NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay’s rally was abruptly cancelled in Tiruppur district after at least 15 supporters collapsed due to severe heat and overcrowding.According to news agency PTI, a scheduled 6-kilometre roadshow was cancelled on Tuesday on police advice after 13 women and two men fainted.The crowd began assembling at the venue from…
The United States has enforced a sweeping naval blockade on Iranian ports, with US Central Command confirming that no ships were able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the first 24 hours of operations.More than 10,000 Sailors, Marines and Airmen, backed by over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft, are involved in…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets rose on Wednesday, following strong gains on Wall Street. Lower oil prices and renewed hopes for talks between the United States and Iran increased investor confidence.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.5% to a six-week high, while Japan’s Nikkei gained 1.2%, inching closer to its…
Protests over minimum wage implementation intensified across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh FARIDABAD: Protests over minimum wage implementation intensified across parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, with factory workers blocking roads, clashing with police, and triggering a wider law-and-order response across industrial hubs.In Faridabad’s Sarai Khawaja area, employees of an automotive components unit staged demonstrations for…
Vishu, the traditional New Year (April 15, 2026) celebrated in Kerala, marks a time of renewal, hope, and prosperity. Rooted in the symbolism of the Vishukkani, the first sight of auspicious items at dawn, the festival reflects the belief that what you see first shapes the year ahead. It is a celebration of light, abundance,…
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that war with Iran “very close to an end” as the fresh round of peace talks between the two sides are expected to begin soon.While talking to Fox News, Trump said, “I think it’s close to over, yeah. I view it as very close to being over.”Trump, however,…
KOLKATA: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Gorkha issue will be solved in a constitutional manner without dividing Bengal, if voted to office.Signalling a shift from the earlier position of Bengal BJP netas, who had been supporting Gorkhaland, Shah said at a rally in South Dinajpur’s Gangarampur: “I want to tell my…
(L-R) Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI and Dario Amodei, CEO, Anthropic The OpenAI and Anthropic Cold War has come to Illinois, one of America’s biggest states. Sam Altman’s OpenAI and Dario Amodei’s Anthropic are clashing over a proposed Illinois law that would allow AI labs largely off the hook for mass deaths and financial disasters. The…
The blast occurred around 2.30 pm at unit number 1 in the plant located in Singhitarai village near Dabhra police station. RAIPUR: A powerful boiler explosion at the Vedanta Limited thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district on Tuesday afternoon left at least 13 workers dead and 21 others severely injured, many with critical burn…