Chennai: Deferring elections to five assembly constituencies in view of pending election petitions would be against public interest, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay told Madras high court on Monday.A plea to stall the byelections is not a public interest litigation, but a petition filed in the interest of an individual, said senior advocate…
Gulveer Singh, Parul Chaudhary, and Murali Sreeshankar (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed another medal-rich day at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, winning eight medals across athletics, shooting and kurash while also securing more medals in boxing. Yet the haul came with a familiar mix of celebration and disappointment, as several Indian athletes came…
R Veeramani, previously arrested in a child rape case, has been charged with another incident CHENNAI: Granite baron R Veeramani, arrested on Aug 29 in a child rape case, has been booked for another incident of child rape. The special investigation team (SIT) probing the Pocso case against Veeramani and other ‘related matters,’ registered the…
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, center, India’s Yashvir Singh, left, and Rohit Yadav pose after the javelin throw final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav stepped up in the absence of defending champion Neeraj Chopra to win silver and bronze respectively in the men’s javelin throw at the Asian Games 2026 on…
Udhayanidhi Stalin (R) has urged party members to respond to a TVK’s slogan during upcoming elections CHENNAI: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin urged party cadres to counter ruiling TVK’s slogan targeting his party by chanting “Om Kali, Jai Kali…” across election campaign platforms.Addressing a party gathering on Sunday, Udhayanidhi targeted TVK chief C Joseph Vijay over…
India’s Parul Chaudhary (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Parul Chaudhary added another medal to her Asian Games 2026 tally, clinching bronze in the women’s 5000m final with a time of 15:14.61.Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi claimed gold in 15:10.18, while Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka took silver with a timing of 15:11.65.The experienced Indian long-distance runner secured her second…
Chennai: As many as 1,65,828 candidates appeared for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s (TNPSC) preliminary exam on Sunday. Candidates said the exam was moderately difficult. The commission is conducting the exam to fill 46 vacancies in posts such as deputy collector and deputy superintendent of police. “We were disappointed as the current affairs question…
India’s Avinash Sable (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered a major disappointment in the athletics competition at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday as defending champion and Games record holder Avinash Sable finished fourth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final, despite producing his season-best performance.Sable clocked 8:21.67 but could not reproduce the performance that had…
Chennai: From the long-legged bronze-winged Jacanas to fulvous whistling ducks and pied mynas, non-native birds found predominantly in parts of south and north India have had a healthy start to the migratory season at Pallikaranai this year with record breeding.For instance, the Jacanas — which had vanished from the marshland for decades before reappearing in…
Pakistan volleyball team (Pic credit: Murad Jehan’s Instagram post) Pakistan’s volleyball team was taken to the wrong venue ahead of its crucial Pool A match against Uzbekistan at the Asian Games 2026, adding to growing complaints over logistical arrangements at the multi-sport event in Aichi-Nagoya.Pakistan captain Murad Jehan took to Instagram to express his frustration…