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…
Pachaiyappa’s College in Chennai Photo B A Raju Chennai: S Jayachandran was unanimously elected president of the newly constituted Pachaiyappa’s Trust Board after elections were held on September 6 and votes counted on September 7.The nine trustees were elected from four constituencies — University of Madras Senate members, Pachaiyappa’s Trust College Council, approved teachers and…
BENGALURU: Several members of the Indian athletics contingent training in Tsukuba City, ahead of the Asian Games beginning in Nagoya on Saturday, rushed out of their hotel rooms on Wednesday night after a tremor shook them from their sleep.While some athletes thought it was a dream, few others shared that they felt someone had barged…
Chennai: The Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisations and Govt Employees Organisations (JACTTO-GEO) has opposed prescribing an 18-year service rule for giving interim pension to retired govt employees under Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS).Tamil Nadu govt has been giving interim pension for the past two months to those who retired after Jan…
Last week, the ICC sounded the media-rights bugle by appointing a five-member working group. The group’s top priority in the coming months will be to consider all possible steps that can help the ICC retain the existing value for the 2028-31 cycle, or even better it, by exploring the best price-discovery models available. The ICC’s…
Chennai: Gem Granites owner R Veeramani, 84, was taken into the three-day custody by the Central Crime Branch’s Anti-Vice Squad on Thursday for questioning in connection with a case of rape of a minor girl. Citing his age and health condition, an Egmore magistrate directed police to question him within the court premises.Veeramani was among…
