NEW DELHI: Lights, camera, action — and it’s a blockbuster.Tamil Nadu assembly poll results have propelled actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay to the centre stage, with TVK emerging as the single largest party — a dramatic debut that has upended the state’s familiar political script.According to Election Commission trends, TVK is leading in 106 of the 234…
A 40-year-old woman in the UK has been convicted of racially aggravated harassment after verbally abusing hotel staff during an incident in Cheshire.Cait O’Halloran, an Irish national living in Littlehampton, West Sussex, admitted the offence at Warrington Magistrates’ Court. She was fined £614 and ordered to pay £331 in costs and a surcharge.The court heard…
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party’s Jiban Gogoi secured victory in Assam’s Sissiborgaon constituency after 19 rounds of counting. The constituency seat saw BJP’s Jiban Gogoi take on Rajjor Dal leader Dulal Chandra Boruah. Gogoi secured victory with a margin of 40,593 votes as he garnered 75,758 votes in total.Multiple exit polls had predicted the…
Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner A group of top tennis players, including Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, have raised concerns over prize money at the French Open, saying they feel “their deep disappointment” as talks with Grand Slam organisers continue.The clay-court tournament at Roland Garros is set to begin later this month in Paris….
Pune to host Quiz on Korea 2026 India qualifier for KBS global contest PUNE: The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Mumbai has announced that the preliminary round of the global quiz program, ‘Quiz on Korea 2026’, will be held in Pune. The event is being jointly organised by Korea’s Ministry of Foreign…
The Delhi High Court has declined to grant interim relief in a trademark infringement case filed by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) over the use of its name in the Jigra, starring Alia Bhatt. However, the court has directed Dharma Productions to include a disclaimer at the beginning of the film, clarifying that the depiction is…
Sleep has a way of exposing everything. A racing mind. A noisy room. A stomach that suddenly remembers hunger at midnight. For many people, the problem is not just falling asleep but getting the body to soften enough to do it naturally. While there is no single food that can magically replace good sleep habits,…
TVK founder Vijay (File photo) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu on Monday witnessed a political shake-up as mega movie star “Thalapathy” Vijay made a cinematic entry into electoral politics, with his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerging as a disruptive force that cut into the long-standing dominance of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its…
NEW DELHI: In the Dhemaji seat, BJP candidate Ranoj Pegu won by a margin of over 32,000 votes against Congress’s Sailen Sonowal. The BJP-led alliance is expected to secure a comfortable majority and retain Himanta Biswa Sarma as chief minister.Assam went to polls on April 9 for all 126 constituencies, recording turnout above 85%. Voter…
Sachin Tendulkar meets LSG players (Photo from Mohsin Khan’s Instagram) NEW DELHI: It turned into a memorable evening for several Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) players before their IPL 2026 clash against Mumbai Indians (MI) as cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar hosted the team for dinner. Since Sachin’s son, Arjun Tendulkar, is part of the LSG squad,…
MHT CET city intimation slip 2026 MHT CET Cell admit card 2026: The State Common Entrance Test has released the Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test (MHT CET Cell) city intimation slip 2026 according to media reports. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 10 and 11, 2026. The city slip, now…
Trigger warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.David Kendall, a famed film director, screenwriter, television producer, and showrunner, has passed away. He was best known for his work in the hit series, ‘Boy Meets World’, along with many other projects, including ‘Hannah Montana’, ‘Zoey 101’, ‘iCarly’, and ‘Victorious’, to name a few. He…
Travelling is an interesting hobby that takes people to unexplored places. Some places which are adventurous, dangerous and give people an edge. As per the latest global biodiversity data and recent research from the Reptile Database and wildlife studies published up to 2024–2025, the world is home to over 4,100 known snake species. But new…
With urban India becoming more health conscious, more and more people are opting for structured diets and fitness regimes to stay fit. Fans of astrology have said that some signs of the zodiac are naturally more consistent, healthy, and self-disciplined, so they are more likely to stick to diets and prioritize fitness. Here are some…
Champdani’s 2026 battle is between TMC incumbent Arindam Guin, BJP’s Dilip Singh, and Congress’s Pritam Ghosh.Champdani (constituency no. 187) is an urban-dominated constituency in Hooghly district, part of the Sreerampur Lok Sabha segment. It covers the Champdani municipality, Baidyabati municipality, parts of Serampore municipality, and the Payarapur gram panchayat. The constituency is largely industrial in…
NEW DELHI: Former skipper Rohit Sharma won hearts after an accidental incident during a Mumbai Indians training session ahead of a crucial IPL 2026 clash against Lucknow Super Giants.Rohit, who is working his way back from injury, was batting in the nets when a shot inadvertently struck a ground staff member on Sunday. What followed,…
New IIIT Hyderabad programme focuses on agentic AI system design, deployment and real-world applications training NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad’s Division of Flexible Learning has introduced a 12-week online certificate programme on engineering agentic AI systems.It is titled Engineering Agentic AI Systems: Agentic AI from Concepts to Practice and will be delivered…
Chitrangda Singh will star opposite Salman Khan in Maatrubhumi: May War Rest In Peace, playing a simple, devoted woman. She said the role differs from past characters and Sudhir Mishra’s women. The film, inspired by Galwan clashes, awaits a new release date. Teaser released in 2025, with songs already out. Chitrangda Singh is all set…
A short viral video has caught attention online for all the right reasons. In the clip, a child is seen opening a car door with unusual care, keeping a hand on the edge so the door does not swing wide and scratch the nearby vehicle. It is a tiny moment, almost easy to miss. But…
German researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg and University Hospital Erlangen have shown that adult mouse hippocampal tissue can be cryopreserved using vitrification, cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature, and later rewarmed with key functions intact. In the study, the tissue regained electrical activity and synaptic communication after thawing. The work marks an important step in cryobiology, but…
