Vijay named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the ‘Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance’ NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance” as leaders of the parties met for the…
SC asks complainant to seek early hearing of Rahul Gandhi plea NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said “all are treated equally” after the complainant’s counsel in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the matter had not been listed for hearing for a long time.The top court…
Family of Harish, Indian truck driver in Canada’s Quebec, is deported to India as their asulym claim was rejected. An Indian family that spent eight years building a life in Quebec has returned to India after Canadian authorities rejected its refugee claim and their attempt to remain in the country on humanitarian grounds.The Kumar family…
Almost eight years after the fire, a $26 million rebuilding project is nearing completion. For nearly a century, Paramount Ranch in California’s Santa Monica Mountains was linked to Hollywood filmmaking. The 2,700-acre property was bought by Paramount Pictures in 1927 and used as an outdoor filming location. Between 1927 and 1943, the studio made more…
Delhi decorated with posters and lighting ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026 NEW DELHI: Delhi has tightened security across the national capital ahead of the 18th Brics Summit, with nearly 4,800 traffic police personnel set to manage VVIP movement and more than 35 major roads identified for traffic restrictions and diversions.The summit will be held…
It was anchored overnight before specialist crews began the operation to sink it South Australia has sunk the 40-metre MV Andrew Wilson about six kilometres off the coast of Brighton, turning the retired vessel into an artificial reef. The ship now rests upright 20 metres below the surface on the sandy ocean floor.According to the…
Kerala CM counters BJP over case against journalist NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday rejected the BJP’s allegation that the UDF government was resorting to “Talibanism” by registering a case against a television journalist, dismissing the charge amid a political row over the action.Satheesan said the BJP itself had been filing…
‘South Park’ rebrands as ‘South America’. The creators of the hit animated series South Park have announced a tongue-in-cheek name change, renaming the long-running show as “South America” in an apparent dig at US President Donald Trump’s recent efforts to rename geographic landmarks.According to BBC and CNN, co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker announced the…
Far below the surface of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, where sunlight disappears and fishing grounds give way to deep water, three unusual fish specimens had been sitting in scientific collections for years. They would eventually become the basis for describing a species unknown to science. At the centre of that work was Naidely Valeria Vidaurre-Quesada,…
A 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond that faced the possibility of development is now permanently protected as a community conservation site after a $4 million charitable gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg helped fund its acquisition. Alakoko Fishpond, also known as Alekoko or Menehune Fishpond, covers 102 acres in Niumalu near Līhuʻe on Kauaʻi. It features…