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Month: July 2026
Karur stampede: TVK chief Vijay speaks to victims’ families on video calls
Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay. File | Photo Credit: PTI Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay has begun reaching out virtually to the families of those who lost their lives in the September 27 stampede during his rally in Karur, which claimed 41 lives. According to sources, Mr. Vijay started…
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Watch: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei funeral: thousands gather in holy city of Qom
Thousands of people took to the streets of the Iranian holy city of Qom on July 7, during the fourth day of the funeral for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The remains of Khamenei are lying in state at the Jamkaran Mosque in Qom, a holy city that houses Shia Islam’s most influential seminaries…
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Sri Lanka orders probe as prison riot toll rises to 27
Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison in the coastal town of Negombo on July 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll in the Negombo prison riots rose to 27 on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) as authorities said the situation…
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Supreme Court declines plea to restrain TVK leaders’ remarks on Karur stampede
Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) said restraining Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders from making public statements linking political rivals with the Karur stampede may amount to an injunction on “free speech.” The court advised the Opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam…
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At least 18 injured in explosions in Damascus during French President Macron’s visit
An ambulance drives past the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, on July 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two explosions took place in Damascus on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was…
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Celluloid story: An action-packed invention
There’s no doubting that the human species is now the most dominant one on planet Earth. That said, it does not go without saying that we shoulder that dominance responsibly. In fact, there’s growing evidence to the contrary. The debate as to whether it was humans or climate change that led to the extinction of…
When might life on the earth end?
Plants need at least around 10 ppm of carbon dioxide in the air to survive. | Photo Credit: Mick Haupt/Unsplash Researchers from the U.S. have estimated how long photosynthetic life will last on the earth. As the sun ages, it also becomes brighter, eventually emitting a colour too hot for plants to survive. Previous studies…
Ayodhya Police to seek custody of three more in Ram Temple donation embezzlement case
Police personnel and people gather at VIP Gate number 11 of Ram Temple amid a meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust amid the ongoing probe into the alleged theft of temple donations and the resignation of its general secretary, Champat Rai, and trustee Anil Mishra, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on July 6,…
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Finerenone helps slow kidney disease in patients without diabetes
In chronic kidney disease, the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter waste from the blood. While diabetes is one of its leading causes, many patients develop the condition because of high blood pressure, autoimmune disorders or other conditions that damage the kidney’s filtering units. Doctors can slow the disease using medicines that lower blood…
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