August 2026

Chak De India and Chitrashi Rawat As Shah Rukh Khan starrer sports drama, ‘Chak De! India’ completes 19 years on August 10, ETimes caught up with Chitrashi Rawat for a candid chat ahead of the anniversary. While Shah Rukh Khan’s Kabir Khan remains iconic, the film’s ensemble of young women hockey players also became unforgettable,…

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi criticised the state govt’s move as a ‘political drama’ intended to divert public attention from the ongoing Mekedatu dam controversy and Cauvery water dispute. CHENNAI: DMK announced its decision to boycott the consultative meeting of Tamil Nadu MPs convened by the TVK govt to evolve a collective strategy for the state regarding delimitation…

BBC traced former Syrian intelligence chief Hussam Luka, accused of involvement in the 2015 “Children’s Massacre” and other abuses, to Moscow. Former Syrian intelligence chief Hussam Luka, one of the most powerful security officials under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, has been traced to Moscow after the BBC followed a trail of contacts found in his…

The accused, 20-year-old Devansh Pathak, who was also her classmate, was found injured at the scene and was later arrested. LUCKNOW: A suspected case of jealousy turned fatal in Lucknow when a 20-year-old BCA student was allegedly killed by her classmate inside her home following an argument over her interactions with another man, police said.The…

There was a time students carried lunch bags and bottles in their hands. Now those things have been replaced with larger-than-life smartphones and iPads that contain all the information and their attention. This has prompted at least 35 states along with the District of Columbia to ban smartphones in some capacity. There are 24 states…