The Asian Games 2026 got underway in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday with India making a strong start to their medal campaign, picking up two silver medals in the women’s 10m air rifle competition. Elavenil leads India’s medal charge Elavenil Valarivan was at the centre of India’s opening-day medal rush, winning individual silver after earlier helping the…
On Friday night, when she was sitting at her doorstep with her daughter, Babulal poured petrol on her and set her on fire before fleeing Chennai: A 40-year-old man was arrested for torching a 32-year-old woman with petrol while she was sitting outside her house at Washermanpet on Friday night.The woman suffered about 50% burns…
Elavenil Valarivan (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Elavenil Valarivan narrowly missed out on gold after producing a strong performance in the women’s 10m air rifle individual final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, settling for silver with a cumulative score of 252.4.Japan’s Taichi Hinata clinched gold with 253.0, while South Korea’s Ban Hyojin took bronze with…
Chennai: Ten days after he was attacked with an iron rod during an argument at a house in Alapakkam, Jaisankar, 38, a welder, died of injuries at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Friday. Peerkankaranai police altered the case to murder and arrested two accused. Further probe is on.Jaisankar, who lived at West Tambaram, befriended…
NEW DELHI: At 12, an incident of eve-teasing changed the course of Suchika Tariyal’s life.What began as a need to protect herself eventually became a journey through judo, Ju-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. And on Sunday, the 36-year-old Rohtak native broke new ground for Indian MMA at the Asian Games.Tariyal defeated Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0…
Chennai: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that MPT (Master of Physiotherapy) and MOT (Master of Occupational Therapy) degrees should not be awarded as general degrees.“Based on a communication from National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), the degrees MPT and MOT shall be awarded with the respective specialisations and not as generalised…
IND W Vs BAN W Live Score: Defending champions India Women will take on Bangladesh Women in the second semi-final of the Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket tournament on Sunday, September 20, with a place in the gold-medal match at stake. India head into the knockout clash in strong form after an eight-wicket win over…
Chennai: A 20-year-old Anna University student residing in a campus hostel died of scrub typhus on Friday despite treatment at two govt hospitals, the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) said.Scrub typhus is an acute zoonotic illness caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted through bites from infected mites (chiggers). The student, Harish, was admitted…
Isharani Baruah made it to the quarterfinals of Syed Modi International (BAI) NEW DELHI: When Isharani Baruah looks at India’s badminton squad for the Asian Games, she doesn’t see a team overawed by Asia’s traditional powerhouses.The 22-year-old from Assam will make her Asian Games debut in Aichi-Nagoya, stepping into a squad that brings together the…
CHENNAI: A lawyer has moved the Madras high court seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu govt to abandon its plan to build a new secretariat at Pattinapakkam in Chennai, as it would put the public and fishermen in irreparable loss and hardship.The plea moved by advocate R S Tamilvendan is likely to be taken…