Pooja competes in the women’s high jump final event in the ongoing 20th Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya. (PTI Photo) India’s Pooja Singh won the bronze medal in the women’s high jump at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday, clearing 1.84m in the final. The 19-year-old’s best effort was below her personal best, but it…
In Tambaram, a commercial building springs up, another floor is added to a house and a vacant stretch along a busy road turns into a parking lot almost every month. Yet much of this does not show up in the revenue records. Five years after it was upgraded from a Chennai suburban municipality to a…
Kerala Blasters FC Vibin Mohanan, third left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal during Indian Super League (ISL) match between Kerala Blasters FC and Jamshedpur FC, In Kochi, Kerala. (PTI File Photo) KOCHI: A consortium led by UAE-based Al Fursan Group has taken complete ownership of Kerala Blasters FC, one of the most…
Chennai: The water levels in the city’s five reservoirs have plummeted by about 42% compared to the same day last year, raising concerns over the city’s drinking water security. Officials said evaporation and percolation losses would consume nearly 30% of the stored water, leaving even less for daily piped supply.As of Tuesday, the reservoirs have…
NEW DELHI: India are set to lock horns with New Zealand in a crucial away two-Test series starting November 15 and the think-tank has already commenced planning for the assignment. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the team management, including all members of the selection committee, was in a huddle before the 2nd ODI against the West…
Jinnah Rafiq Ahamed, executive chairman of Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd (KICL), and now the vice-president of the Indian Shoe Federation (ISF), too Chennai: Jinnah Rafiq Ahamed, executive chairman of Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd (KICL), has been appointed vice-president of the Indian Shoe Federation (ISF) with effect from Sept 28, 2026. The announcement was made at…
India’s women’s hockey team at Asian Games It is Day 11 of the 2026 Asian Games, with Indian athletes set to compete across several disciplines in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday, September 30.After winning eight medals on Tuesday, India will continue its campaign with medal chances in archery, boxing, cycling, judo, shooting and wrestling, among other…
The historic geology and anthropology buildings at Government Museum in Egmore are getting a restoration and conservation makeover at Rs 10 crore. The work includes waterproofing, restoring the flooring, stitching cracks and applying lime plaster to the walls. Roof restoration is a major component of the project. The Madras terrace roof of the geology building…
Neeru Dhanda and women’s 4x400m gold medallists. NEW DELHI: India’s Asian Games campaign received a significant boost on Tuesday as two gold medals on Day 10 helped the country climb back into the top 10 of the medal table. India won eight medals overall, taking its tally to 53 — six gold, 21 silver and…
CHENNAI: DMK treasurer and Lok Sabha member T R Baalu has moved the Madras high court seeking a direction to the special investigation team (SIT), constituted to probe the child rape case involving granite baron R Veeramani and other ‘related matters’, to summon and question Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay and TVK ministers…