COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) for an underground drainage (UGD) system covering Kalapatti and parts of Vilankurichi and Saravanampatti, which were added to the corporation limits in 2011.The tentative cost of the project has been estimated at Rs 824 crore. The proposal has been officially submitted to…
Sussex all-rounder Danny Lamb has retired from professional cricket at the age of 30 after an injury to his neck and spinal cord forced him to end his career.Lamb suffered a disc herniation in his neck earlier this season, which led to a spinal cord injury. He underwent surgery last month but continued to deal…
Salman Khan is all set for the release of his upcoming international venture ‘7 Dogs’, which brings together Egyptian actors Karim Abdel-Aziz and Ahmed Ezz alongside Monica Bellucci, Giancarlo Esposito and Sanjay Dutt. The actor feels the film is designed for a true big-screen experience, and speaks about its grand scale, intense action sequences, and…
Arshad Nadeem (AFP Photo) Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem will not compete at the Lausanne Diamond League this month as he shifts his focus towards his next major international competitions, including the Asian Games in Japan.His coach, Salman Butt, said Nadeem is currently training in Lahore and is waiting for his visa before travelling…
Zhu Rongji, the former Premier of China who played a key role in driving China’s economic reforms and transforming the country into a global economic power, died on Wednesday (August 12, 2026), aged 97. Zhu passed away in Beijing from illness, the State-run Xinhua news agency said, adding that an obituary issued by the ruling…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has granted a blanket four-month extension for registration and completion of real estate projects affected by the prevailing West Asia conflict.In a circular dated Aug 10, TNRERA said projects whose completion date, revised completion date or extended completion date falls on or after Feb 28, 2026,…
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NAMAKKAL: Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) have arrested a special sub-inspector (SSI) attached to Nallur police station in Namakkal district on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 to settle a land encroachment case.SSI V Gangadharan demanded Rs 30,000 from K Saumiyaraj, 47, a farmer in Nadandhai Salappalayam, to close…
It was 1968 when Bollywood icons Shammi Kapoor and Mumtaz lit up the screen with the dance number ‘Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche’, a track that still enthrals audiences today. The pair, once among Bollywood’s most sought-after on-screen couples, were also rumoured to have been in a relationship off-screen, a spark that reportedly…
India’s Asmita Dey (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha has fulfilled a promise made to Commonwealth Games gold medallist Asmita Dey, with the state government allotting her a piece of land in Agartala to build a house.The 23-year-old judoka was honoured in Tripura on Wednesday after becoming the first Indian judoka to…