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Trichy: Despite tabling a deficit budget of 106.7 crore for 2026–27, the Trichy Corporation has reserved 362 crore for a ‘climate budget’ — a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at building a climate-resilient city and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Floating wetland islands, ambient air quality monitoring systems, and trash barriers to prevent pollution in water…
Did Arsenal get the easiest route? Fans react as UEFA Champions League last-16 draw sets up Premier League giants (via getty) The top football clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham and Newcastle now know their path in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage. The last-16 draw recently took place in Nyon, Switzerland, after eight…
Sivakarthikeyan, while promoting ‘Thaai Kizhavi,’ revealed his aspiration to produce a film starring Ajith Kumar. He admitted his production house is currently too small for such a big-star venture but expressed it’s a dream he hopes to fulfill as his company grows. He also emphasized his commitment to producing quality films and his respect for…
OpenAI’s hiring spree sees no end as the company has poached yet another top executive from Meta. According to a report by The Information, the ChatGPT-maker has hired Ruoming Pang, former AI Infrastructure head at Meta Superintelligence Labs. Pang, who has previously worked with Apple as ‘Senior Distinguished Engineer’, left Meta last week and has…
Urmila Matondkar marks Kaun’s 27th anniversary by releasing the film’s original trailer, revisiting the 1999 Ram Gopal Varma thriller that hooked audiences with its tense premise and a stormy-night showdown with a suspected killer, while solidifying her status as Bollywood’s fearless leading lady. Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar took a trip down memory lane on the…
Image used for representational purpose only KOLKATA: Strong tremors were felt in Kolkata on Friday afternoon, raising panic among residents in the city and neighbouring areas. The earthquake, estimated at a magnitude of 4.9, struck at around 1.22 pm, with its epicentre located just 3 km inside Bangladesh near the India-Bangladesh border. (This is a…
JAISALMER: Thursday marked a historic day in India’s Airforce history on the sands of the Thar border in Jaisalmer, as the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, undertook an unprecedented flight in the indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) “Prachand.” The event was not merely a ceremonial military engagement, but a powerful demonstration of India’s growing…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was on Friday acquitted of all charges by the Rouse Avenue court. Hailing the verdict as “truth always wins,” Kejriwal became visibly emotional while speaking to reporters outside the court premises.Kejriwal’s long-time deputy Manish Sisodia was also discharged by the court.Special judge Jitendra Singh…
CHENNAI: Three-time chief minister and expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, 75, joined DMK on Friday morning. DMK is likely to give him a seat — possibly Bodinayakkanur in Theni, which he won in 2021 — to contest in the upcoming assembly election.OPS joined the DMK in the presence of chief minister M K Stalin at…
KENDRAPADA: A 53-year-old farmer died at his home in Kendrapada district on Wednesday night after reportedly waiting four days for his paddy to be weighed and sold at a nearby rice mill. The deceased has been identified as Trilochan Nayak of Junagadi village under Rajnagar block. His younger brother Durodhan Nayak, 51, said Trilochan had…
