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“I lost my daughter on our Vietnam trip”, these are the opening words of a worried Indian mother whose daughter went missing. A video shared recently on Instagram has captured the attention of parents who love to travel with their kids for all the right reasons. Pooja Mehta Bothraa (@poojamehtabothraa), a traveller and a mother…
Muthu Master alias Petchiammal For nearly four decades, people in a small village in Tamil Nadu saw ‘Muthu Master’ as a quiet, hardworking man who wore a white shirt and dhoti, smoked beedis, worked in the fields, and lived alone in a tiny house near a temple. Muthu was always called ‘Annachi’, a respectful term…
The Gayatri Mantra is one of the holiest of the Vedic hymns and for centuries millions of devotees have recited it in prayer for spiritual awakening, enlightenment and wisdom. In Vedic Astrology, it is also believed that the mantra has great remedial power as it can balance planetary energies and help in mental, emotional and…
Land Rover Classic has revealed a bespoke set of remastered Classic Defender V8 models while broadening its restoration portfolio with two additional body styles. The latest project showcases a special colour-shifting exterior finish and introduces the Defender 110 Double Cab Pick-Up and Defender 90 Hard Top as fresh commissioning options. Created for a single customer,…
An auto-rickshaw screeched to halt, only a few feet away from me. If the driver had been anyone else, I would have subjected them to a string of colorful expletives. But I knew that this one in particular was still getting her bearings. Ravita emerged from her black and yellow tuktuk and flung her arms…
The landscape along the western edge of the Peloponnese has never stayed entirely still. Coastlines shifted, wetlands expanded and receded, and places that once sat beside open water gradually became trapped within layers of mud and reeds. Ancient writers recorded many of these locations with surprising confidence, yet centuries of environmental change often left later…
MEA says passport not a travel document NEW DELHI: A clarification by the ministry of external affairs (MEA) that a passport is “primarily a travel document” and not proof of citizenship has renewed attention on a longstanding legal question – what documents establish Indian citizenship?Speaking at an event marking the 14th Passport Seva Divas, senior…
TN CM flags off 300 buses NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Thursday flagged off 300 new buses of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), marking a major step towards strengthening the state’s public transportation network.The CM inaugurated the fleet at a function held in Chennai, where senior ministers, transport department officials,…
Delhi woman found hanging; alleges harassment by in-laws (Picture credits: X) NEW DELHI: Hours before she was found hanging at her matrimonial home in outer Delhi’s Nangloi area, a 24-year-old woman allegedly recorded a video on her mobile phone accusing her in-laws of harassment and speaking about the distress she had been facing, police said…
Morocco survived a major scare from Haiti before securing a 4-2 victory on Wednesday, coming from behind twice to book a place in the FIFA World Cup round of 32.Substitutes Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine played crucial roles late in the match, scoring decisive goals as Morocco ended Haiti’s hopes of earning their first-ever point…
