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About 2,800 years ago, a blind poet named Homer wrote stories about gods, heroes, and huge seas. We still don’t know if he was one person or a group of storytellers, and scholars still argue about it, but we do know that Homer is known as the “granddaddy” of poetry and the first real precursor…
Conservative commentator and Indian-origin MAGA ally Dinesh D’Souza stirred a row after calling a recently shared AI video of former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama portrayed as monkeys “amusing and harmless”. Social media accused him of hypocrisy, pointing out that he had previously condemned racist remarks directed at Indian Americans within the US…
NAHARIYA (ISRAEL): Israel’s goverment is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza.The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington says the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details. Saturday’s statement also…
Anna University will begin the online application process for the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) 2026 and the Common Engineering Entrance Test and Admissions for Postgraduate (CEETA-PG) 2026 from March 16, 2026.Eligible candidates will be able to submit their applications through the official website tancet.annauniv.edu.According to the schedule, the last date to submit the…
Ganga Dussehra, one of the most prominent Hindu festivals. The day when Goddess Ganga descended from heaven to earth and people celebrate this day as the birth anniversary of Goddess Ganga. Hindu devotees celebrate Ganga Dussehra with immense devotion. The day is celebrated on Dashami tithi of shukla paksha in the month of Jyeshtha. This…
Barack and Michelle Obama on Sunday issued a statement condemning the killing of a second US citizen in Minneapolis by federal agents, saying it exemplified President Donald Trump’s “assault” on American values. “The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that…
PM Modi and US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday once again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recently finalised interim trade agreement, earlier this month, between India and the United States, which took nearly a year to reach mutual consensus. The largest opposition party’s attack on PM Modi…
Edappadi Palaniswamy and Amit Shah (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Once upon a time, the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK pulled the plug on a vulnerable Atal Bihari Vajpayee government at the Centre. The withdrawal of support in 1999 triggered the NDA’s collapse after a no-confidence motion, forcing midterm Lok Sabha elections. For the BJP, it was not…
Photo: tenithadithyaa.com While most teenagers are busy with video games or engrossed in books preparing for board examinations, a young innovator from Tamil Nadu seems to have solved a problem the whole planet is struggling with: plastic waste.Tenith Adithyaa spent his childhood not on a PlayStation but in a home lab, brimming with ideas, and…
Amit Kumar Amit Kumar was trained as a Mechanical Engineer with specialization in thermal engineering from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) where he was awarded the University Gold Medal. Post his graduation, he decided to pursue a career in renewable energy, a novelty in the early eighties. He had retired…
