Ottapidaram Assembly Constituency is a reserved (SC) seat in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, known as the birthplace of freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. M C Shunmugaiah (also spelled Shanmugayyaa or Shunmugaiah C) from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) remains the MLA as of March 2026, with no reported by-elections or changes since 2021. He won…
FIFA World Cup 2026: What Needs to Go Right for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Meet A record-breaking sixth FIFA World Cup for both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could finally produce the one meeting football has never had: a World Cup clash between the sport’s defining rivals. Both Argentina and Portugal arrive in…
Few episodes in Sanjay Dutt‘s career have drawn as much public attention as his arrest and jail time over illegal arms possession. The actor was ultimately acquitted of the terrorism-related charges, but he was found guilty under the Arms Act and went on to serve several stints behind bars. Dutt has spoken openly about that…
Japanese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) We have all done it. Someone explains something, you do not quite follow, and you nod anyway. The moment to ask comes and goes, because asking would mean admitting you did not understand, and that feels embarrassing. So you stay quiet. The trouble is that…
Egypt boss Hossam Hassan reportedly collapsed while trying to intervene as his two wives allegedly clashed in a hotel, with reports claiming he later divorced his first wife. Egypt manager Hossam Hassan has been caught up in an extraordinary off-field incident after his two wives were reportedly involved in a physical altercation at a hotel…
Zhang also serves as an instructor and teaching assistant at AlphaStar Academy where he teaches computer science classes and helps students with their questions. Think of a situation where you are working on a challenging puzzle when someone asks you to demonstrate that you’ve solved it, but you can’t show them your work. That sounds…
Arshdeep Singh reveals story behind viral celebration (Image: X) Arshdeep Singh had a special reason to break into a dance after taking a wicket against New Zealand in the first ODI. The Indian pacer revealed that his unique on-field celebration was dedicated to his girlfriend, actor-model Samreen Kaur. The gesture, he explained, was inspired by…
A 6,500-year-old Indigenous sacred site in Arizona has been damaged by border wall construction. (Photo: Russ McSpadden / Center for Biological Diversity) New research has revealed that the Las Playas Intaglio, a sacred Indigenous geoglyph in Arizona, is at least 6,500 years old, making it the oldest scientifically dated geoglyph in the Americas. The discovery…
Actress Tori Spelling and her four children were hospitalized following a car accident near Los Angeles. A speeding vehicle collided with Spelling’s car on April 2, injuring all occupants, including three friends. Police responded to the scene, and all were taken for medical evaluation. This incident marks a recurrence, as Spelling was involved in a…
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spent nearly $19,000 in campaign funds last year on a psychiatrist who specialised in controversial ketamine therapy, according to Federal Election Commission records.The lawmaker hired Boston-based Dr Brian Boyle, the chief psychiatric officer at Stella, a chain of mental health clinics focusing on “novel” therapies popular with Hollywood and Wall Street….
