Authorities in Iowa have removed 88 children from a Bible study summer camp as part of a wide-ranging human trafficking investigation, reports the New York Post.The operation took place over the weekend at the Shekinah Glory Camp, run by the Kingdom Ministry of Rehabilitation and Recreation in Columbus Junction.Deputies from the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office, […]
File photo of Smriti Mandhana. Indian cricket star Smriti Mandhana has returned to the top position in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings, displacing South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt who held the position for over six months. Mandhana, who last held the number one spot in November 2019, now leads with 727 rating points, while Wolvaardt […]
Ali Shadmani (Image credit X/@khamenei_ir) Ali Shadmani, the wartime chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces and a trusted aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an airstrike in Tehran, according to a statement released by the Israel defense forces on Tuesday.“For the second time in 5 days— the IDF has eliminated […]
Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan wears many hats — epigraphist, historian, researcher, and passionate advocate of heritage and literature. In a scholarly lec-dem on Kanchipuram, he seamlessly wove together music, literature, religion, tradition, architecture and dynasties. His delivery, marked by classic, free-flowing Tamil, held the audience in rapt attention. Vocal support was provided by Bhavya Hari, whose thoughtful […]
A still from ‘Echo Valley’ | Photo Credit: Apple TV A horse farm in Pennsylvania serves as the setting for this rural noir. Written by Brad Ingelsby, the brains behind the stunning Mare of Easttown, Echo Valley is a by-the-numbers thriller made watchable by the luminescent Julianne Moore. Grieving for the death of her wife […]
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a vocal election conspiracy theorist, has been found guilty of defaming a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems. The case stems from statements he made following the 2020 US presidential election.A federal jury in Colorado on Monday ordered Lindell and his online media platform, formerly called Frankspeech, to pay $2.3 million […]
Mannara Chopra | Photo Credit: The Hindu Actor Mannara Chopra’s father, Advocate Raman Rai Handa, passed away on Monday in Mumbai. Mannara posted an official statement on her Instagram Story that read, “With profound grief and sorrow we inform the sad demise of our loving father who left us for his heavenly abode on 16/06/2025. […]
Artist Balan Nambiar’s home in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Located a few lanes within Jayamahal Extension, is artist Balan Nambiar’s home studio. Sunlight sweeps in through the long windows and hits the framed glass paintings on the walls as Balan passes around freshly cut watermelon pieces to the group assembled in his living […]
SC upheld the rights of filmmakers and theatre owners to release movies without threats of arson and violence, while making it clear that the Karnataka government must protect Kamal Haasan’s right to screen ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Supreme Court made it clear on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) that […]
Karthik Subbaraj; poster of Suriya’s ‘Retro’ | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas/The Hindu and Netflix Ace filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj on Monday (June 16) revealed that he is planning on releasing a limited series version of his recent release, Retro, starring Suriya. This comes just weeks after the film, which hit theatres to mixed responses on May […]
