Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), but there was no danger of a tsunami, the meteorological agency said. The quake struck at 7.46 p.m. (1046 GMT) in the southern Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, at a depth of about 50 kilometres…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the U.S. is not Israel’s sole ally, citing India’s support. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (July 5, 2026) cited support from India, countering American Vice President J.D. Vance’s remarks that the U.S. was its sole powerful ally “anywhere left in the…
Sonam Kapoor shared glimpses from cousin Anshula Kapoor’s mehendi ceremony, featuring Janhvi Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, and vibrant floral décor. Anshula’s pre-wedding festivities with fiancé Rohan Thakkar began with a Mata Ki Chowki; the couple made their relationship official via a ‘Goddhana’ ceremony in October. Sonam recently became a mother again. Ahead of her highly anticipated…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sachin Tendulkar (Agency Image) Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has backed teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to enjoy a bright international future but believes the youngster should take inspiration from Sachin Tendulkar‘s discipline, focus and mental strength as he prepares for the biggest stage.Sooryavanshi, 15, is on the verge of creating history during…
The chants were familiar. But this time, they echoed not in Tehran, but in Herat. In mid-June, Afghanistan’s western city of Herat witnessed a rare display of public defiance against the Taliban. Women, and this time, men too, marched through the streets chanting “Women, Work and Freedom”, a slogan probably inspired by Iran’s 2022 “Woman,…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore district police launched a crackdown on history-sheeters on Saturday morning and rounded up 17 people for interrogation. Subsequent interrogations revealed that these individuals were involved in various criminal cases, several of which are currently pending trial.Based on their criminal profiles and active cases, six individuals were formally arrested and placed under judicial…
Tropical storm Jangmi’s path, as on June 2, 2026 | Photo Credit: Japan Meteorological Agency A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday (June 2, 2026), knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding…
This is a work-first type of day. And it can be a test of your patience. Mars offers you courage but Saturn requires you to demonstrate it with effort, not just intention. This can make you feel in a state of tension and perhaps agitated even if your results seem less than the effort you’re…
Anupam Mital, who has been appearing as one of the beloved judges on ‘Shark Tank India’, has shared a post in support of remote work, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce fuel consumption and cut imports by reviving some Covid-era work practices. Anupam Mittal proposes that one day, work from home Mittal took…
Chennai: Thousands of India’s most critically needed super-specialists are waiting for a Supreme Court hearing on May 29 that could break a months-long deadlock over NEET SS 2025 — while the hospitals that urgently need them grow increasingly short-staffed.The crisis has been building since April, when the Centre’s Medical Counselling Committee froze round 2 admissions…