast monsoon preparedness works before the onset of rain. Stormwater drains, canal restoration, road relaying, and flood mitigation measures should be expedited to prevent waterlogging across the city and its suburbs, he said.Chairing a review meeting at…
Today, the Moon is in Leo and is transiting through Magha Nakshatra. This can make you think about your purpose and the people who have shaped your life. Sagittarius natives may feel ready to expand, but the day requires respect before action. What to Do Today Use this day to learn, teach, plan or take…
Rishad Hossain (Pic credit: X) Bangladesh produced a commanding all-round performance to defeat Zimbabwe by 34 runs in the second T20I, levelling the three-match series 1-1 and setting up a winner-takes-all decider on Sunday.After being comprehensively outplayed in the opening match, the visitors responded in emphatic fashion with a much-improved display in all three departments….
Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan are one of the most loved couples of Bollywood. However, the couple’s interfaith relationship faced resistance in its early days, with Gauri’s family initially reluctant to accept the match. To ease their concerns, the superstar even introduced himself under a different name.According to Mushtaq Sheikh’s book ‘Shah Rukh Can’,…
Virat Kohli with legendary West Indies cricketer Garfield Sobers and his wife. (PTI Photo) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) led tributes to Sir Garfield Sobers after the legendary West Indies all-rounder died on Friday at the age of 89, remembering him as “a true icon of the game” whose influence will…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, before it dissolves ahead of the 2026 Israeli elections, in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Parliament dissolved early Friday (July 17, 2026) after passing a marathon of Bills in the last moments of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Chennai: B Vijaya Rani, a govt school teacher, was in for a shock last year when she met a doctor after prolonged throat pain. The doctor informed that her vocal cords were severely stressed, a phenomenon alluded to as ‘teachers throat’. And he gave her two options: change the job, or go on a one-month-long…
This day is all about partnerships, marriage, dealing with the public, agreements and one-on-one conversations. Today, the Moon is in Leo and is passing through Magha Nakshatra. This can make the behaviour of any other person easily noticeable. Aquarians may have to balance respect for shared decisions with independence. What to Do Today Utilise this…
Coimbatore: Two individuals including a former police constable were arrested on Friday, for cheating over 500 job aspirants of ₹7 crore by promising them overseas employment.Race Course police identified the arrested as C Devasirvatham, 61, a dismissed police constable from Avarampalayam, and Krishnan, 60, of Kuniyamuthur. Devasirvatham had been dismissed from service in 2003 for…