England’s Brydon Carse, centre, is congratulated by teammates (AP Photo) Brydon Carse will not face any charges after Derbyshire Police ended their investigation into an alleged assault in Derby city centre last month, bringing an end to the legal proceedings that had followed the England fast bowler.The incident had already affected Carse’s international career, with…
Chennai: A 17-year-old boy killed his father with a log after the drunk man attacked his mother at Periya Karumbur near Baluchettychatram.The deceased, Kumar, a daily wage labourer, lived at Mariamman Koil Street in Periya Karumbur village. He had two wives, Vanitha, 43, and Ramila, 36. Though both families lived on the same street, Kumar…
Pawan Sehrawat will replace Tajinderpal Singh Toor as India’s flag-bearer at the Asian Games opening ceremony in Nagoya on Saturday after the shot-putter was unable to receive his official kit in time.Sehrawat, a key member of India’s gold-medal-winning men’s kabaddi team at the previous Asian Games, will now join shooting star Manu Bhaker in leading…
Construction work is under way of a foot overbridge at Velachery in Chennai. (Christopher Story) Chennai: Commuters stepping out of the Velachery MRTS station won’t have to walk 800m along the busy 100-Ft Road to cross safely, or jump the median braving speeding vehicles. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Plan (CMDP) wing of state highways department…
Chennai: Mere grant of a building registration by the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) will not prejudice the rights of a person conducting a civil case for the title of a property, Madras high court said.“…it must be seen that when there are disputed questions of title, it is not for the TNRERA…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation will desilt the 5.7km-long Mambalam Canal at a cost of ₹46.7 lakhs ahead of the northeast Monsoon.The civic body has floated tenders and the contractor will be finalised soon. The tender specs entail contractor to deepen the waterway by four feet and it will cover key spots including T Nagar, West…
Quimcy Dsouza (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza produced a stunning comeback against Japan’s top-seeded Yuina Sakamoto before following it up with another convincing victory to march into the women’s singles semifinals in Teqball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday.Making her Asian Games debut in a sport appearing at the continental Games…
Chennai: India’s two-wheeler exports are proving surprisingly resilient despite the troubles in West Asia and the logistical cost pressures they have caused. Monthly shipments have now crossed half a million, touching 5.6 lakh units in August, supported by strengthening demand across Latin America, Africa and Asia.Exports of motorcycles and scooters averaged about 5.2 lakh units…
Manu Bhaker, Tajinderpal Singh Toor NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and two-time defending Asian Games shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor will carry the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, giving the country two champions from different generations of Indian sport to lead the contingent into…
Chennai: The interest in plots is going south and west – beyond the city’s core. Metro connectivity, industrial corridor development, arterial road development (Outer Ring Road expansion and upcoming Peripheral Ring Road), coupled with relatively affordable price points, are creating new growth corridors. Developers said that there is a 50 % growth in the size…