Shafi Parambil | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA Shafi Parambil, Vadakara MP, has claimed that the police official who attacked him with a lathi at Perambra in Kozhikode, Kerala, on October 10 had earlier faced disciplinary action on multiple charges. Addressing the media in Kozhikode on Thursday (October 23, 2025), the Congress leader identified the official... Read More

A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – What has October 26 ever given us Filmmaker James Cameron at the 1998 Academy Awards in Los Angeles. START THE QUIZ... Read More

The Jawaharlal Nehru International stadium at Kaloor in Kochi (file) | Photo Credit: special arrangement Traders around the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor in Kochi, Kerala, have received a partial reprieve, as the originally proposed month-long shutdown – part of the security protocol for the international friendly match between the Lionel Messi-led defending World... Read More

Forest Department staff installing a camera trap at a farm in Ettimadai, Coimbatore district, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Forest Department has placed camera traps in a farm at Ettimadai in Coimbatore district after a leopard preyed on a pet dog in the early hours of Wednesday (October 22, 2025). Officials from... Read More

Ram Charan and Upasana Konidela | Photo Credit: @upasanakaminenikonidela/Instagram Telugu actor Ram Charan and wife Upasana Konidela on Thursday announced that they are expecting their second child. The couple posted a video from Upasana’s baby shower ceremony on Instagram with Chiranjeevi and his wife, Surekha. The ceremony coincided with Diwali celebrations. Upasana wore a traditional... Read More

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested a Bangladeshi national who attempted to travel abroad using an Indian passport obtained through forged documents. The police said that on October 19, during routine verification of travel documents of passengers bound for Abu Dhabi at the Chennai International... Read More

Highlighting concerns for Sikh Americans serving in the military, a prominent U.S. lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to reconsider a policy that calls for a blanket beard-shaving mandate among service members, emphasising that retaining uncut hair and a beard is a core tenet of their faith. In a recent letter addressed to Secretary of War... Read More

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP The European Union (EU) on Thursday (October 23, 2025) heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. It is a broadened effort to choke off the revenue that funds Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine... Read More

Manjari Chaturvedi doesn’t slot life in boxes and binaries. The Sufi Kathak exponent who will soon release a book on qawwalis prefers to dance gracefully in the greys. She lives in a world where Bhakti and Raskhan exist in harmony. Where Hindus and Muslims throng the same shrine to play Holi. Where hit songs like ‘Dama Dam... Read More

The Communist Party’s Central Committee elevated Zhang Shengmin to vice chair of the Central Military Commission. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s ruling Communist Party said on Thursday (October 23, 2025) it would focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the face of “profound and complex” changes and rising “uncertainty.” The announcement... Read More