Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
Image used for representation only. | Photo Credit: aradaphotography A 22-year-old man allegedly murdered his father and seriously assaulted his aunt at Ksheerasagaram village in S.R. Puram mandal near Chittoor in the early hours of Friday (August 14, 2026). The dead man, Anand, 45, a resident of Ksheerasagaram, had married Meena, 43, a native of…
Read More “Man allegedly kills father, injures aunt in Chittoor district” »
A police helicopter equipped with an external water tank assists with firefighting efforts to extinguish a forest fire in Hürtgenwald, Germany | Photo Credit: AP More than 2,000 people evacuated their homes in western Germany on Friday (August 14, 2026), after a wildfire near the Belgian border spread towards a village, local authorities said. Residents…
Read More “Germany evacuates about 2,000 people as wildfire reaches western village” »
This comes at a time when the U.S. has already imposed a 10% tariff on India for not doing enough to stop the import of goods made using forced labour. File photo | Photo Credit: AP India is once again in the U.S.’ crosshairs, this time for allegedly allowing China to evade U.S. tariffs by…
In a land as vast and diverse as pre-Independence India, and long before the telecommunication revolution, the flame of patriotism was lit by the written, spoken and sung word. Poets used their pens as weapons of resistance and inspired people to put the Nation before self. It was through these literary works that the stories…
Read More “How poets and artistes kept alive the spirit of freedom” »
According to American think tank Pew Research, 54% of surveyed adults in India described Pakistan as their greatest geopolitical threat. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A large section of Indians and Pakistanis view each other as their greatest threat, reflecting the deep-entrenched distrust between the two neighbours, a new survey…
Read More “Indians and Pakistanis view each other as greatest threat, survey finds” »
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan formally launching the ‘My Police Station’ project at the Peroorkada police station in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (August 14, 2026). Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan, and State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar are also seen. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Friday (August…
Read More “Kerala launches My Police Station project to enhance citizen-friendly services” »
Single-use plastic strewn around a ‘Naga Bana’ after the Nagara Panchami celebrations in Udupi on July 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANIL KUMAR SASTRY As the coastal region is gearing up to celebrate the first festival of the Shravana Masa, Nagara Panchami, on August 17, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has urged people to shun…
Read More “Mangaluru corporation urges people to celebrate plastic-free Nagara Panchami” »
A vendor with his boat laden with vegetables at the floating vegetable market in the interior of Dal Lake at dawn in Srinagar | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar Wholesale price inflation eased marginally to 9.78% in July, as against 9.87% in June, on cooling in prices of fuel and power and food items. This is…
Read More “WPI inflation eases marginally to 9.78% in July; food, fuel and power prices cool” »
The PSLV-C57 mission lifts off from Sriharikota on September 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India spends more to put a kilogram of payload into orbit than any other major spacefaring nation, marring its public image as a cost-effective launcher, according to a new peer-reviewed analysis of more than six decades of rocket launches published…
Read More “Despite its reputation, India’s per-unit space launch cost highest: study” »
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gestures after scoring 50 runs during the third T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and India | Photo Credit: AP India spin legend Harbhajan Singh says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s audacious strokeplay is unparalleled in international cricket and any bowler looking to stop the 15-year-old will have to adopt an aggressive approach as containing him is…
Read More “Only way to survive is to attack him: Harbhajan on extraordinary Sooryavanshi” »