Chennai: Following complaints over the quality of prasadams served at temples, Tamil Nadu govt has decided to standardise the offerings.Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department has notified a master scheme for preparing and selling 10 varieties to ensure devotees get prasadams of uniform quality, quantity and price across the state.The standardisation will cover recipes…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to allow wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the women’s selection trials for the 2026 Senior World Championships, declining her request for an interim exemption from the eligibility criteria prescribed by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in a late-night interim order, said…
Rain in Chennai. Photo B A Raju Chennai: Residents, NGOs and corporate companies can now register as volunteers through the upgraded ‘Namma Chennai’ app to assist Greater Chennai Corporation during the northeast monsoon and in the event of emergencies.To sign up, download the app and log in using a registered phone number, select the ‘volunteer…
A representative image shows the Madras High Court building with a judge’s gavel in the foreground, symbolizing legal proceedings and judiciary decisions in Chennai, India. Chennai: A wife pressuring her husband, who is an only son to his parents, to move out of the family and set up a separate home amounts to cruelty, Madras…
Total domestic tractor volumes stood at 69,250 units in August 2026, compared with 64,322 units in August 2025 Despite concerns over a weak monsoon, domestic tractor sales grew 8% year-on-year in August, supported by positive farm sentiment, adequate reservoir levels, and favourable terms of trade. However, sales declined 11% month-on-month. Exports, meanwhile, grew in double…
Nihal Sarin in GCL (Photo by GCL) BENGALURU: The ITC Windsor hotel, home to the six teams competing in the 2026 Global Chess League (GCL), sits at the heart of the city. Walk in after the security check at the gate, past doormen greeting you with folded hands, and a left turn down the hallway…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) held a meeting and support camp for out-of-school children with disabilities on Thursday, under joint commissioner (education) K Karpagam. A total of 7,302 out-of-school children have been identified, of which 509 children have since been enrolled in schools and 263 admitted to industrial training institutes (ITIs). A total of 28…
Brazil’s Neymar gestures as he leaves the field following the World Cup Group C football match between Scotland and Brazil in Miami Gardens, Fla., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo) Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has announced a new-look squad for the team’s upcoming friendly matches against Australia and India, beginning a rebuild after the…
Wooden gavel on wooden table, on background Chennai: Madras high court has warned Sri Venkateshwara Medical College Hospital and Research Centre in Puducherry that it would be constrained to order an income tax department inquiry to examine the withdrawal of income-tax exemptions granted to the institution. The court said this as the college was found…
BENGALURU: They say truth is stranger than fiction — a lesson Karnataka’s top hurdler has just been handed the hard way.Despite clearing Athletics Federation of India’s (AFI) Asian Games qualifying benchmark not once but thrice, Krishik M still finds himself left out of the 110-metre men’s hurdles squad for the upcoming continental showpiece in Japan.The…