'Modha Rathiri' makers reveal Anishma Anilkumar's character in film

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:43 PM

Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS)The makers of director Raja Karuppasamy's upcoming Tamil rural comedy entertainer, 'Modha Rathiri', featuring actors Rishikanth and Anishma Anilkumar in the lead, have now revealed the name and the look of the character that actress Anishma plays in the film.

Unidentified men kill cop in Pakistan's Karachi

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:43 PM

Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) A police personnel was killed after unidentified assailants opened fire near Jamali Bridge in Karachi city of Pakistan's Sindh province, local media reported on Tuesday.

Nitish Kumar's exit as CM cost BJP Bankipur bypoll, says JD(U) MLA Anant Singh

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:41 PM

Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) MLA, Anant Singh, on Tuesday said that the BJP's defeat in the Bankipur Assembly bye-election could have been avoided if party chief and Rajya Sabha MP, Nitish Kumar, had continued as the Chief Minister of Bihar, claiming that public dissatisfaction over the change in leadership in the state played a decisive role in the outcome.

India's retail leasing surges 10.5 pc to four‑year high

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:35 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) India’s retail sector recorded its highest half‑yearly leasing volume in four years as gross leasing across the top seven markets rose 10.5 per cent to 6.27 million square feet in H1 2026, a report said on Tuesday.

Fulham sign Gonzalo Garcia from Real Madrid on five-year deal

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:32 PM

London, Aug 4 (IANS) West London club Fulham has confirmed the signing of Real Madrid's star player Gonzalo Garcia, with the 22-year-old signing a five-year deal to stay at the Premier League club until 2031 with an option to extend by a year.

Summer of devastating cloudbursts leaves behind trail of death, destruction in J&K

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:24 PM

Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) The summer of 2026 is going to be remembered for a long time in Jammu and Kashmir because of the devastating cloudbursts that became a routine rather than an exception for the people living in the union territory. To date, 35 cloudbursts have occurred in the union territory, in which 31 people lost their lives.