The FIFA World Cup 2026 is currently going on and the fan craze around football’s biggest tournament is insane. From travelling across the globe to giving up their life savings, people have pulled up all kinds of tricks to be able to attend the matches in person and check off a bucket list event from…
ISRO carries out successful Gaganyaan main parachute test The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully conducted a key qualification test of the main parachute system for the Gaganyaan crew module, marking another milestone in India’s first human spaceflight mission.The test was carried out at the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE) drop…
Broken fences and overgrown weeds on Uyyakondan canal riverfront road near Trichy district collector office Trichy: Broken fences and overgrown weeds obstructing carriageways and pavements pose threats to commuters, especially school vehicles, increasingly using the Uyyakondan canal riverfront roads located behind the Trichy district collectorate.Developed by Trichy corporation under the smart cities mission programme and…
NEW DELHI: The railways has ordered a detailed departmental inquiry after an unauthorised decorator was allowed to enter a First AC coach of Balharshah–Mumbai Nandigram Express and decorate a private coupe booked by a couple travelling to Mumbai.The inquiry has been initiated to ascertain the circumstances that led to the incident, fix responsibility and determine…
COIMBATORE: Students and teachers have urged Bharathiar University to drop what they called “indirect steps” to shut its Higher Education Extension Centre in Erode. They urged the university to strengthen the centre by shifting operations to an own building with basic academic infrastructure.Dr A Balasankar, zonal chairman (Zone IV) of the Association of University Teachers,…
Image credit: Instagram/@milliebobbiebrown Growing up in front of millions of people is never easy. Especially when we talk about Millie Bobby Brown, fame arrived when she was just 12 after Stranger Things became a global hit.But success came with online bullying, scrutiny and harsh words. At an early age she faced unsolicited comments on her…
A young doctor is traumatized after an assault at Shastri Nagar Hospital. She is now considering quitting her job despite the main accused’s arrest. (Family of doctor, pic by Santsoh Gupta) KALYAN: The family of a young doctor allegedly assaulted during the attack on medical staff at the KDMC-run Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli has…
Major general Vinod Kumar Patra provided immediate medical aid to an accident victim LUCKNOW: For most motorists, it would have been another accident on a winding mountain road of Kumaon hills.For major general Vinod Kumar Patra, one of the army’s senior most medical officers, it was a call to save a life.On Wednesday morning at…
‘Don’t forgive TMC traitors’: Mamata Banerjee’s appeal to people after party rebellion NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday renewed her attack on the rival faction led by expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, urging people not to forgive ‘traitors’ who had sided with the BJP amid the party’s ongoing split.Her remarks came after…
Koraput: Thousands of kendu leaf pluckers in Malkangiri district are still awaiting their bonus for 2025-26 financial year, fuelling discontent among them and leaving field-level munshis (collection supervisors) at the receiving end of their anger. The workers have also warned of a large-scale agitation if their dues are not released soon.Malkangiri, which has six kendu…