Chennai: Blessed with a feminine voice, a 33-year-old man turned this unique trait into a lucrative scam. Registering as a prospective bride on several matrimonial websites, he called registered grooms while posing as an IRS officer-trainee. Through this scheme, he defrauded victims across the state of several lakhs of rupees.The accused, Ramkumar Pandian of Mudichur,…
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 – Road Cycling – Women’s Road Race – Final – September 22, 2026. China’s Li Guo and Afghanistan’s Fariba Hashimi in action. Silver medallist Afghanistan’s Fariba Hashimi stands on the podium during the victory ceremony. Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi, who disguised herself as a man to pursue cycling as a teenager, won the…
Chennai hospitals face increased patient loads due to rising respiratory infections and dengue (Representative image) CHENNAI: Several private hospitals in the city are seeing packed outpatient departments, full wards, and emergency-room waiting times of up to 12 hours for beds as respiratory infections, influenza and dengue rise ahead of the monsoon. While the number of…
India’s Sanju Samson, left, bats against Japan (AP/PTI) India survived a massive scare against Japan to clinch a thrilling two-run victory in the historic one-off T20 International in Sano on Tuesday, with the run-truncated contest producing one of the closest finishes in the team’s T20I history.After being reduced to just 32 for four in their…
anna university College of Engineering, Anna University at Guindy in Chennai. Photo. C Suresh Kumar Chennai: Following the death of an Anna University student from scrub typhus, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) conducted a fever screening camp on the campus and found eight students with high fever. They have been hospitalised.GCC health officials have not yet…
India beat Sri Lanka in the gold-medal match. (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur-led India opened their gold medal account at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, defeating Sri Lanka in the women’s cricket final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin to end the country’s wait for a top-podium finish in Aichi-Nagoya.The defending…
Welfare boards have long provided pensions, maternity benefits and financial assistance to Tamil Nadu’s informal workers Labourers at work in a brick kiln near Chennai. B A Raju R Geetha & Priti NarayanIn its recently released budget, the Tamil Nadu govt allocated `2,022 crore to the labour welfare and skill development department. Even as it…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam, leaves the pitch (AP photo) Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis believes the decision to hand Babar Azam the Test captaincy again could be hurting the batter’s performances, arguing that the team risks “losing a player” by placing the leadership burden on him.Waqar, who has served in several coaching roles with the Pakistan…
Leading a butterfly walk at Pachamalai hillock in Chennai recently, nature educator Claudia Pinheiro noticed more butterflies than usual turning up on the trail. Claudia, a member of Palluyir Trust for Nature Education and Research, which has been running these walks across the city for the past few months. She says this isn’t the only…
India’s PV Sindhu (ANI Photo) India’s women’s badminton team bowed out of the Asian Games after Japan secured a 3-1 victory in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, with the singles players unable to match the impact of the country’s World Championships bronze-winning doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.India were handed a difficult start when two-time…