Customers thronged a Indian Bank branch at Velachery in Chennai on Sunday Chennai: It was an unusual Sunday on First Avenue in Indira Nagar, Adyar, which is largely deserted during weekends. Customers thronged the road, which houses seven branches of public- and private-sector banks, including a small finance bank, within a 400m radius.The footfall was…
India’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh after winning silver medals. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India added seven more medals to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Sunday, but the haul was not enough to keep the country inside the top 10 of the medal standings.India ended Day 8 with 37 medals — four gold, 16…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay Chennai: The Tamil Nadu govt withdrew on Sunday a controversial Sept 21 general order exempting the state’s law and order machinery from the purview of RTI Act after political and public backlash. The order would have blocked access to records of custodial deaths, police firing, communal clashes and…
India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, enters another busy day on Monday, September 28, with athletes from several disciplines in action. The day features a mix of medal events, knockout contests, qualification rounds and team matches, giving the Indian contingent plenty to look forward to.Athletics will be one of the main…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation has drawn up a ₹98.25 crore, five-year plan to run and upgrade its Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), expanding its network of flood-monitoring systems ahead of the northeast monsoon.The system will expand CCTV surveillance from 668 to 1,256 cameras and increase rain gauges from 30 to 65. GCC will get…
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Virat Kohli brought up his record 55th ODI century with an emphatic six, marching past 15,000 runs in this format. India captain Shubman Gill also looked imperious, as he reached his 10th ODI hundred by unfurling his signature cuts and drives. Between them, India cantered to an…
Article 165 does not say that the advocate general is the exclusive legal adviser of the governor. Can a governor appoint or consult a personal legal adviser when the Constitution provides for an advocate general? Tamil Nadu governor recently appointed his own ‘counsel’, triggering this debate in legal domain.There is a legitimate debate about how…
NEW DELHI: The Thiruvananthapuram crowd got exactly what it had been waiting for. Virat Kohli put on another special show, smashing his 55th ODI century as India chased West Indies’ 295/7.Kohli reached his hundred in just 74 balls and made the chase look comfortable with a superb attacking knock. Kohli takes charge West Indies had…
Sarvesh Kushare, Parul Chaudhary and Tejaswin Shankar NEW DELHI: India enjoyed another productive day at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, adding seven medals on Sunday as athletics emerged as the biggest contributor with five podium finishes, while squash delivered two silver medals.The medal haul included silver medals for Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare, bronze…
India’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh after winning silver medals. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India added seven more medals to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Sunday, but the haul was not enough to keep the country inside the top 10 of the medal standings.India ended Day 8 with 37 medals — four gold, 16…