Panaji: Geologist and feni distiller Hansel Vaz has traced the linguistic and cultural evolution of urrak across five centuries. In a presentation at the Museum of Christian Art in Old Goa on Sunday, Vaz mapped the transformation of terms such as neero, sur, and urrak from the 16th century to the present day.“All over India,…
CHENNAI: A 74-year-old man was beaten to death by a 25-year-old man for refusing to read the place names flashing on the LED board in an MTC bus they were travelling in, near Tambaram on Sunday.Police said the assailant, Amarnath, had boarded the bus on 70-G route (Guduvancheri to Vadapalani) at the Tambaram bus stand….
A single-word comment from Yuzvendra Chahal—“Algorithm”—has added a humorous twist to the buzz around Virat Kohli’s recent Instagram activity, turning it into a full-blown social media moment. The latest chatter began after Kohli briefly liked a January post by LizLaz, a German-South African influencer and avid Royal Challengers Bengaluru supporter. Opening up about the unexpected…
No casualties were reported Ghaziabad: More than 30 vehicles parked at Loni police station were gutted in a fire on Saturday night. According to the fire department, the blaze began after a transformer wire snapped and touched one of the ambulances parked inside the adjoining community health centre. The fire then spread to vehicles seized under…
Seedhe baitho! Chin up, look a little to the left… and perfect!Remember those classic studio photos you grew up with? The dark velvet curtains, a plastic flower vase or a carved chair tucked to the side, and that soft glow on every face. Maybe it’s a passport photo, a neatly dressed family portrait, or that…
Arvind Kejriwal (File photo) NEW DELHI: A day after Delhi HC judge Swarana Kanta Sharma reserved orders on his recusal plea, former CM Arvind Kejriwal filed additional grounds to back his claim, arguing that the judge’s children are empanelled as lawyers with the Centre, and receive work through solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who appears for…
Kalyan: The decomposed bodies of an elderly couple, who went missing 10 days ago from Kalyan taluka, were found in a secluded area nearly 20km away in Murbad taluka.Police said they are yet to determine the exact cause of death due to the advanced stage of decomposition, but suspect that the couple may have died…
CHENNAI: India’s carbon emissions have, for once, paused. In 2025, the country’s carbon dioxide output edged down, breaking a decades-long trend of steady increases. This is also the first time on record that emissions have fallen during normal economic conditions. Previous declines were seen only during exceptional disruptions, such as the 2020 pandemic and the…
REWARI: The body of Anshu, a youth from Kathuwas village in Rewari who was killed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, reached his home on Friday, nearly six months after his death. His elder brother, Mohit, performing the last rites.Anshu had gone to Russia to pursue an MBA but later joined the Russian Army in Aug 2024….
Chandigarh: The AICC general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP, Randeep Singh Surjewala, on Sunday accused the BJP of conspiring to make Haryana illiterate.Highlighting the 18% drop in school admissions in Haryana during the current academic year, Surjewala said the Nayab Saini govt had “locked up the future of youth” as parents and students were left…
