Mirabai Chanu (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won her maiden Asian Games medal on Wednesday, claiming silver medal in the women’s 49kg category at the Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center in Aichi and Nagoya.Mirabai lifted a total of 198 kg in the event. She lifted 87 kg in the snatch…
Chennai: From whiskey to brandy, gin, and rum, customers are unable to find their regular brands on the shelves of Tasmac retail outlets across Chennai. Outlet staff blame it on poor supply. There are about 600 liquor outlets in Chennai region.Tasmac supervisors told TOI that depot supply has been irregular and very low over the…
Naorem Roshibina Devi, red, competes against Indonesia’s Kusumaningtyas Thani in the women’s 60kg wushu semifinal match during the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Naorem Roshibina Devi is one victory away from rewriting Indian wushu history. Already the country’s most successful wushu athlete at the Asian Games — the Manipuri has…
Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss welcomed the state govt’s order to temporarily suspend compulsory recovery of crop loans that farmers took from cooperative banks across Tamil Nadu.But govt’s decision to deny fresh loans to farmers who are unable to repay the outstanding amount cannot be accepted, said Anbumani in a statement on Wednesday. He said…
Animesh Kujur, left, and Punjab’s Gurindervir Singh became the winner and first runner-up, respectively, in the men’s 100m during the Indian Athletics Final Series 2026, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) India’s campaign at the Asian Games 2026 continues on Thursday, September 24, with athletes competing across multiple sports in Aichi-Nagoya,…
Chennai: No solid waste should be dumped along Perumbakkam lake, and St Thomas Mount panchayat union should install CCTV cameras around the area to prevent such activities, in line with recommendations made by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), the southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered.Taking exception to the lack of mechanisms…
Meghana Sajjanar and Ayushmann Khurrana Bengaluru: The power of print has come to the fore yet again.“A year ago, I was pushing my limits but hitting a wall without world-class equipment. Then, a single article in The Times of India changed everything,” international rifle shooter Meghana Sajjanar shared Tuesday.The Bengaluru-based athlete took to social media…
CHENNAI: DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday demanded that chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down immediately over allegations that he had acted unilaterally and without the concurrence of the other two election commissioners.Stalin demanded an immediate halt to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and…
Mirabai Chanu won silver; India’s men’s and women’s skeet teams bag bronzes (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Mirabai Chanu finally ended her long wait for an Asian Games medal, winning silver in the women’s 49kg category on Wednesday.The 32-year-old lifted a total of 198kg (88kg+111kg) to finish second. The medal was India’s first Asian Games…
Chennai: Actor Varshini Venkat was arrested by Guindy police on charges of cheating, intimidation and extortion, after a 26-year-old man lodged a complaint saying she refused to return ₹5 lakh given for a short-film project.Police said that when he wanted the money back, she called him to a star hotel at Guindy on Aug 22….