Suchika Tariyal (Video grab) NEW DELHI: The medal will go down in Indian sporting history. The manner in which it arrived, however, left Suchika Tariyal in tears.Twenty-four years after an episode of eve-teasing at the age of 12 prompted her to learn how to fight, the 36-year-old from Haryana became India’s first Asian Games medallist…
At least three people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes on northeastern Afghanistan on Monday (September 21, 2026), Afghan officials said, threatening to reignite tensions between the neighbours after about three months of relative calm. Relations between the former allies have remained strained since February, when the two sides fought their worst clashes in years. The…
Chennai: A 42-year-old man was arrested after fellow passengers caught him for making obscene gestures and harassing a 17-year-old schoolgirl and her mother on a Chennai-Gummidipoondi suburban train.Police said the girl, a Class XI student at a govt school, regularly travels by train from Minjur to Ponneri along with her 38-year-old mother. On Saturday, a…
Appraisal season has an interesting effect on offices. Suddenly, everyone remembers the targets they achieved eleven months ago. Presentations become sharper, conversations with managers become more strategic, and that one appreciation email from February is finally searched for again. Of course, no Vastu remedy can replace performance, visibility, or a well-prepared appraisal conversation. But if…
Cast of ‘Sweet Magnolias’ reacts to the show getting cancelled online after season 5 aired 3 months ago. (Instagram) ‘Sweet Magnolias,’ the official series, was cancelled by the production company just after the fifth season. The show centred on three friends living in the quaint Southern town of Serenity, South Carolina. The series is based…
India’s Suchika Tariyal (PTI Photo) India’s Suchika Tariyal broke new ground in mixed martial arts at the Asian Games, but the historic moment came with heartbreak. The 36-year-old secured India’s maiden MMA medal at the continental showpiece on Monday, settling for bronze after losing a gruelling women’s traditional 60kg semi-final to Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo…
South Korean media reported that the unexplained explosion might have been caused by a mine. File | Photo Credit: AFP Three South Korean military officers conducting an operation south of the Military Demarcation Line in the western sector of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas were injured in an explosion, South Korea’s Joint…
Woman killed by speeding bike Chennai: Two people, including a 64-year-old woman, were killed in separate road accidents in Tiruvallur and Chengalpet districts.In the first incident, Muniyammal, 64, of Melapudi Colony near Pallipattu, was crossing Pallipattu Road near Vanivilasapuram Colony on Saturday morning when a speeding bike heading from Podaturpet towards Pallipattu knocked her down….
Every year, as Pitru Paksha approaches, people start asking what they should donate, which rituals they should perform, or what should be offered in the name of their ancestors.But I feel the preparation should begin a little earlier, and from a much simpler place.Begin with your home.Our homes quietly collect things over the years. Clothes…
Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia‘s upcoming movie ‘Vvan: Force of the Forest’ has run into a controversy ahead of its theatrical release. Vocalist Sargam Vaish has accused the makers of using his original song in the film’s trailer without his permission.Sargam Vaish raised the issue through social media. He shared a video in which he…