August 2026

The second week is the real test for any big ticket release, and ‘Jana Nayagan’ is successfully crossing that challenge. The Vijay-starrer has been steadily adding to its box office tally and remains one of the strongest performing Tamil films of the year, though weekday collections have slowed down as expected. The action drama has…

Multiple explosions rock Dubai’s Jebel Ali At least seven explosions were reported in Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial area early Wednesday, followed by a major fire along the United Arab Emirates coast, according to Iranian broadcaster Press TV.Iraqi media outlets reported that the explosions were caused by a missile attack launched from Yemen, while Emirati media,…

The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) dissolved all spokesperson appointments immediately. MUMBAI: The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday dissolved all existing appointments to the post of party spokesperson with immediate effect and designated former MLA Vidya Chavan and Mahesh Tapase as the only authorised spokespersons until further orders.In a statement posted on X, the…

Students’ growing use of AI also comes as employers increasingly look for workers who know how to use the technology College students may have shown their concerns about AI by booing pro-AI speakers at some graduation ceremonies, but that has not stopped them from increasingly using the technology for assignments and other work. A new…

Trump admin accused of infringing First Amendment rights. (Photo: White House Gallery) The US president, Donald Trump, repeatedly campaigned for a second term as a champion of free expression and vowed in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of “government censorship”. A wave of court decisions since then has…

Kazakhstan has released adult Amur tigers into the wild after a 70-year absence. This reintroduction follows extensive habitat preparation and prey population restoration efforts. Scientists confirmed the genetic similarity between extinct Turanian and current Amur tiger populations. The country has implemented a comprehensive conflict-prevention system for human-tiger coexistence. This significant conservation initiative aims to re-establish…