The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast on Wednesday, killing more than 180 people, were part of a seismic phenomenon known as a “doublet”. The twin tremors marked Venezuela’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and left the country grappling with widespread destruction.Here is why the damage was so swift and severe.When…
Cocktail 2 Day 8 box office collection LIVE (Image Credits IMDb) Homi Adajania‘s spiritual sequel to the 2012 romantic cult classic has closed out seven days of release with a domestic net of Rs. 70.50 crore, navigating a steady, predictable decline through the weekdays after its blockbuster opening weekend. Starring Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and…
India’s Operation Amistad for Venezuela (Image courtesy: https://x.com/adgpi) NEW DELHI: India on Friday launched Operation Amistad (“friend” in Spanish) to support earthquake-hit Venezuela, with two Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 aircraft carrying a field hospital unit and more than 35 tonnes of relief supplies.Announcing the operation in a post on X, external affairs minister Subrahmanyam…
July often arrives with warm evenings that make it easier to spend time outdoors after sunset. For skywatchers, those comfortable nights also coincide with a calendar packed with changing celestial sights. Some are brief encounters lasting only a few hours, while others unfold across several weeks, rewarding anyone willing to look up after dark. Planets…
Actor Kavin has officially begun work on his next Tamil film, adding another interesting project to his growing lineup. The film was launched with a traditional pooja ceremony in Chennai, where the cast and crew came together to mark the beginning of production. The announcement has generated quite a lot of buzz among the fans…
The seer criticised the functioning of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and claimed that the temple’s affairs had not been managed in accordance with religious traditions. NEW DELHI: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotirmath on Friday questioned the FIR registered in the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, alleging that…
The death of 26-year-old Pune resident Ketan Agarwal, which was initially believed to be a tragic trekking accident, has now taken a dramatic turn. Ketan had reportedly fallen while trekking at Lohagad Fort on June 18, but the investigation has since shifted to an alleged murder case. According to reports, his fiancée, Siya Goyal, and…
MEA auctions gifts received by dignitaries to public for the first time NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs has opened its Toshakhana collection to the public for the first time, auctioning around 300 gifts received by senior officials during international trips, with items ranging from Rolex watches to silver daggers and gold biscuits.The auction,…
A German court has sentenced a Saudi psychiatrist to life in prison for driving a car into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing six people, including a nine-year-old boy, and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest attacks in recent years.The attack took place on December 20, 2024, when the man, identified…
‘Karuppu,’ starring Suriya and directed by RJ Balaji, has wrapped up its run in theatres in Tamil Nadu. This action entertainer has been one of the year’s most successful films because it made a great impact right from its release day. The film’s success also marked a major comeback for Suriya, giving the actor one…