Granite baron R Veeramani who was arrested in relation to a Pocso CHENNAI: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested a long-time aide of granite baron and head of Gem Granites, Veeramani, who was arrested on Aug 29 on charges of raping a minor girl.The arrested accused, Ganesan, shall be the fourth suspect in the…
Image credit: Hockey India NEW DELHI: Deepika produced a stunning nine-goal show as India continued their dominant run in women’s hockey at the 2026 Asian Games, thrashing Thailand 20-1 in their Pool B match at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium on Wednesday.The forward and drag-flick specialist converted all nine of her goals from penalty corners…
Chennai Metro’s Phase-2 initially ready for passenger use since February, covering 14.64km, still awaits an inauguration date from Prime Minister Modi despite securing safety clearance CHENNAI: Nearly seven months after receiving safety clearance, the first stretch of Chennai Metro’s Phase-2 network is still waiting for an inauguration date from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leaving a…
India’s Raiza Dhillon (PTI Photo) India’s Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal missed out on individual medals after finishing fourth and eighth respectively in the women’s skeet final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, having earlier helped the country secure team bronze.Raiza came agonisingly close to adding another medal to India’s tally, finishing fourth with…
Victim escaped unhurt as pellets missed and struck a wall Chennai: A 48-year-old man from Kerala fired twice at his father-in-law with an air pistol following a family dispute at Shenoy Nagar on Monday. The victim escaped unhurt as the pellets missed him and struck a wall. Police nabbed the man.Police identified the accused as…
New Zealand head coach Rob Walter is keen to see how India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi handles the challenge of pace and bounce when the two sides meet in the upcoming T20I series.Sooryavanshi has already made a name for himself with explosive performances in the IPL in 2025 and 2026, as well as at…
CM C Joseph Vijay has launched the extension of the breakfast scheme for classes 6-8, and had breakfast with students at Gandhi Gram Corporation school Thiruvanmiyur in chennai on Tuesday. Chennai: Students in Classes VI-VIII at Gandhi Gramam Middle School in Tiruvanmiyur were all smiles when chief minister C Joseph Vijay served them pongal, sambar…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be back in action in the three-match ODI series against West Indies. NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill-led India ODI squad for the three-match series against West Indies is set to assemble in Thiruvananthapuram by Thursday (September 24). Some players will reach the venue for the series opener on Wednesday night,…
According to police, the man gave Varshini Rs 5 lakh after she promised to produce the short film. CHENNAI: Police arrested actress Varshini Venkat, who participated in a TV reality show, for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 5 lakh by promising to produce a short film.According to police, the man gave Varshini Rs 5…
The other side of America’s only grandmaster Irina Krush NEW DELHI: For most of its history, American women’s chess had a very simple relationship with the Olympiad podium. It did not have one. Not once, in over four decades of trying, had the United States women’s team finished among the medals at chess’s biennial team…