TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.Singer Swagatha S Krishnan has shared a deeply disturbing account of abuse. The singer said the experience forced her to leave Chennai and rebuild her life in Rishikesh.Known for songs like Yeno Pennae and Kaadhal Kanmani, she spoke about the incident in a recent interview. Allegations of…
EC press conference NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the assembly poll dates for 4 states and one union territory, while detailing several special provisions aimed at improving voter access, monitoring the poll process and strengthening transparency.The EC announced the schedule for assembly elections in — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala…
A summer internship application at a New York start-up took a shocking turn when a Cornell University student rejected an interview opportunity with an antisemitic message, telling the company he was “Not interested in working for a Jew. Thanks.”The message was sent by 19-year-old Austin Franco after he had applied for a summer role at…
A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said in…
Kate Hudson, the ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ star, has been severely furious at being dragged into the drama after the tension reignited between the former love triangle involving Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow. As the latter actress claimed that the road-racing professional cyclist was dating a ‘famous actress’ during their split,…
Ladakh stepped out. London rallied. Indore mobilised. Dehradun marched. Hyderabad joined. Mumbai dug in. Protesters rallied across geographies Tuesday, drawing students behind activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike for education reforms.For the first time since Wangchuk began his fast in solidarity with Cockroach Janta Party’s agitation, scores of students marched through Kargil carrying banners reading “Save…
ASEAN top diplomats highlight their concerns during closed-door meeting Southeast Asian foreign ministers have expressed “serious concern” over renewed US-Iran hostilities, calling for an immediate cessation of attacks across all fronts in the Middle East and warning that the escalating conflict threatens global energy supplies, trade, and food security.“We are deeply concerned that these developments…
Zeenat Aman backs Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, urges govt to open dialogue as protest enters day 17: ‘ Those who wield power are obliged to meet’ Veteran actor Zeenat Aman has extended her support to educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, appealing to the government to initiate dialogue as his indefinite hunger strike in Delhi…
Marking Ranveer Singh’s 41st birthday, director Aditya Dhar shared unseen “Dhurandhar” BTS photos, calling him an “extraordinary actor.” He recalled powerful scenes they shot together and praised the performance as one of Indian cinema’s finest, adding, “You became my brother.” Both “Dhurandhar” films are streaming on OTT. Ranveer Singh celebrated his 41st birthday today, receiving…
India’s iconic blue jersey being replaced by saffron (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Former India hockey captain and Olympian Viren Rasquinha has criticised Hockey India’s decision to replace the team’s traditional blue jersey with a saffron one ahead of the 2026 Hockey World Cup. Expressing his disappointment on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “I must say that…