Madhu G Kamalam

Tamil Nadu's chief minister's swearing-in ceremony sparked controversy as the state song 'Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu' was placed third, after the national song and anthem. This deviation from tradition, where the state song usually begins government events, drew strong objections from CPI and the ruling TVK party, which vowed to revert to the established practice.

As one of Himalaya’s oldest pilgrimage traditions opens for another season, Nepal is asking why India and China are using a route it claims as its own

Urvil Patel’s explosive 65 off 23 balls against Lucknow Super Giants announced the arrival of CSK’s newest six-hitting sensation. The wicketkeeper-batter smashed six sixes within his first eight balls, rewrote IPL records. Backed by advice, and even a specially weighted bat from MS Dhoni, Urvil’s power-hitting philosophy is shaped by a gruelling routine of 200 practice sixes a day.

India has successfully test-fired the 5,000 km-range, nuclear-capable Agni-5 missile with an MIRV system, joining an elite group of nations including the US, Russia, and China

Google's top scientist Sergei Vassilvitskii is reportedly furious with the EU's proposal to share search data with rivals, warning it risks exposing private user information. He claims their 'red team' can break the EU's anonymization scheme in under two hours, raising serious privacy and security concerns. Regulators will decide by July 27.

A Special Investigation Team is probing the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, with three arrests made and the investigation spanning multiple states. Investigators suspect hired sharpshooters, possibly from outside West Bengal, carried out the killing with military-style precision, suggesting a well-planned, professionally coordinated operation involving inter-state criminal links.