Suriya and Trisha Krishnan’s film surges 51%; crosses Rs 66.04 Cr worldwide

Suriya’s ‘Karuppu’ directed by RJ Balaji is maintaining strong momentum at the box office, with a notable jump in collections on its second day. The film continues to draw audiences steadily which is backed by encouraging word-of-mouth and improving occupancy trends across regions. Box office breakdown of ‘Karuppu’ As per Sacnilk data, the film earned…

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WHO declares international health emergency after rare strain kills 87 in Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an international health emergency over the spread of a rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, after the outbreak killed dozens of people. However, the agency stopped short of calling it a pandemic.“WHO…is hereby determining that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo…

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IPL 2026 | ‘Team looks more united’: Ex-selector on Mumbai Indians without Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Former India captain, 1983 World Cup winner and former selector Kris Srikkanth believes Mumbai Indians have rediscovered the high energy and dominance they are known for, even in the absence of captain Hardik Pandya. Pandya has missed Mumbai Indians’ last three matches.Sidelined with a back spasm, Pandya first…

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Captagon, drug used by IS operatives, seized in Delhi; Syrian held

NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major international drug trafficking network and seized captagon, a highly addictive psychotropic substance used by Islamic State operatives in West Asia, which gave it the name, ‘jihadi drug’. This is India’s first-ever seizure of captagon.The mega operation resulted in the arrest of a Syrian national, Alabras…

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Canada reports suspected hantavirus case linked to deadly cruise ship outbreak

A Canadian passenger who travelled aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested “presumptive positive” for the Andes strain of hantavirus, raising fresh concern as health authorities continue monitoring passengers linked to the outbreak that has already claimed three lives. Officials in Canada’s British Columbia province said the patient, one of four Canadians who returned…

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