CHENNAI: Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) founder T Velmurugan announced that he will quit the DMK-led secular progressive alliance (SPA). TVK is the only party to quit the DMK alliance for the upcoming assembly election, so far.Velmurugan also announced that he will not be part of the BJP-led NDA. “We will not be part of the…
After seventeen years, Tesla’s senior finance member Sendil Palani has departed, having joined when the company was on the brink of collapse in late 2008. Palani lauded his finance team for making complex tasks appear effortless and credited cross-functional late-night sessions for invaluable real-world learning. He thanked CEO Elon Musk for championing first-principles thinking. Sendil…
A video showing a teacher repeatedly thrashing a student with a cane at a residential school run by Maharshi Sandipani Ved Vidya Pratishthan in Ujjain surfaced on Saturday and quickly went viral on social media UJJAIN: A video showing a teacher repeatedly thrashing a student with a cane at a residential school run by Maharshi…
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary with KC Tyagi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday pledged to carry forward former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh’s legacy after joining the Rashtriya Lok Dal, after parting way from the Nitish Kumar-led party, which has been at the helm of the Bihar government for the…
Virat Kohli laughs off (Screen Grab) Indian cricket superstar and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) icon Virat Kohli has put an end to speculation suggesting he requested special travel arrangements during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.Reports had earlier claimed that Kohli, who has been spending considerable time in London in recent years, had asked…
Allu Arjun’s upcoming film, tentatively titled ‘AA22xA6’ with director Atlee, is reportedly assembling a star-studded cast. Following reports of Deepika Padukone, fresh buzz suggests Anushka Sharma might join the ambitious sci-fi project, marking her potential Telugu debut. The film is also rumored to feature Mrunal Thakur, Janhvi Kapoor, and Rashmika Mandanna. Allu Arjun is working…
India’s Varun Chakravarthy and teammates (ANI Photo) India spinner Varun Chakravarthy has revealed a deeply troubling chapter from his career, speaking about the intense backlash and abuse he faced after testing positive for COVID-19 during the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.Chakravarthy was among the first players to return a positive test ahead of…
Twelve years after an HIV-positive woman died by suicide by jumping from the 15th floor of her Goregaon building, a Mumbai sessions court has acquitted a 37-year-old businessman accused of abetting her death, ruling that harassment alone cannot amount to abetment without clear intent to drive a person to take their own life. The case…
The Middle East conflict has entered its fourth week and the developments have sent shockwaves through global stock markets. For the upcoming week, investor sentiment is expected to remain sensitive to global developments, particularly the ongoing crisis and its impact on crude oil prices, in the holiday-shortened trading week ahead. Alongside geopolitical cues, movements in…
Last week’s bloodbath at the Dalal Street erroded the market capitalisation of five of the top-10 most-valued firms by over Rs 1 lakh crore. The broader equity benchmarks also ended on a muted note. The BSE Sensex slipped by 30.96 points, or 0.04%, while the NSE Nifty declined 36.6 points, or 0.15%, reflecting a largely…
