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Chennai: Three months after school education minister Rajmohan said the process for granting permission to open schools and renewing approvals would be moved online, private-school associations say several applications remain pending.The Federation of Private Schools Association (FePSA) said renewal applications from about 5,000 schools across the state are awaiting approval. These schools had obtained building…

Animesh Kujur (Image credit: Special arrangement) By the time Animesh Kujur lined up for the 200m at the Indian Athletics Series Final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi last week, the instruction from his coach was fairly simple: don’t chase the clock.It was getting late. The priority was to stay injury-free, execute the bend…

MADURAI: A highway robbery gang was busted after a suspect’s wife repeatedly called him to ask why he was late and when he would return home. Mobile tower records helped Tamil Nadu police trace the gang to Madhya Pradesh. Alleged mastermind Makasud Khan, 35, was arrested and remanded in judicial custody in Tuticorin on Monday….

Sanju Samson (Image: ANI) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson has spent years learning to live with the scrutiny that comes with playing for India. On Tuesday, after his 57 off 22 balls against Afghanistan in the second T20I, he admitted that the noise from outside does get through — even if his preferred response is to…

One of the largest wooden palaces in Asia, the 17th-century Padmanabhapuram Palace in Kanyakumari district, is a monument protected and maintained by the department of archaeology, Keralam. With six lakh visitors a year — more than 1,000 a day during peak seasons — the Travancore-era heritage structure in Padmanabhapuram near Thuckalay is buckling under the…

Sanju Samson (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson was at his majestic best in the second T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.Samson had scored just 10 runs in the opening T20I and was under pressure to perform. He responded in style, smashing a 22-ball 57 to give India a…

Chennai: DMK has sought permission from the assembly speaker to move privilege motions against chief minister C Joseph Vijay and law minister C T R Nirmal Kumar, alleging they made “false and factually incorrect” remarks on the floor of the assembly about former chief ministers M Karunanidhi and M K Stalin and on the Sarkaria…

Saudi Pro League – Al Nassr v Al Taawoun – Al Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – August 28, 2026 Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after the match Cristiano Ronaldo-led Al Nassr have set a new record for the most consecutive matches with a goal in a top-flight league, scoring in their 94th straight game…

JC Global is planning to expand its recycling capacity Chennai: Global investment firm Circulate Capital will invest $9.5 million in Jayachandran Global Refineries Pvt Ltd (JC Global), marking its eighth investment in India and the first deployment from its $300 million Asia Fund II into South Asia.Circulate Capital has signed definitive documents to acquire a…

Varun Chakaravarthy (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field against Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India won the opening T20I by seven wickets and currently lead the three-match series 1-0.India made one change to their playing XI, with Bishnoi replacing…