The fitness industry, which has been ravaged by multiple Covid-induced lockdowns over the last two years, has suffered yet another blow after the state ordered the closure of gyms in the wake of the spike in virus cases. Gym owners say business had just started picking up again when theRead More

Samantha and Vijay Sethupathi make a good pair in director Vignesh Shivan’s Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal. Director Vignesh Shivan took to Instagram to share two adorable photos from the film. He also announced that the fourth single from the film will be out soon. Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal is a romantic dramaRead More

Kochi: Victims of sexual assault need to be fully protected from any further harassment or ridicule as it takes a lot of courage to come forward and say they have been attacked, the Kerala High Court said on Thursday and invited suggestions from all lawyers on how such persons canRead More

Four former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir will no longer be guarded by the elite Special Security Group (SSG) as their cover has been downgraded, according to sources. Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar, Mehbooba Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad will now be tailed by sleuths from the security wingRead More

New Delhi: Indian food, without a doubt, is one of the spiciest of all cuisines. Besides the staple salt and pepper, there are a plethora of spices that add the wow factor to Indian curries – these include red chillies, turmeric, coriander, cumin, asafetida, cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves toRead More

Birth rates in ten Chinese provinces, including Henan – the third most populated province in the country with nearly 100 million people – fell below one percent in the 2020 for the first time in decades, new official statistics showed, according to a news report on Tuesday. The data, releasedRead More

When Apple reached another milestone earlier this week, breaching the $3 trillion market cap, albeit briefly, it was very much a sign of things to come. The tech giant became the first-ever publicly-traded company to be worth that much. For some perspective, this was more than Netflix, Goldman Sachs, Starbucks,Read More

Amid a fresh wave of the pandemic led by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, first discovered in South Africa in November 2021, a new variant, IHU, found in France has triggered fresh apprehension. The strain has reportedly more mutations than Omicron and 12 cases caused by this variant have alreadyRead More

As COVID-19 cases in India continue to show an upward trend, India reported 58,097 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, 5 January, significantly higher than the 37,379 cases on Tuesday. Meanwhile, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul announced on Wednesday, 5 January, that the precautionary COVID-19 vaccine dose will beRead More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cavalcade today encountered an unusual incident – his car was stuck on a flyover for 15 – 20 minutes in Punjab. The convoy, as a result, decided to return. The home ministry termed the incident as a “major security lapse”. The centre has also sought aRead More