NASA named three U.S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth’s orbit next year that will test moon landers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for the first time in space. NASA Administrator...
Author: Source Author
Bharathiraja, the director who took Tamil cinema beyond studio walls, dies at 84
3 min readChennaiJun 10, 2026 11:47 AM IST Bharathiraja, the filmmaker who took Tamil cinema out of its studios and into the dusty fields, village lanes and emotional landscapes of rural South India, died on Wednesday in Chennai after prolonged ill health. He was 84.His death came less than two years after the loss of...
Heated moment! Rana angers Inglis during 1st ODI – Watch
Nahid Rana angers Josh Inglis (Screengrab) Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana produced a match-winning spell and briefly ignited tempers as the hosts stunned Australia by 86 runs via the DLS method in the opening ODI of the three-match series.The fiery fast bowler was at the centre of attention during Australia’s chase when he dismissed stand-in captain...
‘Hole at bottom, vessel sinking’: Indian crew sends SOS after US missile strike
NEW DELHI: An Indian-crewed oil tanker sent desperate distress calls seeking “immediate help” after it was struck by a US missile off the coast of Oman, leaving the vessel on fire and taking on water.“US Navy attack, the missile on our engine room. We have hole at the bottom … 24 crew. All crew Indian....
பாரதிராஜா உடலுக்கு அரசு மரியாதை: முதல்வர் விஜய், ஸ்டாலின் நேரில் அஞ்சலி
மேலும், நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர் சீமான், கவிஞர் வைரமுத்து, இசையமைப்பாளர் கங்கை அமரன், நடிகர் சூர்யா உள்ளிட்டோர் நேரில் அஞ்சலி செலுத்தினர். பாரதிராஜாவுடன் இணைந்து பணியாற்றிய நடிகை ராதிகா மற்றும் சுகன்யா உள்ளிட்டோரும் நேரில் சென்று அஞ்சலி செலுத்தினர். திரையுலகப் பிரபலங்களும், அரசியல் தலைவர்களும், ரசிகர்களும் பாரதிராஜாவின் உடலுக்கு அஞ்சலி செலுத்து அவரது வீட்டில் குவிந்து வருகின்றனர். நீலாங்கரையில் பாராதிராஜா இல்லத்திற்கு சென்று முதல்வர் விஜய் மலர்வளையம் வைத்து அஞ்சலி செலுத்தி இருந்தார். இதை தொடர்ந்து...
Father-son duo gunned down in broad daylight in UP, shooter dies hours later; CCTV video surfaces
BAGHPAT: A long-running rivalry erupted into bloodshed in UP’s Baraut town on Tuesday when a tent trader and his son were shot dead at their shop in broad daylight, triggering protests and a market shutdown. The alleged shooter, identified by police as gangster Varun Lohari, was also injured during the incident and later died while...
Pak launches manhunt for four PoK protesters after crackdown killing 19 kids, 7 pregnant women
(Picture from X) Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) administration launched a search operation for four protesters and announced a bounty of Rs 1 crore for information leading to the arrest of leaders linked to the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) after massive protests in region, according to a report by Dawn.PoK authorities have also ordered sedition proceedings...
‘Playing such a shot is mind-boggling’: Ashwin tears into Pant
India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo) Rishabh Pant‘s impact on Indian Test cricket is beyond dispute. Over the years, the wicketkeeper-batter has built a reputation as one of India’s premier match-winners, producing game-changing knocks in challenging circumstances and often shifting momentum through his attacking style. With eight Test centuries from 50 appearances, Pant has become one...
Global leaders hail Modi as he surpasses Nehru’s record as longest-serving elected PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday surpassed the record of country’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to become the country’s longest-serving elected PM in uninterrupted tenure.As PM Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days in office, leaders from India and around the world congratulated him on the milestone and...
After Rs 370 biryani row, Gurugram company fires Himanshu Jangra
What started as a joke at a stand-up comedy show has now cost a young man his job and sparked a much larger conversation online about dating, entitlement, accountability and second chances.Himanshu Jangra, the Gurugram-based web developer who recently went viral after making controversial comments during comedian Pranit More’s show, has been fired by his...


