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21/07/2025

In the last four-and-a-half years, 3,536 fatal accidents were reported in Bengaluru, but only 7% of these cases resulted in conviction.

BENGALURU: In the last four-and-a-half years, 3,536 fatal accidents were reported in the city, but only 7% of these cases resulted in conviction. Due to compens

21/07/2025

Sumalatha Mohandas has been elected as the new district secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Palakkad, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the party's history in Kerala.

PALAKKAD: In a historic development, Sumalatha Mohandas (44) has been elected as the new district secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Palakkad, b

21/07/2025

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has resigned from his post, stating that the decision was made in order to focus on his health and follow medical advice.

He is India's third Vice President to resign after VV Giri in 1969 and R Venkataraman in 1987, both of whom stepped down ahead of becoming the President.

In his resignation letter, Dhankhar said his departure was necessary to "prioritise health care" amid ongoing health concerns.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jul/21/jagdeep-dhankhar-resigns-as-vice-president-cites-health-reasons

21/07/2025

Security forces have recovered a huge cache of explosives during a joint search operation being done on the borders of Toklo police station of West Singhbhum and Kuchai police station of Saraikela-Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand.

RANCHI: In a significant achievement, the security forces have recovered a huge cache of explosives during a joint search operation being done on the borders of

21/07/2025

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns, citing health reasons. Thanks PM Modi & MPs for support during a "transformative era." 🇮🇳

21/07/2025

SC slams ED over political misuse, upholds HC order quashing MUDA case against Karnataka CM’s wife B M Parvathi. "Let battles be fought before voters," says CJI.

21/07/2025

Supreme Court has observed that the Enforcement Directorate is "crossing all limits" as it expressed serious concern over the agency summoning advocates for offering legal advice or representing clients during investigations.

🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jul/21/ed-crossing-all-limits-sc-on-central-agency-summoning-lawyers-for-legal-advice-mulls-framing-guidelines

21/07/2025

Suvendu Adhikari hits back at Mamata, says no Bangladeshi Muslim or Rohingya will be in Bengal’s voter list. TMC to launch ‘language movement’ from July 27.

21/07/2025

Fifty-six years later, it still remains the most followed and most romantic space mission yet.

In April 1968, the now-legendary 2001: A Space Odyssey had shown movie audiences around the world a moon landing. Americans would go on to see their astronauts turn reel into real soon. On July 20, 1969 (July 21 in India), two of their men from the Apollo 11 mission didn't just land on the moon, they walked on it too.

Neil Armstrong's famous line while stepping out for his famous moonwalk—'That's one small step for (a) man, a giant leap for mankind'—came at 10:56:20 PM Eastern Time, July 20 (8:26 AM, July 21 for Indians).

Watching all this unfold from a studio in Washington and transmitting it to a Tamil audience was a 33-year-old, who hailed from Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli. His was a memorable journey also.

V Nallathambi had made his maiden voyage to the United States after having been selected by the Voice of America from among other All India Radio presenters for a stint with them.

The now 89-year-old Nallathambi's had been a hard-fought climb

✍🏼 R Rajesh Kumar

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21/07/2025

Fifty-six years later, it still remains the most followed and most romantic space mission yet.

In April 1968, the now-legendary 2001: A Space Odyssey had shown movie audiences around the world a moon landing. Americans would go on to see their astronauts turn reel into real soon. On July 20, 1969 (July 21 in India), two of their men from the Apollo 11 mission didn't just land on the moon, they walked on it too.

Neil Armstrong's famous line while stepping out for his famous moonwalk—'That's one small step for (a) man, a giant leap for mankind'—came at 10:56:20 PM Eastern Time, July 20 (8:26 AM, July 21 for Indians).

Watching all this unfold from a studio in Washington and transmitting it to a Tamil audience was a 33-year-old, who hailed from Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli. His was a memorable journey also.

V Nallathambi had made his maiden voyage to the United States after having been selected by the Voice of America from among other All India Radio presenters for a stint with them.

The now 89-year-old Nallathambi's had been a hard-fought climb

✍🏼 R Rajesh Kumar

🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/web-only/2025/Jul/21/156-heartbeats-at-touchdown-neil-armstrongs-historic-moonwalk-and-the-indian-who-covered-it

21/07/2025

What started as a routine photo-op turned into an action thriller for TNIE’s Tirunelveli lensman Karthik Alagu.

Call of duty deniedStep into this Fire and Rescue officer’s office, and the first thing you’ll get rid of is your phone. The senior officer in Coimbatore has tu

21/07/2025

The late VS Achuthanandan, who passed away on Monday, thought his party activities could be an obstacle for marital life. He often avoided discussions of marriage when his relatives and fellow comrades brought up the topic. However, he later realised that it would be better to have a companion around when he fell ill.

VS and Vasumathi tied the knot on July 18, 1967 at Alappuzha Narasimhapuram auditorium after 3 PM. The wedding invitation was in the name of N. Sreedharan.

The wedding did not have an auspicious time, reception, decorations, or feast. All the couple did was to garland each other. Next morning, the newly-married groom left the bride at his sister’s place before heading to the legislative assembly meeting in Thiruvananthapuram.

🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Jul/21/isnt-it-better-to-have-a-companion-when-i-fall-ill-how-vs-finally-tied-knot-sans-fanfare