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Anahat Singh and Joshna Chinappa (PTI/ANI Photos) NEW DELHI: India assured themselves of three squash medals at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday as Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar entered the mixed doubles semifinals, while Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh advanced to the last four in the women’s and men’s singles respectively.For Joshna, the semifinal…

Overall small car sales (include mini and compact segments) fell from 16.4 lakh units in FY23 to 14.5 lakh units in FY24 Chennai: Following a two-year decline in volumes, the small car segment is showing signs of revival, helped by GST rate cut on small cars. The lower tax burden has reduced the price barrier…

Uttar Pradesh’s Shaili Singh competes in women’s long jump event at the Indian Grand Prix-1 track and field competition, at Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) NEW DELHI: The first thing Shaili Singh sees on the runway isn’t the crowd, the jumping board or even her rivals. It is a jump that has already…

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) is set to privatise meter reading and engage third-party manpower through contracts from Oct onwards to curb erratic assessments that result in wrong and inflated power bills.Tamil Nadu has about 3.5 crore low-tension services, including 2.5 crore domestic consumers. To record power consumption every two months and generate…

Manpreet Kaur in action during the Women’s Shot Put Final Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur made history on Friday by winning the bronze medal in the women’s shot put final at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.The 36-year-old became only the third Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in women’s shot put.Manpreet secured…

Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will impose a ₹25,000 fine on owners who abandon licensed pet dogs or cats on roads or in public places. The penalty has been made effective from Sept 1. Under Section 292 of the Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998, and the 2023 rules, pet owners within city corporation limits are…

Baranica Elangovan in action during the Women’s Pole Vault Final Indian athlete Baranica Elangovan won the bronze medal in the women’s pole vault at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, giving India its first-ever medal in the event at the Asian Games.The 29-year-old secured the bronze with a best clearance of 4.15m….

Chennai: Tesla India has expanded its retail and after-sales presence in Tamil Nadu with the opening of its first Experience Centre in Chennai at Express Avenue Mall and a Tesla-approved collision centre in Poonamallee.The Experience Centre will allow customers in Chennai and across Tamil Nadu to experience Tesla vehicles, take test drives, place orders and…

L-R: Baranica Elangovan, Suruchi Singh, Kamaljeet and Gulveer Singh India enjoyed a six-medal haul on a packed Friday at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, but the surge was not enough to improve its position in the overall medal standings as the competition at the top intensified.India added one gold, two silver and three bronze…

Chief minister campaigns in support of Madurantakam candidate K Maragatham Kumaravel on Friday at Chengalpet Madurantakam: Equating DMK with BJP, chief minister C Joseph Vijay charged that DMK president M K Stalin was attempting to bring down his govt through “short cuts” via the bypolls. Launching his bypoll campaign in Madurantakam on Friday, Vijay asked…