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…
Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto kicks the ball, Japan, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo) India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza moved within one win of creating history after reaching the women’s singles semifinals in teqball at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday.Making her Asian Games debut, Quimcy upset top seed Yuina Sakamoto of Japan 2-1 (10-12, 12-11,…
Chennai: Health minister K G Arunraj inaugurated the pre-launch of Vizhitthirai Kaappom, a state-wide retinal-screening programme that will target people aged over 30 years and those living with diabetes or hypertension.The programme aims to ensure annual retinal examinations for the target population, helping diagnose diseases early and prevent damage to retina or vision loss. Those…
Quimcy Dsouza. (Photo/Agencies) The Asian Games 2026 will officially begin on Saturday, with the opening ceremony scheduled to start at 2:30pm IST in Nagoya. However, a few competitions, including women’s cricket, soft tennis and teqball, have already got underway ahead of the ceremony. India’s schedule for Saturday (September 19): Teqball6:30am IST: Women’s singles semifinal —…
Chennai: Madras high court has reiterated that community certificate of an employee can be scrutinised even after the employee has retired and that such verification is not barred merely because the certificate or appointment dates back to before 1995.“The law is settled that protecting service benefits merely because the employee has attained superannuation is akin…
Containers set up to house athletes from various countries participating in the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s karate team is heading to the Asiad without a dedicated coach while five equestrian riders in Tokyo are scrambling to get accreditation for their personal coaches. Some are even considering a two-hour…
Funds will be released in a couple of days for Malaysia-based PhD scholar: Minister Villupuram: The govt will release the pending scholarship funds within a couple of days for Malaysia-based dalit PhD scholar Bharathidasan, who is pursuing his doctoral studies under the Annal Ambedkar Overseas Higher Education Scholarship Scheme, assured social justice minister Vanni Arasu….
Devajit Saikia, Ajit Agarkar The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia on Friday offered no clear answers on the future of men’s selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar but said that “15 days is a long time in the world of cricket.”“We still have fifteen days to go. Fifteen days is…
Tamil Nadu’s leader Udhayanidhi Stalin stated the state is not against any language CHENNAI: A day after Supreme Court asked Tamil Nadu govt to change its “mindset” against Hindi and observed that the state could not function like a separate country, Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday said Tamil Nadu was not against any…
Containers set up to house athletes from various countries participating in the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: With the accommodation crisis at the Asian Games showing little sign of easing, the sports ministry has reached out to the Indian diaspora in Nagoya for help in housing athletes if the shortage…