Chennai: A drug trafficking gang forced young women to buy and peddle drugs after blackmailing them using photographs taken after getting them addicted to narcotics. The racket came to light after Kilpauk police arrested three people, including two women, and seized 50g of methamphetamine near Egmore.Police said the gang procured narcotics from Bengaluru and Hyderabad…
Lionel Messi’s latest botanical honour takes his Guinness World Records tally to six species, including animals, fossils and fungi. A sage plant discovered in the Peruvian Andes has become the sixth species named after Lionel Messi, extending a record already shared by a lizard, spider, fossil brachiopod, condor and fungus. The newly described Salvia messii…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore corporation on Tuesday launched a six-day special medical camp drive in the city following recent heavy rainfall, with 1,813 people receiving medical assistance on day one.The camps were conducted on Tuesday at 33 locations associated with the respective urban primary health centres.A three-member team, comprising a doctor, a nurse and an assistant,…
NEW DELHI: India enjoyed a spectacular medal rush at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday, winning 24 medals, including five golds, but the impressive haul was not enough to prevent the country from slipping from fourth to sixth in the standings as rivals also enjoyed a bumper day in Aichi-Nagoya.India finished Day 2 with…
Chennai: Fresh vegetables were dumped in heaps inside and outside the Koyambedu wholesale market due to poor footfall during the long Ayudha Pooja holiday. Sacks of lady’s finger, cabbage, beans, and onions were left to rot in the open as the produce lost freshness, even as traders cut prices to attract customers.The market, which receives…
India Women will aim to complete a 3-0 series sweep when they face Zimbabwe Women in the third and final T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Tuesday. Having won the opening two matches, India have already sealed the series and will look to maintain their dominance ahead of the…
CHENNAI: Leaders of opposition parties on Tuesday criticised the TVK govt for the arrests of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) functionary Karthika, who was the party candidate for the Oct 6 Dharapuram bypoll, and five other party members in connection with a case registered during the election campaign.DMK president M K Stalin alleged that the arrests…
NEW DELHI: Nishad Kumar scripted history at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday, winning his second gold medal in as many days to become only the third Indian to claim two golds in a single edition of the continental para-sport showpiece.The two-time Paralympic silver medallist clinched the men’s high jump T47 title with a…
NEW DELHI: India’s Simran scripted a golden comeback at the Asian Para Games 2026, setting a new Games record to win the women’s 200m T12 title with her new guide Shivam, while compatriot Tejalben Damor added a bronze to complete a memorable outing for the country on Tuesday.The 26-year-old Simran clocked 24.80 seconds to claim…
Shree Charani (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s dominance in the ICC Women’s T20I Bowling Rankings continues, with Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma retaining the top two positions, while fast bowlers Nandani Sharma and Kranti Gaud made significant gains following the ongoing series against Zimbabwe.India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at…