Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge A distance of 1,314 kilometres separates Chennai from Mumbai’s iconic old-world theatre Maratha Mandir, where Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) turned 30 on Monday (October 20, 2025). While the romantic blockbuster is on a seemingly eternal run, it is also... Read More

An expert team of the Chennai-based Highways Research Station (HRS) of the State Highways Department assessed the quality of ongoing widening work of Arcot-Tindivanam Road (SH-05), a distance of 96 km, near Arcot town in Ranipet on Wednesday. Officials of State Highways said that the surprise checks by the expert team, led by M. Saravanan,... Read More

SJB legislator Mujibar Rahman. Videograb: YouTube/Parliamnet of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on Thursday (October 23, 2025) wore black in Parliament to protest what it termed the government’s insensitive response to the killing of one of its local council chairmen. Lasantha Wickramasekera, who headed the Weligama local authority in the... Read More

An operation led to the unearthing of a clandestine setup allegedly involved in sex determination and sex-selective abortion in Mysuru on October 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto In a major crackdown on illegal sex determination and abortion practices, officials of the State Appropriate Authority under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act... Read More

Indian women team during a practice session ahead of the Women Cricket World Cup 2025 match against New Zealand in Navi Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine won the toss and elected to bowl against India in their must-win Women’s World Cup match in Navi Mumbai on Thursday (October 23,... Read More

The integrated bus terminal at Solar in Erode | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is expected to inaugurate the newly constructed integrated bus terminal at Solar during his visit to Erode district on November 27. The ₹74.90-crore facility, spread over 19.9 acres, is nearing completion, with painting, tile-laying, and electrical works... Read More

A two-year-old girl drowned in a vacant plot filled with about 2.5 feet of rainwater near her house in Mangadu on Wednesday (October 23, 2025). According to the police, the child had reportedly wandered out of the house while her parents were asleep and drowned in the waterlogged plot located around 20 feet away. The... Read More

A 75-year-old woman was rescued safely after her house collapsed in Sholinghur town in Ranipet on Wednesday due to continuous rain. Revenue officials said that the victim, S. Annam Ammal, was living alone in her house in Esayanur village. After continuous rain lashed the town over the last few days, the tiled roof of the... Read More

MDMK leader Vaiko speaking at the annual memorial lecture at VIT Vellore on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), G. Viswanathan, on Wednesday said that education progress and economic development will help to diminish caste and religious divisions in the country. In his presidential address at... Read More

A major overnight operation in Rohini, Delhi, ended with four wanted Bihar gangsters shot dead by a joint team of Delhi and Bihar Police. The slain criminals-Ranjan Pathak, Vimlesh Mahto, Manish Pathak, and Aman Thakur, were wanted for multiple serious crimes. Police say the accused opened fire first, leading to retaliatory firing. Investigations continue into... Read More