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It was an ordinary walk home from school in Tiruvannamalai, a small temple town in Tamil Nadu. Vinisha Umashankar was 12 years old. She was walking past a street ironing vendor, the kind of vendor most people walk past every day without a second thought, when she noticed something that stopped her completely. The vendor … Read more

AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has reduced the interim maintenance payable by a husband to his wife from Rs 30,000 to Rs 25,000 per month, noting that the wife is well qualified and has her own rental and fixed deposit income.The court passed the order on August … Read more

The Perseid meteor shower is back, and this year, skywatchers in the US have a particularly good reason to look up. The annual meteor shower reaches its peak overnight on August 12 into the early hours of August 13, with the timing lining up with a new Moon. That means there’ll be little to no … Read more

1956: At 60, she started building a village from discarded bottles. Twenty-five years later, it had become one of California’s strangest landmarks. If you picture someone at 60, it’s easy to imagine them settling in, slowing down, letting life get quieter. But Tressa “Grandma” Prisbrey had a different idea. In 1956, when she was about … Read more

File photo: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran NEW DELHI: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran resigned from his post on Wednesday. He will continue in his current term, which is due to end in February.The development comes months after Tata Sons delayed a decision on his reappointment amid differences with Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata over … Read more

Mohanlal starrer ‘Athimanoharam’ gets Sabarimala shoot permission with strict religious conditions Mohanlal’s upcoming movie ‘Athimanoharam’ has reportedly received permission to shoot at Sabarimala. The film, directed by Tharun Moorthy, will have an important portion of its second schedule at the pilgrimage centre.As reported by 24 news, the Travancore Devaswom Board has permitted the team to … Read more

Advait Upadhyay, an IIT alumnus with a master’s degree in cybersecurity. BENGALURU: Search operations for 31-year-old cyber security professional Advait Upadhyay resumed on Wednesday, with nearly 100 personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Forest Department and police scouring the treacherous slopes of Shivagange Hill in Nelamangala taluk. Drone … Read more

Zohran Mamdani believes that the bill strengthens worker protections New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has thrown his support behind the Teamsters-based Delivery Protection Act, a bill that would face Amazon and other delivery giants to directly employ thousands of drivers instead of subcontracting last-mile delivery work, according to a report by New York Post. … Read more

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has cautioned Pakistan about the challenge awaiting them in England, warning that the hosts are unlikely to offer the same opportunities that allowed them to recover against the West Indies.Pakistan head into the upcoming Test series with Babar Azam back as their red-ball captain. His return to the leadership … Read more

The eclipse happening today, August 12, will pull the moon’s shadow across Iceland, Greenland and northern Spain, the first time mainland Europe has seen totality since 1999. And everyone’s telling you to watch the sky. But some of the strangest parts of an eclipse happen closer to the ground, and most people miss them because … Read more