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The bond between Suriya and Karthi once again became the talking point at the ‘Sardar 2’ audio and trailer launch in Chennai. Suriya made a special appearance at the event to support his younger brother, and his presence added warmth and energy to the evening. Fans cheered loudly as the actor took the stage and…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have welcomed a fluffy white Samoyed into their family. Their new pet has certainly generated attention, giving fans a new reason to focus on one of the world’s most recognisable dog breeds. But what makes this particular dog breed so interesting? Well, the Sammy’s smile has a purpose.This breed of…
He started dry farming in California but moved to a 9.6-acre site near Veneta, Oregon, in 2007 Someone has rightly said that ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’. Over decades, weather patterns became less predictable across the Pacific Northwest, and farmers contended with hotter temperatures, drought and shrinking snowmelt that strained water supplies. It was…
Krishna Janmashtami 2026 will be celebrated on Friday, September 4. The midnight puja will continue into the early hours of September 5. Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra are important for this observance. Nishita Kaal, the midnight worship, spans both calendar dates. Dahi Handi will be observed on Saturday, September 5. Krishna Janmashtami 2026 will be…
A project that began as an ecological lesson has transformed the lives of students at an Australian high school. In the country’s capital of Canberra, students at the Richardson Primary School in south Canberra collected more than 2,000 plastic bottles and transformed them into the walls of a greenhouse that has been working efficiently for…
Long before Clyde Tombaugh was searching the skies from an observatory in Arizona, he was a farm boy trying to make sense of the night above his family’s home. The first telescope he owned was bought from Sears, but it soon failed to satisfy him. By 1925, he was building his own instruments, with help…
The government collected Rs 1,99,853 crore in gross GST revenue during August. NEW DELHI: The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue rose 14.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,99,853 crore in August 2026, according to provisional government data released on Tuesday.Net GST revenue for the month, after refunds, increased 8.3 per cent year-on-year to…
PM Modi called for dismantling the entire ecosystem that enables terrorism at SCO NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there can be no “double standards” in the fight against terrorism and called for dismantling its entire ecosystem, including financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens.Addressing the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in…
Melinda French Gates resigned from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in May 2024, three years after her divorce, taking $12.5 billion with her to direct independently. Rather than spreading that money across a broad portfolio of causes, Melinda Gates decided to single at one and narrow the target to women and girls and specifically…
Imported sugar is yet to land, so why is it getting cheaper Sugar is leaving a bitter aftertaste in consumers’ household budgets.The all-India average retail price has climbed to Rs 64.24 a kilo, nearly 30% higher than a month ago and 38.63% above last year’s level. In some markets, the sting is even sharper, with…
