NEW DELHI: SC Friday granted pre-arrest bail to DMK’s V Senthil Balaji in a corruption case related to Tasmac saying the state no longer suffers “from his so-called malefic influence”. The court asked Balaji to scrupulously cooperate with the probe, not tamper with evidence or attempt to influence any witness and directed him to surrender…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: Hockey India’s true colours are showing. The controversy surrounding the Indian teams’ change in jersey colour deepened on Friday, with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey questioning in a mail to the Executive Board, the manner in which the decision was taken even as executive director, Commander RK Srivastava,…
“The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.” — Nikola Tesla (AI-generated image) Two inventors can watch someone else take credit for their work in real time and respond in completely different ways. One spends what energy remains fighting for immediate recognition, determined to win the argument before it’s too…
The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu has declared the Tamil Nadu Class 12 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) supplementary result 2026. Along with the Class 12 results, the board has also announced the HSC First Year (Class 11) arrear results.Students who appeared for the supplementary examinations can now check and download their provisional marksheets…
Karthi is back in action as the makers of ‘Sardar 2’ unveiled the much-awaited teaser of the upcoming spy thriller, offering a glimpse into a bigger and more ambitious sequel. Packed with explosive action sequences, international locations and high-stakes espionage, the teaser has already generated massive buzz among fans. Directed by P.S. Mithran, the film…
A patient seed grows quietly. Your better results also need steady care this month. As August begins, the opening days appear favourable for social activities, although your enthusiasm and confidence may feel lower than usual. Relationships with siblings, friends and relatives may remain average. You may also have to deal with concerns related to the…
NEW DELHI: Frowning upon “interference” by the joint secretary of the then chief minister of Rajasthan in May 2018 in a matter of granting sanction to prosecute a govt official, Supreme Court has directed the state to pay 1 lakh to the official for harassing him.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod…
More than a decade ago, Inunganbi Takhellambam would spend nearly three days travelling to age-group national competitions without a reserved train berth, often sitting on the floor beside the washrooms.Along with fellow judokas from Manipur, she would first travel to Dimapur before boarding a train to Kolkata. From there, another train would take them to…
Representative Image of Europa’s hidden ocean beneath its icy surface (AI-generated image) Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons, may hold more liquid water than all of Earth’s oceans combined, sealed beneath a thick shell of ice. For years, one of the most promising ideas for studying that hidden ocean was that water rising through cracks…
As artificial intelligence companies seek vast quantities of human-written content, concerns are mounting over reports that some rare books are being dismantled and digitised for AI training. Books are like homes. They are cauldrons of experiences, carrying within them countless lives, emotions, and memories. They have survived wars, fires, floods, censorship, and the slow decay…
