Visuals from the funeral Image source: Iran International Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, was conspicuously absent from the funeral of his wife Zahra Hadad-Adel, who was killed in the February 28 US-Israeli strike on Ali Khamenei’s residence.The funeral was held on Wednesday at Farhang High School in Tehran and attended by her father, Gholam-Ali…
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn first met in 1967 on a film set, but romance did not follow until they reconnected in 1983 on the set of ‘Swing Shift’. Russell nearly torpedoed things immediately by blurting out a comment about Hawn’s figure. She laughed it off. Hawn later told People, “He was so good-looking, but…
Matteo Berrettini of Italy returns the ball during the second round men’s singles match against Arthur Fils of France at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026.(AP Photo) After completing a serve-and-volley sequence with a winner on his third match point, Matteo Berrettini turned to his box and nodded. He knew he…
An artist’s impression of the Tunguska airburst over central Siberia on 30 June 1908. An explosion powerful enough to destroy millions of trees should have left behind a giant crater. Instead, when scientists finally reached the remote Siberian wilderness where the blast had occurred, they found only a forest laid out like matchsticks. There was…
New Delhi: Outside Shaheen Bagh’s Chand Masjid, the questions are no longer about protest sites or road blockades, but about booth-level officers (BLOs), enumeration forms and whether elderly parents have the documents they may need.Volunteers say the mosque will set up neighbourhood camps, this time not to mobilise a protest, but to help residents complete…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Thursday quashed an externment order against the office-bearer of a party who organised public protests on issues such as the Citizenship Act amendments and said mere opposition to a govt decision cannot be grounds to force a person out of his surroundings.Justice Madhav Jamdar quizzed the prosecution as to why…
Bengaluru: A bomb threat email sent to the department of space and Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) headquarters triggered a major security scare Thursday at Antariksh Bhavan on New BEL Road, north Bengaluru.After officials received the email on Isro’s official email ID claiming that explosives had been planted inside the premises, the staff were evacuated…
Man snatches chain to buy gift for girlfriend; arrested Chennai: A thief who snatched a gold chain from a teenage girl was arrested by the city police. Inquiries revealed that he stole the gold to buy a mobile phone for his girlfriend on her birthday.Police said the culprit, Saravanan, 24, of Pulianthope, worked at a…
Hyderabad: Passengers travelling between Hyderabad and Bengaluru will now have more flexibility in choosing where to board and alight, with Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) significantly expanding pick-up and drop points for all its AC sleeper and non-AC bus services operating between the two cities.The move is aimed at improving last-mile connectivity and reducing…
Road repairing work at road to airport Kolkata: With rain forecast ahead, Metro has started urgent road repair work outside Kolkata airport to address concerns over waterlogging on the approach road. Airport officials had cited the issue at a meeting on Wednesday after passengers complained of waterlogging as they take the right side to get…
