3 min readHyderabadApr 13, 2026 09:08 PM IST The Southern India Film Editors Association came forward on Monday to address one of the more damaging controversies to hit Tamil cinema recently, the online leak of the much-anticipated Vijay film Jana Nayagan, before its official theatrical release. Gopikrishna, president of the association, said that editor Pradeep...
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An Asha Bhosle collection lives in all of us
Asha Bonsle is dead. In the constant churning of outrage news factories on social media, when this news broke Sunday, our collective childhood went into a permanent void. This void we all went to, after the news broke, was musical. We could all hear ‘Do lafzon ki hi dil ki kahaani’, Dum Maaro Dum’ or...
Happy Puthandu: Top 50 Tamil new year wishes & quotes to share with your loved ones
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New study reveals self-cleaning mechanism of green pill millipede in Western Ghats
A recent study has revealed the self-cleaning mechanism of green pill millipede (Arthrosphaera lutescens), a species endemic to the Western Ghats. Researchers found that these millipedes, primarily located in the Munnar region of Idukki and Nelliampathy in Palakkad, utilise a biological mechanism similar to the famous ‘lotus effect’ (the natural self-cleaning property of lotus leaves)...
Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz begins: How will India be impacted?
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Abhishek Sharma breaks Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson ‘unwanted’ records
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Iran offers navigation support to India in Hormuz amid US blockade; rejects charging toll
Iran said that it has “good contact” with India over the passage of ships from the Strait of Hormuz and wants to help New Delhi with navigation. It also denied charging toll for Indian tankers while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.Iranian ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, in a press briefing, said that Iran and...
How Iran is using China’s playbook to counter Donald Trump’s threats
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Blocking what is already closed: Why Trump is blockading Hormuz Strait
President Donald Trump threatened to block ships from entering and leaving the Strait of Hormuz, even though Iran has already been limiting access to the same waterway, in a move aimed at increasing pressure while risking further disruption to global oil flows.“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the...
7th duck of 2026! Abhishek Sharma falls for golden duck against Rajasthan Royals
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