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Clayface teaser: Body horror takes centre stage in DCs darkest origin story yet

First introduced in DC Comics in 1940, Clayface has appeared in multiple animated and live-action adaptations, but this marks his first major standalone theatrical outing

23 Apr 2026 11:25 am
West Bengal election 2026: Humayun Kabir accuses Mamata of 'purchasing' candidates, faces 'go back' slogans in Naoda

Humayun Kabir was met with protests from TMC supporters who raised go back slogans when the leader visited a polling booth in Shibnagar village in Murshidabad's Naoda Assembly constituency.

23 Apr 2026 11:25 am
IMD forecasts heatwave for Delhi, minimum temperature 2.7C above normal

The air quality in the capital was recorded in the moderate category at 9 a.m. on Thursday (April 23, 2026), with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 191, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed

23 Apr 2026 11:20 am
All in a days work: Tambaram Corporation rolls back hike of water charge after protest by residents

Chromepet resident Sethu Madhavan writes that on April 15, the Tambaram Corporation had increased water charge from 50.50 per month to a whopping 150.50; residents were on the warpath, and with a couple of major residents associations putting their entire weight behind the campaign, by sundown, the hike was scaled back and the revised water charge stood at 101 per month

23 Apr 2026 11:11 am
Google bets the house on the Agentic Enterprise at Next 2026

Running millions of simultaneous AI agents, the company argues, is only viable if the cost of inference keeps falling and Tuesdays announcement is Googles bid to lead that race

23 Apr 2026 11:07 am
Maharashtra bypolls: 8% turnout in Baramati, 6% in Rahuri till 9 a.m.

The Rahuri seat became vacant after BJP MLA Shivaji Kardiles death in October last year. His son Akshay Kardile is in the fray in Rahuri, pitted against NCP (SP) candidate Govind Mokate and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadis Santosh Chalke.

23 Apr 2026 10:56 am
8-year-old boy dies after snakebite in Keralas Thiruvananthapuram; cobra captured

The incident at Chirayinkeezhu has evoked the grim memory of another child, Aljo Siljo, who died after being bitten by a snake while sleeping in Thrissur recently

23 Apr 2026 10:55 am
Filmmaker Payal Kapadia named jury president for Cannes Critics Week

Kapadia will present La Semaine de la Critique Ami Paris Grand Prize for best feature film, the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for best actor or actress, and the Sony Discovery Prize for best short film.

23 Apr 2026 10:52 am
Trust trumps everything else: Anthropics India chief Irina Ghose

At the AWS Summit in Bengaluru, Irina Ghose, Managing Director of India at Anthropic, highlighted the importance of customers trust and reliable products that serve all users

23 Apr 2026 10:46 am
SpaceX targets in-house GPUs as it warns investors of chip supply, costs

SpaceX lists manufacturing our own GPUs among the substantial capital expenditures it is undertaking, according to excerpts of its S-1 registration

23 Apr 2026 10:45 am
Space Wrap: Six ISRO launches remain unfulfilled as March deadline passes

This article is part of Space Wrap, a round-up of space news and developments in and related to India every month

23 Apr 2026 10:38 am
Stock markets slump in early trade as crude oil prices jump over $100 per barrel mark

Foreign fund outflows and weak trends in Asian equities also dragged the markets lower.

23 Apr 2026 10:36 am
Microsoft bets big on AI in Australia with $18 billion investment

Australia has an enormous opportunity to translate AI into real economic growth and societal benefit, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, currently visiting Sydney as part of the companys global AI tour

23 Apr 2026 10:32 am
Delhi High Court refuses to entertain plea over LPG shortage

Terming it a fallout of the war in West Asia, a Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said it will not pass futile directions when the Centre has already issued various orders on the supply of LPG, including an order under the Essential Commodities Act.

23 Apr 2026 10:30 am
Delhi High Court directs government to implement Supreme Courts open prison mandate

A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit detailing the steps taken to ensure compliance of the Supreme Courts order

23 Apr 2026 10:29 am
FTII student film 'Shadows of the Moonless Nights' selected for La Cinef section of Cannes

The 24-minute film, directed by Mehar Malhotra, is part of a line-up of 14 live-action and five animated shorts for the segment, which is dedicated to showcasing film school fiction or animated films

23 Apr 2026 10:21 am
Womens Spanish League: Barcelona clinch seventh straight title with 4-1 win over Espanyol

The win gave Barcelona an insurmountable 16-point lead over second-place Real Madrid. It is the 11th league title for the Catalan club

23 Apr 2026 10:13 am
Promotion of Group D employees: Haryana government to convene special one-day session to introduce Bill

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Haryana Cabinet held on April 22, in Gurugram under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini

23 Apr 2026 10:13 am
Four held for providing logistic support to terrorists in J&K

They identified the OGWs as Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, and Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, all residents of Hazratbal.

23 Apr 2026 10:06 am
Rupee slides 34 paise to 94.12 against U.S. dollar

The currency also remained under pressure due to massive selling of domestic equities and the withdrawal of foreign investors amid rising worldwide demand for the American currency

23 Apr 2026 10:03 am
TN Elections 2026 | Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Ajith Kumar and others cast their votes

Other stars from Tamil Nadus film fraternity, like Vikram, Sivakarthikeyan and Sasikumar, were also seen voting at their respective polling booths in the state

23 Apr 2026 10:00 am
TN Polls 2026: TVK Chief Vijay casts his vote

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief Vijay cast his vote at Vaels International School in Chennai on April 23, 2026.

23 Apr 2026 9:40 am
Pakistan should clamp down on terror groups like LeT, JeM: U.S. lawmaker

The U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman remembered the victims of the Pahalgam attack on the first anniversary of the incident

23 Apr 2026 9:36 am
All you need to know about: haemophilia

The main concern with haemophilia issevere, prolonged internal or external bleeding resulting from a lack of clotting factors, which can lead to chronic joint damage, brain hemorrhages, and life-threatening crises

23 Apr 2026 9:20 am
IPL 2026 | Sitting in the wings doesnt mean that I am not part of the plan: RCBs Venkatesh Iyer

The all-rounder, who has only featured once in this campaign, says it is not a smart move to tinker with the winning combination

23 Apr 2026 9:05 am
Mounting costs of Iran war strain U.S. finances

In March 2026, U.S. inflation climbed to 3.3% year-on-year, the highest level in nearly two years, compared with 2.4% in February

23 Apr 2026 9:05 am
Chennai-based Irishman conquers sun and sand at the Marathon des Sables

Con Anthony Conlon on training, tackling and completing the toughest footrace on Earth

23 Apr 2026 8:54 am
Multi-vehicle collision in U.P.s Mirzapur leaves 11 dead, probe underway

According to preliminary findings, a truck travelling downhill is suspected to have suffered a brake failure and rammed into another truck ahead of it

23 Apr 2026 6:41 am
Transporting bodies by rail will spare family of financial strain: social service organisation

The body must be embalmed in a sealed coffin box, and a medical certificate stating that the deceased had not died of infectious disease must be produced to the Railways

23 Apr 2026 6:27 am
Tamil Nadu elections 2026 LIVE: Voting begins at 7 a.m. across 234 constituencies in the State

Delegates of the International Election Visitors Programme 2026 will visit Tamil Nadu to witness the polling process in the State

23 Apr 2026 6:09 am
Jio Financial, Allianz Group form JV for general, health insurance

JFSL and Allianz are also working towards a separate binding agreement for life insurance business in India

23 Apr 2026 6:09 am
West Bengal Elections 2026 LIVE: First phase of polls to see voting across 152 Assembly constituencies today

The opening phase includes all 54 seats in north Bengals eight districts and several in Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum and Hooghly

23 Apr 2026 6:08 am
Islamic militants kill 11 people, burn homes in late-night attack in Nigeria

It was the latest violence in Africa's most populous country, which has long been battling a complex security crisis.

23 Apr 2026 4:08 am
Premier League: Man City go top, relegate Burnley with narrow win

After reeling Arsenal in, City now leads the table on goals scored , with both sides on 70 points from 33 games and with an identical goal difference of plus 37

23 Apr 2026 3:56 am
The Pitt Season 2 review: Sanctimonious heroics nearly derail a clinically sharp second shift

Though still the most convincing portrait of modern emergency care on TV, the blunt-force routines in crisis on the second season of The Pitt come with an overprescribed dose of bloated self-importance

23 Apr 2026 2:13 am
Delhi CM directs strict enforcement of No PUC, No fuel rule

Ms. Gupta said the government is committed to ensuring a clean, healthy environment and improving Delhis air quality through sustained and comprehensive measures

23 Apr 2026 2:13 am
Baramati, Rahuri all set to conduct byelections on April 23

The Baramati bypoll holds significance, as these will be the first elections since the death of the eight-time MLA from the constituency, Ajit Pawar

23 Apr 2026 2:10 am
Tamil Nadu election 2026: Is the ground under PMK shifting to favour TVK in Dharmapuri constituency?

The constituency is regarded as a PMK stronghold and a safe-seat for Ms. Sowmiya. However, the ground in this PMKs safe-seat appears to be shifting in favour of the TVK.

23 Apr 2026 2:06 am
Tamil Nadu election 2026: Leemarose trying her luck in DMKs pocketborough Lalgudi constituency

In the 12 Assembly elections held since 1971, the DMK won the seat eight times; the constituency is blessed with rich groundwater resource making it one of the most fertile regions in Cauvery delta

23 Apr 2026 1:57 am
West Bengal Assembly Elections: 152 assembly seats go to polls on April 23 in first phase

Massive central forces deployment, AIsurveillanceand political sparring mark eve of high-stakes first phase

23 Apr 2026 1:37 am
Persian deadlock: on the U.S. and the war on Iran

Donald Trump should lift the blockade for Iran to keep the Strait open

23 Apr 2026 1:29 am
Common concerns: on India-South Korea ties

India and South Korea can coordinate on weathering geopolitical storms

23 Apr 2026 1:25 am
Indias post-LWE future, from red sun to new dawn

Governance in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected regions must evolve into inclusive transformation built on state legitimacy and trust

23 Apr 2026 1:24 am
Beyond trade deals to building a new architecture

India must move from managing relationships with major powers to building partnerships with equals

23 Apr 2026 1:15 am