Leander Paes (Image credit: Instagram) It was in the summer of 1996 that Leander Paes won a historic medal at the Atlanta Olympics, ending India’s 44-year wait for an individual Olympic medal. Paes, then 23, battled through a wrist injury, coming back from a set down to beat Brazil’s Fernando Meligeni in the bronze-medal play-off…
Chennai: Anna University has launched focused training told help final year students clear their papers if they have one or two arrears. This will allow them to sit for campus placements or take entrance tests such as GATE for higher education.The university has identified 150 students in their seventh semester across its four campuses, including…
Father Shigenobu Murofushi and son Koji Murofushi (Reuters Photo) A father and son who built their legacy in hammer throw shared one of the biggest moments of the Asian Games opening ceremony on Saturday.Japan’s Shigenobu Murofushi and his son Koji Murofushi jointly lit the cauldron at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, bringing the torch…
Chennai: A 25-year-old man was found dead with a head injury at a vacant plot near Bhavani Amman Temple in Thandalam on Saturday morning. Police arrested three suspects, while the fourth is on the runPolice said V Vignesh, alias Vicky, of Sirukalathur, had a quarrel with his friends, who assaulted him with stones. On hearing…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi; and Indian contingent at the Asian Games 2026 opening ceremony. (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his best wishes to the Indian contingent as the 20th Asian Games officially opened in Aichi-Nagoya, urging the athletes to give their best and shine as India begins its medal…
AI-based facial age progression technology used Chennai: A 39-year-old history-sheeter, absconding since 2007 after being released on bail in a murder case, was arrested after 19 years with the help of AI-based facial age progression technology, police said.In 2007, Sheik Abdullah, of Kaladipet, Thiruvottiyur, was among five people arrested in connection with the murder of…
Manu Bhaker and Jaspal Rana (Image credit: Agencies) Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker remembered her late coach Jaspal Rana after carrying the Indian flag at the Asian Games 2026 opening ceremony on Saturday.Bhaker said she missed Rana during the ceremony, making the special occasion an emotional one. She carried the Indian flag alongside kabaddi star Pawan…
NAMAKKAL: Future recruitments to state transport corporations would be restricted to people born in Tamil Nadu who can read and write Tamil, state transport minister Vijay Tamilan Parthiban said on Saturday.Speaking to reporters in Namakkal, Parthiban rejected allegations about political branding of state-run buses. “Buses carry no emblems, insignia or colour schemes associated with TVK….
Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes the Indian selectors have made up their mind about Rishabh Pant’s immediate future in white-ball cricket.Pant was left out of India’s ODI squad for the upcoming West Indies series. However, he has been named captain of the Rest of India side for the Irani Cup.The…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to Karnataka to comply with the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) direction to ensure a daily release of 6,000 cusecs of water at Biligundulu from Sept 9 to 23. The state has also sought directions to Karnataka to immediately make good, on a pro-rata basis,…