Leander Paes (Image credit: Instagram) It was in the summer of 1996 that Leander Paes won a historic medal at the Atlanta Olympics, ending India’s 44-year wait for an individual Olympic medal. Paes, then 23, battled through a wrist injury, coming back from a set down to beat Brazil’s Fernando Meligeni in the bronze-medal play-off…
Israeli military machinery demolishes a Palestinian building in Kafr Aqab in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, near Jerusalem, on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Monday (June 22, 2026), Palestinian officials said, while the Israeli military said the two had attacked a…
International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan and another senior official as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being “politicized.” Also read | ICC is at…
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively broke their decade-old friendship. (Image credits: Instagram) Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni witnessed one of Hollywood’s vilest lawsuits, dragging many personalities through legal mud. After the intense rupture on the sets of ‘It Ends with Us,’ the back-and-forth of allegations continued for over a year. Of all the things lost…
NEW DELHI: Olympian Vinesh Phogat has run into another major hurdle in her comeback journey after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order that allowed her to participate in the selection trials for the 2026 Asian Games.The trials are scheduled to be held in New Delhi…
New Delhi: Another positive dope test has hit India’s preparations for the upcoming Asian Games, with wushu medal hopeful Surya Bhanupratap Singh becoming the latest athlete to be provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).The 30-year-old from Jammu & Kashmir, a 2018 Jakarta Asian Games bronze medallist in the men’s 60kg Sanda, failed an…
The injured elephant was first spotted on Sept 2. COIMBATORE: A female wild elephant, found with an iron wire snare caught on its front left leg, was on Sunday tranquillised, treated and released back into the Sirumugai forest.The injured elephant was first spotted on Sept 2 during a patrol in the Uliyur beat near Pethikuttai…
Chennai: Getting admission to commerce and computer-related courses in the city may get tough as colleges have received a high number of applications for BCom, BCA and BSc computer science this year — about 30 applications for one commerce seat, and 10 applications for a BCA seat. Experts said the expectations for a high cut-off…
Taylor Swift has officially joined the billionaire club, and the numbers behind her fortune are as staggering as her discography. She is the first musician to reach ten-figure status solely through songwriting and performances, without relying on brand deals, makeup lines or outside business ventures.As of June 2026, Forbes estimates Swift’s net worth at $2…
General:Partnership energy is your strength today. Venus helps you build closer relationships as well as the Moon allows you to connect with people in a more open manner than you normally. If you’ve had to carry emotional distance this is the perfect day to heal the distance.Venus softens your close relationships, and the Moon helps…