In this picture on October 10, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the India-ASEAN Summit, in Laos. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to travel to Malaysia to participate in the meetings related to the ASEAN summit beginning Sunday (October 26, 2025) due to scheduling issues, people familiar with the... Read More

In this screenshot from a video posted on X , on October 23, 2025, by U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, a vessel seen in flames after a strike by the U.S. forces. Mr. Hegseth says the vessel was operated by a “Designated Terrorist Organization” and was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling. Three people were killed... Read More

Firecrackers release a variety of harmful substances into the atmosphere. | Photo Credit: Ganesh Partheeban/Unsplash The air in a particular place is likely to become more polluted when firecrackers are burst on an overcast day with high humidity. This is due to a combination of the pollutants released by the fireworks and the prevailing weather... Read More

Following his reappointment to the board of the Tata Trusts, Venu Srinivasan emailed his fellow trustees on October 21. The mail read: “My dear fellow trustees, thank you very much for the confidence reposed in me, and for the kind words that have been expressed. I sincerely, hope we will now work harmoniously.” Fellow trustee... Read More

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada’s plan to build a stronger economy, in advance of the 2025 Budget, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, October 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) said his government’s first budget will reduce economic and security reliance... Read More

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

Ever since Israel intensified its attacks on Palestine in October 2023, sparing not even hospitals, more than 66,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the latest bulletin from the Gaza’s Health Ministry. But nearly three times that number of people, some 1.6 lakh, have been left grievously wounded. In this crisis comes a worrying report... Read More

According to SCRB, of the 67,213 road accidents reported in 2023, 171 were caused by bad roads. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Residents and traffic police have raised concerns over damaged roads and potholes across Chennai, warning of potential fall hazards and accidents as the northeast monsoon has set over the State.  Potholes are among... Read More

Residents clean the balcony of their flat in their apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on October 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian forces captured two more frontline villages in southeast Ukraine and also reported the capture of an island in southern Ukraine, its... Read More

Water is sprayed on debris to help with dust control as demolition continues on the East Wing of the White House, on October. 22, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a ballroom. | Photo Credit: AP The full East Wing of the White House will be torn down to make way for President Donald Trump’s... Read More