For thousands of sailors stranded on nearly 1,600 ships in the Strait of Hormuz, “Project Freedom” turned out to be more of a pit stop than passage. US President Donald Trump’s much-talked-about plan to help commercial vessels cross one of the world’s most dangerous waterways lasted just 48 hours, with only two ships making it…
China’s trade stepped up pace in April, with exports surging well beyond expectations even as the Iran war and elevated US tariffs continued to cast uncertainty over global markets. Official data released on Saturday showed Chinese exports climbed 14.1% compared with a year earlier, a substantial jump from March’s 2.5% rise and a performance that…
Five weeks ago, almost nobody outside a small corner of Instagram had heard of Kalu Putik. Now, his videos are everywhere. The teenager behind the Instagram page kalupotics has crossed millions of followers in record time, and his clips regularly rack up tens of millions of views. Fashion accounts repost him. Meme pages obsess over…
As ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2′ rakes in the big bucks at the box office, new reports are revealing details about the star casts’ huge pay packages, including bonuses they stand to receive on the film’s global success.The film’s leading ladies Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, are reportedly cashing in on the fashion…
NEW DELHI: Blind users struggle with navigating unfamiliar indoor spaces, reading signs or understanding visual cues. And, most people take this for granted. This problem is what pushed 20-year-old Nimar Sharma, a student at Chitkara University on the outskirts of Chandigarh, to build Blind Bridge, an accessibility-focused app that aims to make everyday navigation easier…
BENGALURU: The Karnataka capital reported the highest number of cases in the country under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, with 878 incidents recorded in National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) ‘Crime in India 2024’ report.Out of a total of 1,008 dowry-related cases registered across the country’s metropolitan cities, roughly 87% were from Bengaluru alone.In comparison, Lucknow,…
NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) late Friday shared a video purportedly showing AMMK MLA-elect Kamaraj writing a letter extending support to Vijay’s party, sharply rejecting claims by AMMK general secretary T. T. V. Dhinakaran that the document was forged amid the fast-moving government formation battle in Tamil Nadu.The row erupted after Dhinakaran rushed to…
Tamil superstar Dhanush’s latest release alongside Mamitha Baiju is enjoying a decent box-office run after a good initial start. As per the latest numbers on Friday, the movie earned only Rs 1.15 crore, showing an 18% decrease from the prior day. ‘Kara’ collections According to trade analyst Sacnilk, the movie made Rs 1.15 crore from…
Hours after the Left parties announced their support to TVK, Vijay called on governor R V Arlekar. CHENNAI: TVK president C Joseph Vijay moved four steps closer to the chief minister’s chair on Friday evening after CPI and CPM, with two MLAs each, extended their support to his party to form the govt. Yet, around…
Riteish Deshmukh’s historical war drama ‘Raja Shivaji’, based on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is performing strongly at the box office, nearing Rs 70 crore gross in India within its first week. The film, released in Hindi and Marathi, features a star-studded cast and has garnered significant attention since its debut. Based on the life of Maratha…
