Rishikanta Singh Chanambam (right) with his family in Imphal and (pic right) after winning silver in Glasgow on Sunday. As Rishikanta Singh Chanambam stepped onto the platform for the men’s 60kg weightlifting competition at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday, his biggest supporters gathered around a mobile phone over 7,000km away in Uttarlai, Barmer, Rajasthan.Although…

Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday said that TVK govt commenced its fight against corruption on a strong footing but has slowed down.Releasing PMK’s 24th shadow budget in Chennai, Anbumani said TVK should speed up its action against corruption. “People chose TVK govt as an alternative to DMK. It was was initially swift in…

India’s Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Abhishek Sharma‘s struggles in T20Is have come under renewed focus following another disappointing series against Zimbabwe, with former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth calling on the selectors to make a difficult decision if the opener’s poor run continues.The left-handed batter endured a forgettable three-match series, failing to register…

Chennai: A 48-year-old DMK functionary was found dead with multiple injuries on the roadside near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district. Police are probing if he was murdered or killed in a road accident.The deceased was identified as Rajini, a power loom weaver and former DMK branch secretary of Pothadoorpet near Pallipattu. His father, Subramani, is the…