CHENNAI: Like Aladdin rubbing the magic lamp to set the genie free, Bharathiraja liberated an intense version of Tamil cinema that had long remained bottled up within studio sets and shooting floors. With 16 Vayadhiniley (1977), he blazed a trail and revealed the rugged and lush beauty of Tamil Nadu’s countryside to both filmmakers and…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) controls the ball as England’s Nico O’Reilly (3) and Djed Spence (25) defend during the World Cup semifinal match between England and Argentina in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. England looked set for a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. Anthony Gordon’s goal in the 55th minute had given…
In a vineyard in Italy’s Puglia region, rows of grapevines grew beneath something more usually associated with power stations than agriculture: photovoltaic panels. The arrangement changed the amount of sunlight reaching the vines, but it also altered what was happening much closer to the ground. Soil stayed wetter, temperatures were less extreme and the air…
NEW DELHI: India and Oman rolled out a free trade agreement on Monday, with first set of consignments being shipped at concessional or zero rates, as New Delhi offered a food security pact to further cement ties with the Gulf Nation.Amid the West Asia conflict, which has disrupted supplies, Oman’s foreign trade advisor Pankaj Khimji…
A man acquitted of a child’s murder was arrested for allegedly raping and killing an elderly woman RAJKOT: Months after being acquitted by Gujarat High Court of the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl, for which he was given the death sentence by the trial court, a 33-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping…
NEW DELHI: Multiple rib fractures, a major surgery, oxygen support and need for chest drain could not stop Shrishti Dubey from taking the NEET-UG re-examination Sunday. A week after a serious road accident, the West Bengal candidate entered a specially prepared room at her Kolkata centre, determined not to lose the opportunity for which she…
The Hindu American Foundation urged President Trump to delete his Truth Social post where he reposted Michael Savage’s rant calling India ‘hell-hole’. The Hindu American Foundation reacted to President Donald Trump sharing disparaging remarks about India at a time when racism is already at an all-time high, the HAF said. The president reported commentator Michael…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court has refused to interfere with a family court order that framed a question on whether a woman had been “caught red-handed sending kiss emojis” to another man during proceedings in an ongoing divorce dispute.Justice Rahul Bharti dismissed the wife’s petition challenging the framing of the…
NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday urged EC to initiate “suitable penal action” against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for calling PM Narendra Modi a “terrorist”, arguing that the remark was among the “gravest possible imputations in public life”.“This is not just derogatory, it is a dangerous and unprecedented attack on democratic institutions and a blatant violation of…
His move to commercial aviation comes after a distinguished career in the IAF Former Indian Air Force Group Captain and Vir Chakra awardee Abhinandan Varthaman has joined Goa-based regional airline FLY91 as a pilot.Varthaman, who became widely known after shooting down a Pakistani fighter during an aerial engagement in 2019 before being captured by Pakistan,…