Masik Karthigai in the month of Ashadha will be observed on July 10, 2026. This day will gain increasing importance for emotional truth, relationship clarity, attraction, and love. Karthigai is associated with divine light, purification, and the removal of darkness from the heart, and Friday has Venus’s energy. Lord Shiva and Lord Murugan are the…
Still from Macbeth: What’s Done Is Done Centred on the themes of regicide, betrayal and tyranny, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s darkest tragedies. In contrast, Rajat Kapoor’s satirical adaptation adds a layer of slapstick comedy to the sombre classic. While in the original, Shakespeare uses the opening scene to set the eerie tone of the…
People at a protest for restoration of power supply in Vasai-Virar Vasai-Virar: Although the rain eased on Wednesday, floodwaters continued to inundate several parts of Vasai-Virar, resulting in a drowning and leaving thousands of residents stranded indoors for the fifth consecutive day.Many localities were without electricity for more than 72 hours, triggering protests by angry…
EPS at review meet in Trichy Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday instructed party functionaries to stop wasting energy on those who had quit the party and instead concentrate fully on the upcoming local body elections and bye-elections.Addressing a review meeting with the party’s Trichy district units at the AIADMK headquarters, Palaniswami…
Kolkata: Twice-a-day sweeping and cleaning work will be conducted on roads, market places and densely populated areas in municipal bodies across the state from the third week of July, state urban development & municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul announced on Wednesday during the launch of the ‘Swachh Kavach’ programme.Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari unveiled the pilot…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has ordered a comprehensive medical examination of a 60-year-old man after he was unable to properly respond to the court’s query as to whether he wanted to return to his live-in partner.The partner, a woman from Koba, has filed a habeas corpus petition seeking his custody. She alleged that the man’s…
Kullu: The outrage over the death of a woman post-childbirth at the Regional Hospital here escalated on Wednesday, as thousands of people staged a protest outside the offices of the superintendent of police (SP) and the deputy commissioner (DC), Kullu, demanding a high-level probe and police action against those responsible.Braving continuous rain, protesters assembled at…
An AI-generated illustration shows an injured 50-year-old man Pune: The owner of a sparkling candle-making unit in Undri suffered burn injuries after he attempted to grind two chemicals prompting a blast at around 5pm on Monday.The Kalepadal police on Tuesday evening registered a case against the 50-year-old injured man. The police said that he attempted…
Aizawl: Mizoram’s ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) on Wednesday suspended senior leader and party consultant C Laltanpuia, a day after he publicly criticised the party and the ZPM-led state govt at a news conference held without the leadership’s approval.In an office order, ZPM general headquarters president Lalliansawta said Laltanpuia’s remarks tarnished the party’s image and…
CBI books former OEF chief, staff over fake tenders and favouring private firms Lucknow: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed four FIRs against former officials of Ordnance Equipment Factory (OEF), Hazratpur, and five private individuals, in connection with an alleged conspiracy to manipulate govt tenders and favouring private firms through forged documents, fake experience…
