Five, including 3-year-old girl, killed in head-on car collision in TN’s Madurai
Madurai, Aug 3 (IANS) Five people from Chennai, including a three-year-old girl, were killed and two others seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle accident after a car lost control, crossed the median and collided head-on with another vehicle near Melur…
Deepika Singh performs an impromptu dance in Bhartari Gufa
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Television actress Deepika Singh had a spiritual experience from her visit to Bhartari Gufa, revealing that a thought suddenly came to her to dance on the track Chandrachooda by Raghu. Deepika shared a video on Instagram, where she…
Karthik Subbaraj releases first look of Krishna’s 25th film ‘Murder in Town’
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) Ace director Karthik Subbaraj on Monday released the title and the first look poster of actor Krishna’s 25th film, ‘Murder in Town’, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Taking to his X timeline, Karthik…
CM Satheesan convenes emergency meeting; Kerala on edge amid relentless rain
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (IANS) With memories of the devastating 2018 floods haunting the state once again, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Monday convened an emergency meeting of District Collectors and senior officials as relentless rain continued to…
Media outlet faces restriction in Pakistan over PoK unrest coverage; concerns grow over press freedom
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Users in Pakistan have taken to social media platforms to express outrage over what they describe as the blocking of access to one of the international media outlets in the country following its coverage of recent developments in…
Sports Minister Mandaviya lauds India’s 39-medal haul at ‘trimmed-down’ CWG 2026
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya has lauded India’s fourth-place finish with 39 medals in the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, a trimmed-down edition that featured just 10 sports, nine fewer…
Govt backs FSSAI action against Old Monk, McDowell’s, other brands over flavouring, age claims
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The government has clarified that enforcement action initiated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) against certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers relates to the use of flavouring substances that mimic the…
Erika Eleniak tells how Steven Spielberg comforted her before ‘E.T.’ kiss scene
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Actress Erika Eleniak looked back on her unforgettable experience of making her debut film “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, revealing how filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s warmth and reassurance made her on-screen kiss with co-star Henry…
South Korea, US launch joint underwater survey for Korean War aircraft wreckage
Seoul, Aug 3 (IANS) South Korea and the United States on Monday launched a joint underwater excavation project in waters off the country’s eastern coast to find wreckage of US aircraft that went down during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul’s…
5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Egypt, tremors felt in Cairo
Cairo, Aug 3 (IANS) A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh early Monday, Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said. The earthquake occurred at around 3:00 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) at a depth of…