Arulmigu Thirumalai Murugan Temple is situated atop a small rocky hill at Thovalai in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. Thovalai is renowned across South India for its fragrant jasmine flowers and one of Tamil Nadu’s largest flower markets. Surrounded by lush paddy fields, colourful flower gardens, and the majestic Western Ghats, the temple offers a serene…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A raid on the house of a deceased former union leader with several criminal cases against his name in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city yielded more than Rs 5 crore in cash, gold and silver as well as six weapons along with 6,350 cartridges, a police official said on Saturday. The raid was carried…
Hanoi: Fifteen people, including Indian tourists, are feared dead in a boat capsize incident near Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island on Saturday, according to a local media report. According to Vietnamese news portal VN Express International, the speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members from Hon May Rut to An Thoi Port when…
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to launch India’s campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2028-29 term and hold talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters during his visit to the US next week. Jaishankar, who concluded a four-nation tour of Qatar, Bahrain,…
Dubai: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tensions gripping the Mideast as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the region. Trump made the comments on his Truth Social after senior…
New Delhi: This FIFA World Cup will be remembered not only for the brilliance of attacking superstars such as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane, but also for the extraordinary, match-defining performances of goalkeepers, according to former India captain and legendary custodian Subrata Paul. Paul, whose professional career spanned nearly two decades…
Chennai: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has directed the party’s IT wing to play a greater and effective role by leveraging the latest technology, especially Artificial Intelligence. Also, he strongly advocated for the party members to adapt to technological development and make their presence vibrant both digitally and in the traditional field. The AIADMK general…
Auckland: Deeper cooperation between India and New Zealand, both maritime nations, will inject new strength into the Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised on Saturday during talks with his Kiwi counterpart, Christopher Luxon. Modi travelled to New Zealand from Australia in the third and final leg of his three-nation tour that largely focused on expanding…
Auckland: India and New Zealand on Saturday elevated their ties to a strategic partnership and set a five-year target to double their annual bilateral trade in goods and services to Rs 35,000 crore by 2030 following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Kiwi counterpart Christopher Luxon. The meeting yielded 18 concrete outcomes, including…
The commissioning of INS Mahendragiri at Visakhapatnam on Saturday is much more than the induction of another frontline warship into the Indian Navy. It is a powerful statement that Bharat is steadily transforming itself into a formidable maritime power, capable of safeguarding its national interests far beyond its coastline while contributing to peace and stability…
