Tamizh Amudhan and Vincent Keymer CHENNAI: Rain lashed Thiruthangal, a neighbourhood in Sivakasi, all of Friday night. The power had been cut since six in the evening, plunging the area in darkness. But inside one of the modest houses, an eight-year-old boy, with just a candle flickering beside him and a mobile torch lighting up…
A strong 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China’s Guangxi region on Monday, killing 2 people, damaging buildings, disrupting transport, and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate, according to Chinese authorities.The quake struck near Liuzhou city in Guangxi at a shallow depth, intensifying tremors across nearby areas, the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) said.Residents rushed out of…
Chiuri (Diploknema butyracea), also known as Indian Butter Nut, is a highly versatile tree that grows in the foothills of the Himalayas at an elevation between 300 and 1,500 meters. Its sweet, fleshy, oval fruit matures to a pale yellow colour. While the flesh of the fruit, which is sweet, may be eaten fresh, the…
Serbian great Novak Djokovic slammed the Roland Garros crowd and stated that he hoped he wouldn’t face any more locals as he was booed throughout the match. (photo/IANS) Novak Djokovic slammed the Roland Garros crowd and said that he had hoped he wouldn’t face any more French players as he was booed throughout his match…
A US delegation led by vice president JD Vance and an Iranian delegation headed by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf reached Pakistan on Saturday for talks aimed at reinforcing a fragile ceasefire and exploring a path toward a permanent end to the conflict. The two delegations met Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif separately as direct talks…
NEW DELHI: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed initiation of insolvency proceedings against Videocon’s former chairman and MD Venugopal Dhoot for defaulting on loans of Rs 6,158 crore, as a personal guarantor of two group companies.Admitting a plea from State Bank of India (SBI), NCLT said Venugopal Dhoot has “committed defaults in repayment…
NEW DELHI: Ten days after ED carried out searches at several premises in Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai on officials of I-PAC, a political consultancy firm whose clients include Trinamool and DMK, the agency on Monday arrested one of its directors and co-founder, Vinesh Chandel. He will be produced before a special court in Delhi…
Walk into almost any school staffroom today and you will find two worlds sitting side by side.In one corner are the familiar symbols of teaching that have barely changed in decades: stacks of notebooks waiting to be checked, lesson plans being prepared, and teachers discussing the daily challenge of keeping students engaged.In the other corner…
NEW DELHI: Nearly two in five NEET (UG) aspirants this year came from just four states, highlighting the concentration of India’s medical education aspirants, even as the overall exam base continues to expand. Data from National Testing Agency (NTA)’s state-wise report for NEET (UG) 2026 shows that Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bihar together accounted…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Thursday described India as a “great partner” and said the United States wants to expand energy ties with New Delhi, ahead of his maiden visit to India later this week.Interacting with reporters in Miami before departing for Sweden and India, Rubio said the US was ready to sell…