Geeta Chandran’s disciple Tara Padmanabhan did her Arangetram at the Delhi Tamil Sangam in R K Puram With hand-painted scrolls featuring dancing figurines forming the backdrop, and the mridangam and violin accompanying the measured taps of cymbals, Bharatanatyam exponent Geeta Chandran’s disciple Tara Padmanabhan began her Arangetram with a Pushpanjali at the Delhi Tamil Sangam…
CHENNAI: Asserting that the integration of captive animals into religious ceremonies cannot exist in a legal vacuum, the Madras high court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu govt to come up with a draft standard operating procedure (SOP) governing the participation of elephants in religious functions and temple festivals.“Elephants hold a significant place in the…
On Oct 11, the Global Grace Cancer Run will take place at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad (Image of last year’s run) HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to attend the ninth edition of the Global Grace Cancer Run in Hyderabad on October 11, with the annual event set to draw around 35,000…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (file picture) Rejinagar/Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday promised to turn Rejinagar into a “model assembly constituency”, pledging a 200-bed hospital, a college, a bridge, new industries and five milk collection centres over the next one-and-a-half years. He also said he would open a public service centre in the name…
A female nilgai died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on New Chandigarh road on Tuesday night, but its carcass vanished the next day, with the wildlife dept having little clue about its whereabouts Mohali: A suspected hit-and-run left a full-grown female nilgai dead on Mullanpur road in the early hours of Wednesday. But…
A pregnant woman named Rani Vanvasi was denied admission to a district hospital and delivered on the roadside (Photo credit: X) BHADOHI: Four doctors and a nurse have been found guilty of serious negligence after a pregnant woman was allegedly denied admission to a district hospital and delivered on the roadside, officials said on Thursday.The…
UAE orders probe into flydubai incident; India enters men’s hockey finals at the Asian Games. The UAE has an investigation into the flydubai mid-air incident where an Omani co-pilot allegedly tried to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. The US has unveiled a new command focused on autonomous and robotic warfare, while announcing plans to cut…
California Governor Gavin Newsom (Photo AP) California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken another swipe at President Donald Trump, this time over the administration’s push to replace the term “artificial intelligence” with “superintelligence”.Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order directing California state agencies and departments under his authority to continue referring to the technology as “artificial…
Picture Credit: Instagram Shruti Haasan recently opened up about how she entered the world of acting almost by accident. Speaking at the India Today South Conclave 2026 in Kochi on Wednesday, the actor revealed that she had initially wanted to work behind the camera and pursue writing rather than acting. Shruti Haasan reveals how she…
Liam DesrePhoto credit: youthscience.ca In the grand quest to understand why the universe is expanding faster and faster, most scientists point to an invisible force called dark energy. A 14-year-old student from Kingston, Ontario, has taken a different path. Liam Desre, a Grade 10 teenager, proposed a thermodynamic extension to the standard model of cosmology…
