Spread the love 3 min readKochiAug 10, 2026 06:06 PM IST Although Dushara Vijayan has appeared in only a handful of films since her debut in Bodhai Yeri Budhi Maari (2019), almost all her roles have boosted her fame and solidified her status in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning just seven years, she has worked with some of the...
For India, the Mecca pact is a setback. For China, it’s a warning
Spread the love Mecca pact: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia & Turkey’s defence deal might end up being a big headache for China. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signed a Nato-style mutual defence agreement in Mecca on August 7, declaring that “any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all”.There is no...
After Rahul’s ‘fifth row’ seat last year, govt says LoP to sit after ministers on I-Day
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Defence secretary RK Singh on Monday said leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has been invited to the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on August 15 and will be seated immediately after the Union Cabinet ministers.“Leader of opposition has been invited, and his seating would be as per the Table of...
Beyond fighter jets: India is building a new family of engines for missiles and drones
Spread the love Test run of D-Propule’s rotating detonation engine. (image credit: D-Propulse) On one hand, as India is taking steps to come up with a jet engine to power a fighter aircraft, on the other hand India is developing a family of small jet engines that can power cruise missiles as well as drones.Recently the Defence Research and Development...
‘IAS officer’ posing as Ajit Doval’s ‘undercover agent’ held, cops seize Tesla car
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-133101723,imgsize-118355,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg" alt="'IAS officer' posing as Ajit Doval's 'undercover agent' held, cops seize Tesla car, liquor stash” title=”A man impersonating an IAS officer and claiming NSA links was arrested.” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> A man impersonating an IAS officer and claiming NSA links was arrested. KHAGARIA: A man allegedly posing as an IAS officer and claiming to be an...
Austin homeowner pays $3,000 to trim trees after insurance warning
Spread the love Travelers Insurance told Gartenmann that because of the photo the company would not renew her policy. (Pictures: KUT News) For years, Tracy Gartenmann had insured her Austin home against wildfires, hailstorms and high winds. Then, in January, she received an email telling her that her insurance would not be renewed.The reason was visible in two photographs attached...
80th Independence Day: In a 1st, Vande Mataram to be sung from ramparts of Red Fort
Spread the love PM Modi at the Red Fort during last year’s Independence Day celebration. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Vande Mataram will be sung from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the first time during this year’s Independence Day celebrations, which will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a statement by the defence ministry.The occasion will...
Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana, Shreyas become British chess champions
Spread the love Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal have made a major mark on British chess after winning the women’s and open titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry.Bodhana, just 11, became the youngest-ever British women’s champion after beating 14-year-old Ireland-based talent Trisha Kanyamarala in a tense rapid-chess playoff.Her performance drew...
Watch: Jharkhand protesters echo Bihar, dance as police turn water cannons on them
Spread the love Protesters continue march despite police action in Ranchi NEW DELHI: Echoing scenes from Bihar where student protesters recently danced under police water cannons, Jharkhand job aspirants on Monday broke followed suit as police turned water cannons on them during their ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march in Ranchi.Thousands of protesters breached multiple barricades while marching towards the Jharkhand assembly...
‘Only the posting has changed’: What Vishal saw when he met Tamil Nadu CM Vijay
Spread the love 4 min readHyderabadAug 10, 2026 03:57 PM IST Actors entering politics is not new in Tamil Nadu. From MG Ramachandran to Jayalalithaa and now Vijay, the state has a long history of actors crossing over into governance. But for every MGR or Jayalalithaa who made it work, there have been several who tried and failed. So what...
