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S. Janaki. File | Photo Credit: K.G. Santosh As the mellifluous voice of S. Janaki slipped into memory, tributes poured in from Kerala’s music world, where she reigned over film and devotional music for decades. Music composer Vidhyadharan, who had Janaki sing for his debut film Aagamanam, directed by Jeassy, as well as five devotional…
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Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again after a warning shot fired by its military struck a vessel using an unauthorised route in the critical waterway, further jeopardising the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States. U.S. Central Command said a short time later that its forces began a third round…
A police officer asks the crowd to move away from the crime scene following a deadly shooting at a salsa-themed street festival in Toronto, Canada, on July 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting Saturday (July 11, 2026) near a Toronto street festival, in Canada,…
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BJP Punjab President Kewal Singh Dhillon. File picture | Photo Credit: ANI Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Saturday (July 11, 2026) met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party government in the State of misuse of the State machinery and subverting the entire electoral process during the elections to urban local…
U.S. launches new strikes on Iran after container ship hit in Hormuz Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday “until further notice” after firing on a vessel it said was taking an unauthorised route, prompting U.S. retaliatory strikes that further undermine an already shaky ceasefire. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday they…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Sunday (July 12, 2026), according to data from the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake originated at 05:05:46 IST at a depth of 10 km, with its…
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An auction under way at Murray & Co. Any popular music consumer who scours the decades for earworms would be familiar with the phrase “Hammer time”, sung elegantly by M.C. Hammer in his “U Can’t Touch This”. In Madras and now Chennai, a different form of ‘Hammer time’ has been playing out since February 10,…
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi during the warm up before the match. | Photo Credit: Reuters The FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal match between Argentina and Switzerland is underway at the Kansas City stadium in Kansas on July 12, 2026. Also read | Why is VAR controversial? Argentina and Lionel Messi would look to continue their marauding…
England’s Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring their second goal against Norway in the World Cup quarterfinal match, on July 11, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Jude Bellingham scored in the third minute of extra time to lift England past Norway 2-1 and into the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 2018. Bellingham’s goal was…
Playback singer S. Janaki | Photo Credit: N. Sridharan If Bharathiraja taught people how to look at villages, then it was certainly S. Janaki who taught them to listen to the women in these villages. She was the perfect acoustic accompaniment for Bharathiraja’s vast rural landscapes. There’s no scientific way of telling how this combination dressed up folklore as a living, breathing,…
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