Chennai: Madras high court on Tuesday dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of former minister and senior DMK leader Duraimurugan from the Katpadi Assembly constituency in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan dismissed the petition by the then AIADMK candidate V Ramu, who lost the election to Duraimurugan by a margin…
Novak Djokovic’s Roland Garros campaign ends abruptly, leaving fans questioning his future. (AP Photo) PARIS: Novak Djokovic shut down three questions during Friday evening’s post-match press conference at Roland Garros. The answers were brief, but revealing in what they refused to say. Will we see you back at Roland Garros next year? Djokovic: “I don’t…
Volunteers transport an injured victim after recovering from an overturned train coach on a railway track at the site of bomb explosion, in Quetta, Pakistan, on Sunday, May 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP At least 24 people were killed on Sunday (May 24, 2026) in a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel in…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains mention of death.Actor-cum-cinema reviewer Satyendra has died owing to some medical complications, sending shock waves through the Tamil film industry and YouTube community. Reports say he had been suffering from health issues for the past few days and breathed his last today at the Royapettah Government Hospital in Chennai. The…
The meeting will mark the first interaction between Modi and Trump since they last met in February 2025 in Washington DC. File | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit taking place in Evian, France on June 16-17, official sources…
Tirupur: A special court in Tirupur has sentenced 25 Bangladeshi nationals to two years of rigorous imprisonment for staying in India without valid travel documents or identity papers.In June 2025, the Palladam police received a tip-off about a group of foreign nationals living illegally in the Karaipudhur area. Acting on the information, a police team…
Chennai: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is targeting to raise $1 billion under Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) (FCNR (B)) deposits and Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCBs). Of this, $650 million would be sourced through FCNR (B) deposits by Sept 2026. The public sector lender is betting on its overseas branches and NRI customers base.IOB MD and…
A fire broke out in a residential building in central China’s Henan Province on Monday (July 6, 2026), killing at least five persons and injuring one. The incident took place in the building in Zhengzhou, the capital city of central China’s Henan Province. The fire has been extinguished, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The injured…
President Donald Trump, seated centre, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, left, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right, listen as Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks at an event about coal on June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP A new small nuclear reactor backed by the…
The news of Oliver Tree’s tragic demise in a helicopter crash has sent shockwaves across the music industry. Soon after news broke of his death at just age 32, tributes from his music industry friends have begun pouring in on social media.As per news reports, Tree was among the six people to died when two…