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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said early Thursday (July 23, 2026) they had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, and the U.S. military conducted a 12th night of strikes against Iran as the two countries vie for control of vital shipping lanes. The Houthi attack in the Red Sea threatened to open a…
Around 200 women from the Santhavallur and Sirumangadu villages are receiving two months of hands-on tailoring training | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Samsung India is helping women from the villages of Santhavallur and Sirumangadu, near its Sriperumbudur facility, build sustainable livelihoods through a tailoring training programme. Around 200 women from these villages are receiving two…
A police attempt to shift student protesters in a van in Mumbai’s Chembur area was foiled when a man casually walked up and opened the latch, allowing several youths to gush out and escape, according to a viral video. The incident occurred during a student protest held on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), afternoon at Dr….
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham finalised his top team within hours of taking charge at 10 Downing Street and promoted British-Indian Minister for artificial intelligence (AI) Kanishka Narayan to the Cabinet, and purging allies of predecessor Keir Starmer from the government. Mr. Burnham, who was invited to form the government by King Charles on Monday…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. | Photo Credit: AP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine conflict and the normalisation of U.S.-Russia relations in a meeting in…
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In protest against the gaur attack, local residents stage a road blockade on the Marayur-Udumalpet highway on Thursday, demanding action to mitigate the rising number of wild animal attacks | Photo Credit: special arrangement A Class 8 student was seriously injured after being attacked by a wild gaur while waiting for transport to school at…
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Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish speaks at United Nations Security Council. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has strongly rejected Pakistan’s remarks at the United Nations, asserting that cooperation under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) cannot be expected when ‘cross-border terrorism’ is used as an ‘instrument of state policy’. India…
On July 23, 2026 (Thursday), Jana Nayagan, starring Tamil Nadu CM and star-actor Vijay hit the screens across the world. Fans across Tamil Nadu turned out in large numbers to celebrate the movie, directed by H Vinoth. Theatres in the state witnessed festive scenes, including drum performances, milk abhishekams on Vijay’s cutouts and posters, and…
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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Shares of Eternal Limited, which runs businesses including Zomato and Blinkit, on Thursday (July 23, 2026), surged more than 4% after the company reported a nearly four-fold jump in consolidated profit in the June quarter. The stock jumped 4.28% to ₹295.55 on the BSE. On the…
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A black-throated parrotbill, an inhabitant of the eastern Himalayas | Photo Credit: Dibyendu Ash As spring approaches in the hyper-biodiverse Himalayas, birds that are accustomed to cooler climes migrate to the north. This is driven not just by temperature or precipitation alone, but also the availability of prey: arthropods (insects and spiders). But climate change…