The alleged irregularities came to light during the counting of cash offerings at the Badrinath temple. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Police has arrested suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) employee Pramod Nautiyal in connection with the alleged donation theft case at Badrinath Dham.Nautiyal has been taken to Badrinath for questioning and will be produced before...
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The Bengaluru Mercedes incident is just the tip of India’s massive parking nightmare
Once again, a problem that exists in almost every Indian city has been brought to the fore with a single picture of a luxury Mercedes parked fully on a Bengaluru footpath. The image was shared on X by Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw who called the act ‘shameful behavior! no civic sense’.Thousands of citizens identified with...
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‘We heard an explosion, then flames spread’: Survivors recount Bangkok pub fire; 27 killed
“I’ve never experienced anything like this. The images are still burned into my mind.” For Laotian tourist Kan Kutirat, the horror unfolded in minutes as flames and thick smoke engulfed a packed Bangkok pub. He managed to carry one woman to safety and later wrote on Facebook: “I could only get one person out. I...
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தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தின் கரிசல் குரல் மௌனம்… பூமணி மறைவுக்கு அரசு மரியாதை
தமிழ் இலக்கிய உலகின் முன்னணி எழுத்தாளரும் சாகித்ய அகாடமி விருது பெற்றவருமான பூமணி (79) உடல்நலக்குறைவு காரணமாக நேற்று (12.07.2026) இரவு 11 மணி அளவில் சென்னையில் காலமானார். இவர் இன்றைய தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டம் கோவில்பட்டி நகருக்கு மேற்கே உள்ள ஆண்டிபட்டி எனும் ஊரில் பிறந்தவர் பூமணி. சிறுவயதிலிருந்து தமிழ் இலக்கிய உலகில் பல்வேறு படைப்புகளை கொடுத்தவர். 1971ல் பூமணியின் முதல் சிறுகதை தொகுப்பு “அறுப்பு” என்னும் சிறுகதை தாமரை இதழில் வெளிவந்தது. அதனைத் தொடர்ந்து நொறுங்கல்கள்,...
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Vijay’s Jana Nayagan’s uncut version releasing globally, earns Rs 1 cr in the UK
4 min readMumbaiJul 13, 2026 09:47 AM IST Vijay Thalapathy’s last film, Jana Nayagan, is releasing in the UK on 24th July. After a delay of seven months, the film was recently cleared by the censor board with an A certification. However, the film’s uncut version will be released in some international markets. As the...
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This US inmate wants pasta in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. But what does a prisoner’s meal look like?
Picture credit: Matthew Aaron VanDyke’s Social Media handles and official website NEW DELHI: From fighting alongside Libyan rebels and training armed groups in conflict zones to facing terror charges in India, Matthew Aaron VanDyke has led a life unlike most. Now lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail after his arrest by the National Investigation Agency (NIA),...
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‘Beast Mode’: Why China’s ‘fully loaded’ J-16 fighter is setting off alarm bells
Photo credit: Handout A newly surfaced image of China’s J-16 fighter jet carrying its heaviest publicly seen air-to-air weapons load has drawn the attention of military analysts, with Chinese defence experts describing the configuration as the aircraft’s “Beast Mode.“The rare loadout, featuring 8 PL-15 BVR (Beyond visual range) missiles and 2 P-10 WVR (Within visual...
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China cries foul after 14 nations reject Beijing’s South China Sea claims
The European Union also separately endorsed the ruling, prompting an angry response from Beijing. (File photo) China on Sunday summoned Japan’s envoy in Beijing and lodged a formal protest after Tokyo joined 13 other countries in reaffirming a landmark international ruling that rejected Beijing’s sweeping claims over the South China Sea.Accusing Japan of interfering in...
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China close to cracking code of tech that controls the world – all about EUV machine
An ASML EUV scanner is not just a machine; it is a mechanical marvel widely regarded as the most complex industrial apparatus ever created by humanity. Semiconductors — silicon chips measuring mere millimeters across — have become the most crucial technology in the modern world. They are the nerve centers of everything from smartphones and...
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Kospi dream rally fumbles: World’s best-performing stock plunges 7%
The spectacular rally in South Korea’s stock market suffered a sharp reversal on Monday, with the benchmark Kospi tumbling 7%. Rising tensions across the Middle East dragged the index 511 points down to 6,964.76 as rising geopolitical tensions in the Gulf rattled investors worldwide.The sell-off came after Iran claimed it had closed the strategically vital...
