Veteran Tamil filmmaker, actor and screenwriter K Bhagyaraj was cremated with full state honours at the Besant Nagar Electric Crematorium in Chennai on Sunday, a day after he passed away following a cardiac arrest. He was 73.On Sunday, Bhagyaraj’s mortal remains were taken in a funeral procession through the streets of Chennai to the crematorium….
In Tamil Nadu, the small town of Uthukuli, situated in the Tiruppur District, is acclaimed nationwide for its traditional butter, known as Uthukuli Vennai (Uthukuli Butter). Uthukuli acts as the administrative center for the Uthukuli Taluk and it has traditionally been involved in the activities of dairy farming and production of butter, thus making the…
Three firefighters were killed and two others injured while battling wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border, the US Wildland Fire Service said on Sunday, as extreme fire conditions continued to fuel rapidly spreading blazes across the western United States.The firefighters were part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday, the agency…
Journey from secret to saturated follows a pattern recognisable across almost every offbeat destination in India There was a time when planning a holiday was itself the holiday. Families would spend evenings hunched over railway timetables and dog-eared travel magazines, tracing routes with their fingers, arguing over which train to take and whether the overnight…
Andy Burnham will need to apply a “Moscow test” to his policies and govern “almost like a wartime prime minister” if he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer, former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned.The intervention comes at a critical moment for Britain’s defence policy, with the government preparing to unveil its…
As the Iran war disrupted crude supply routes and raised concerns over shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, IOC, BPCL and HPCL quickly reconfigured refinery operations. They increased LPG production by diverting refinery streams away from petrochemicals, diversified crude sourcing, optimised refinery runs based on available feedstock. Every major crisis India has faced in recent…
Lionel Messi added another FIFA World Cup record to his career after becoming the player with the most goals scored from outside the penalty area in the tournament’s history during Argentina’s 3-1 win over Jordan in their final Group J match in Arlington.The Argentina captain scored with a free-kick in the 80th minute at AT&T…
The Centre on Sunday said the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) has emerged as India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education, bringing curriculum-linked digital resources to students and teachers across the country.Launched in 2017, the platform is led by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in collaboration with the…
Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya Bachchan made a rare appearance together as they were spotted at the airport in the wee hours of Sunday, jetting out of the city. While the family is headed to an undisclosed destination, it appears they are off on their annual vacation. Around the same time last year,…
America, one of the most economically strong nations of the planet, is also well-known for its biodiversity. Particularly, it’s the national parks which are a total of 63 in number. Exploring all the national parks in itself is a journey that many visiting or living in the country take on.While many adults have set a…
