COIMBATORE: Four murder cases involving minors, who were arrested in Coimbatore over the past three months, have been transferred to a special court following a preliminary assessment by the juvenile justice board (JJB).The cases were transferred after the board examined the juveniles’ mental maturity, ability to understand the consequences of the alleged offences and their…
India’s Chef de Mission Sahdev Yadav (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Chef de Mission Sahdev Yadav has acknowledged a shortage of accommodation at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, revealing that the Indian contingent had to book additional hotel rooms after its accommodation quota was reduced upon arrival in Japan.Yadav said the Sports Authority of India (SAI)…
Five baby orangutans rescued from a forest in Baleshwar, Odisha, should be repatriated CHENNAI: Five baby orangutans rescued from a forest in Baleshwar, Odisha, should be repatriated to Indonesia in accordance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), wildlife experts have said.Primate researcher Willie Smits, founder of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation…
India beat Japan by 8 wickets, set up semi-final against Bangladesh (Image: BCCI/) India Women produced a dominant all-round performance to thrash Japan by eight wickets in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Asian Games, booking their place in the semi-finals against Bangladesh.The result also sets up a repeat of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 semi-final…
Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi CHENNAI: DMK has started working on the formation of a prospective third front by trying to wean away some of the INDIA bloc constituents.DMK deputy general secretary and MP Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi met Trinamool Congress chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Thursday….
Pakistan chose not to field team against Israel (Screengrabs from GyanMaster and ChessBase India) Pakistan refused to play Israel in the opening round of the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Wednesday, handing Israel a 4-0 win by walkover.Pakistan did not field any player for the scheduled match, leaving all four boards…
While the hills of Tiruvannamalai are considered sacred, several are vulnerable to landslides A nwardeen I grew up among the hills of Tiruvannamalai, and while their majesty never ceased to amaze him as child, their increasing vulnerability to landslides began to worry him. Which is why Anwardeen, now director of the Green Tamil Nadu Mission…
Date Event India time Sept 19 Women’s 10m Air Rifle pre-event training 6:00-7:00 am, 7:10-8:10 am Sept 20 Women’s 10m Air Rifle qualification 6:15-7:30 am, 8:15-9:30 am Women’s Air Rifle final 10:30-11:15 am Men’s 10m Air Rifle pre-event training 10:30-11:30 am, 12:00-1:00 pm Sept 21 Men’s 10m Air Rifle qualification 6:15-7:30 am, 8:15-9:30 am Men’s…
Cooum check-dams act as pollution traps. (pic for story) Chennai: Check dams across the Cooum basin could serve as strategic points to monitor and tackle pollution, a study into one of its tributaries has found.Researchers said the structures trapped organic matter, nutrients, salts and plastics, while diatoms (algae) shifted from types that thrive in cleaner…
Mohammed Rizwan approaches ICC ACU (Agency Image) Mohammad Rizwan’s troubles following Pakistan’s England tour have taken another turn, with the wicketkeeper-batter approaching the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) for clarity over the seizure of his mobile phone by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). The move comes days after the Lahore High Court dismissed his…