TN CM J Joseph Vijay made a significant stride during his London visit by advocating for the state’s investment landscape and industrial progress (Representative image) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s first foreign trip has turned out to be a successful one in promoting the state as a major investment and industrial growth…
File Pic: Chinese women’s cricket team (Getty Images) China’s women’s cricket campaign at the Asian Games ended in agonising fashion on Thursday, without the team even taking the field, as their quarter-final against Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of a wet outfield in Nisshin, Aichi prefecture.The T20 match at Korogi Sports…
Chennai: From garbage-strewn, poorly lit, unsafe and slushy roads to better-lit, motorable and more pedestrian-friendly approaches – Avadi Corporation is planning a makeover of access roads to four railway stations in its jurisdiction-Avadi, Pattabiram, Thirumullaivoyal and Annanur.The initiative is part of a larger plan to strengthen public transport connectivity in the corporation limits. “Suburban network…
Kapil Dev dodges Mohsin Naqvi NEW DELHI: India’s women’s cricket team won the Asia Cup for a record eighth time on Sunday. But the post-match celebrations were overshadowed by the team’s decision not to receive the trophy from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister and the chairman of the…
Chennai: Southern Railway’s Chennai Division has announced the cancellation of four suburban EMU services on Thursday, Sep 17, citing operational reasons. The cancelled services are: Tambaram–Chennai Beach EMU leaving Tambaram at 11am, Chennai Beach–Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 11.50am, Tambaram–Chennai Beach EMU leaving Tambaram at 1.50pm and Chennai Beach–Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at…
Harmanpreet Kaur (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: Amid growing calls for a leadership change in Indian women’s cricket, former India captain Anjum Chopra has backed Harmanpreet Kaur to continue leading the side, insisting she remains the best person for the job despite recent scrutiny over her form.Harmanpreet scored 71 runs in five matches at the Women’s T20…
Chennai: While an elected MLA has an absolute right to resign, the rights of the voter cannot be violated, observed Madras high court, adding that elected MLAs resigning and then contesting immediately on another party’s symbol is a problem.A division bench of justices S M Subramaniam and K Govindarajan made the observations on Wednesday, when…
Fewer athletes will carry greater expectations for India at the Asian Games than Avinash Sable.The defending Asian Games champion, Asian Games record holder (8:19.50) and national record holder (8:09.91) in 3000m steeplechase heads to the continental showpiece as one of the country’s most dependable gold-medal prospects.For much of the last year, however, the possibility of…
Chennai: A day after shunting out Tambaram corporation commissioner S Balachandar over irregularities in two tenders — an Ashoka Pillar statue and a “Save Water” concept statue, together valued at ₹46 lakh — the anti-corruption NGO, Arappor Iyakkam questioned the govt’s claim that the issue was only a “procedural lapse”. It, instead, cited serious discrepancies…
Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: India will begin its Asian Games 2026 campaign today, two days before the official opening ceremony in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with teqball providing the country’s first action at the continental multi-sport event. Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg will make history as the first Indian athletes to compete at…