India players during a practice session at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: From a star-studded Brazil night that left thousands of seats empty to tickets costing just Rs 199, the India football friendly in Kolkata has seen a dramatic change in pricing within days.The All India Football Federation (AIFF)…
The plague is an infectious disease caused by bacteria |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: AP A woman in the remote Siberian region of Irkutsk has died of plague, a regional official said Friday, as a Russian media outlet reported dozens were under quarantine. Local media named her as 28-year-old laboratory technician…
From Left: R Dinesh, Director, TVS Automobile Solutions and Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises Chennai: TVS Automobile Solutions (TVS ASL), which owns the myTVS automotive aftermarket business, has raised Rs 425 crore in a Series D funding round led by CE-Invests, the strategic investment platform of UAE-based Crescent Enterprises.The fund raise will help myTVS…
The calf that lost its mother in Ennai Mangalam forest area under Anthiyur forest division was rescued by forest officials in June. COIMBATORE: An elephant calf that was separated from its mother in Anthiyur forest division is being monitored by veterinarians at Wildlife Transit and Treatment Centre at Pethikuttai near Sirumugai in Coimbatore district.The calf…
Aryan Juyal (left) will lead Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy and Karan Sharma in Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. (Agencies) NEW DELHI: In a first, the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) is set to adopt a split captaincy and coaching model for the upcoming domestic season, with a separate set of…
Quote of the day by John Travolta: ‘I think you learn by your failures, and you learn by your mistakes, but you don’t take them to heart…you rise above it all,’ the ‘Grease’ star’s words of wisdom on how to move past your failures in life Hollywood icon John Travolta has had his fair share…
Gold medallist India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s archers returned home from the Asian Games with more than a record medal haul to celebrate. They came back with history rewritten, Olympic qualification secured and the belief that the gap with…
Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiyun Kobir. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The “principal challenge” in planning a visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India are the activities of deposed premier Sheikh Hasina and her team who are based in India, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Humaiyun Kobir on…
Chennai: Commuters leaving for Vellore, Krishnagiri and Bengaluru and those returning from these places can soon zip past the Sriperambudur and Walajah tolls on the NH-48.After introducing a camera-based toll system without booths in Paranur, the NHAI has installed automated toll structures at the Nemili toll in Sriperambudur and the Chennasamudra toll near Walajah. The…
COIMBATORE: A student died after suffering an electric shock while attending an annual function at a private engineering college hostel near Thudiyalur here on Saturday night.Police said A Amilthan, a final-year BE (EEE) student at a private engineering college in Vattamalaipalayam, was staying in the college hostel. Around 9pm on Saturday, he was attending the…