Counting the roadside idols on Pillayar Chathurthi (PC) day … night, rather, has always been a favourite pastime of mine, writes TR Jawahar in his PointBlank column
US Open: Zverev storms into quarter-finals
German player Alexander Zverev has stormed into the quarter-finals of the US Open after surviving against Jannik Sinner on a humid night in New York.
Trump’s campaign raises over 7 mn
The Trump 2024 presidential campaign has raised USD 7.1 million since former President Donald Trump’s mugshot was taken at the Fulton County jail in Georgia after surrendering himself in the Georgia election subversion case.
Moscow suspends flights after drone strike
A new drone attack on Moscow early Saturday forced a temporary shutdown of all three major airports serving the city, Russian state media reported. Officials blamed Ukraine
Chandrayaan-3: What it means to the nation
Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Spotify now has 220 mn paid subscribers
Music streaming giant Spotify on Tuesday announced that the platform now has 220 million Premium subscribers and 551 million monthly active users, as of June 30.
‘Over 60% of world now on social media’
More than 60 per cent of the world’s population, or nearly five billion people, are active on social media, a new study has shown. According to digital advisory firm Kepios, this figure represents an increase of 3.7 per cent
ODI: India suffers huge loss against Bangladesh
India produced a below-par batting effort to lose by 40 runs against Bangladesh in the opening ODI, their first-ever against the minnows in the 50-over format, here on Sunday.
TN farmers worried over incomplete desilting work
The release of the Cauvery water from the Mettur dam on June 12 have left farmers in the delta districts worried as disilting work in many areas are incomplete. If the channels are not desilted, the water from Cauvery — the lifeline for the Kuruvai paddy farmers — will go to waste thus leading to inadequate watering resulting in crop losses.
The court will do its work, says WFI chief
Former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday said that the case of alleged sexual harassment against him is now in the court that will do its work.