Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday flayed chief minister C Joseph Vijay and state health minister K G Arunraj for ‘failing’ to take measures on a war footing to prevent the outbreak of dengue and dengue-related deaths.In a statement, he alleged that the health minister had skipped dengue review meetings to attend…
Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan pose with their bronze medal (PTI Photo) For rower Salman Khan, winning an Asian Games medal is the latest chapter in a journey that began with family responsibilities, financial struggles and a job as a cab driver.The Indian rower won the bronze medal in the men’s double sculls…
The signal below the IIT flyover has been removedexcept for 20 seconds of pedestrian crossing every two minutes CHENNAI: The IIT Madras junction, notorious for traffic snarls, finally began breathing easy on Wednesday morning after traffic police introduced a new arrangement to streamline vehicular movement.Under the new system, motorists coming from Kotturpuram have been made…
Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Mohammad Kaif believes India could face a major selection headache in the T20I format within the next six months, with the former batter predicting that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will force his way into the first-choice side.Kaif feels the teenage sensation’s emergence could eventually leave either Tilak Varma or…
Chennai city is facing significant challenges as the monsoon approaches while stormwater drain preparations remain incomplete Monsoon is approaching but city roads are in a bad shape and stormwater drains are far from flood-ready. Unfinished stormwater drains remain open across various pockets, as Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has not built silt catch pits. Newer neighbourhoods…
India’s Hardik Pandya, left, and head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Hardik Pandya’s workload and lack of recent cricket could become a key consideration for India as they build towards the 2027 ODI World Cup, with head coach Gautam Gambhir stressing the all-rounder’s need for sufficient game time before the global tournament.India begin their World…
The Justice Kurian Joseph committee report on Centre-state relations highlights legislative, administrative and financial ties, national security, state autonomy and inter-state water disputes. Chennai: The Tamil Nadu govt has entrusted the task of completing the second report of Justice Kurian Joseph committee on ‘Union-State Relations’ to the state law commission.The committee, which was constituted by…
Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu (Image credit: Agencies) Indian badminton players have got mixed draws for the individual competitions at the Asian Games, with the schedule announced on Thursday. While Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu face tough possible opponents in the later rounds, defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have a relatively easier path…
Veeramani was arrested on Aug 29 along with his associates Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan. CHENNAI: More than three weeks after granite baron R Veeramani was arrested in connection with a child rape case, city police searched his residential and office premises. Police said they have issued a look out circular (LOC) against a person called…
vaibhav sooryavanshi, gautam gambhir, sanju samson India head coach Gautam Gambhir has revealed the emotional difficulty behind one of his biggest selection calls in T20Is, admitting that dropping Sanju Samson during the England series left him unable to sleep.Samson, who was named Player of the Tournament during India’s T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year,…