India’s para-archer Sheetal Devi, left, and others compete during the World Archery Para Series. (PTI Photo) India’s para archers enjoyed a strong penultimate day at the World Archery Para Series Stage III, with the men’s recurve and compound teams winning gold while the women’s recurve team secured silver.In the men’s compound team final, reigning world…
Chennai: Federation of North Chennai Residents’ Welfare Associations (FNCRWA) has urged the civic body to reopen 168 closed microcomposting centres and 88 material recovery facilities. The activists and residents said that strengthening such a network across the city would reduce the quantity of mixed waste transported over long distances and dumped at Kodungaiyur. “While microcomposting…
Martin Guptill of the Renegades enters the arena during Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Renegades and the Brisbane Heat at Marvel Stadium, on January 29, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo/Getty) Cricket Australia (CA) has opened the door to private investment in the Big Bash League (BBL), with the Melbourne Renegades set to become…
The block will be in force for six hours and 30 minutes. CHENNAI: Five MEMU train services on the Chennai-Sullurupeta, Nellore and Avadi routes will remain cancelled on September 10 due to ongoing engineering works in the Chennai Central-Gudur section.According to Southern Railway, a Line Block/Power Block has been permitted between Pedapariya and Nayudupeta railway…
Vidarsa K Vinod is set to make her Asian Games debut at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan When Vidarsa K Vinod walked into an NCC shooting trial at her college in Kozhikode in 2018, she wanted to experience what it felt like to hold a rifle. Eight years later, that casual decision has…
A massive road cave-in occurred on Grand Northern Trunk (GNT) Road after a Metrowater pipeline burst on Monday Chennai: A massive road cave-in occurred on Grand Northern Trunk (GNT) Road after a Metrowater pipeline burst on Monday, causing traffic congestion and panic. No injuries were reported. Metrowater is carrying out rectification work, which will disrupt…
Aaqib Javed, Jason Gillespie Former Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie has doubled down on his criticism of Pakistan chief selector Aaqib Javed, saying the selection committee chairman took control of Pakistan cricket and changed the direction the team was supposed to follow.Gillespie, who was appointed Pakistan’s head coach in April 2024 and resigned in December…
Untreated sewage discharged into the canal leading to Thangal Lake near Nedungundram by more than 20 lorries every night Chennai: What was once a freshwater source for farmers has turned into a cesspool, with untreated sewage discharged into the canal leading to Thangal Lake near Nedungundram by about 20 lorries every night. This has raised…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty clinch China Masters Super 750 title after defeating China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in a three-game thriller, in Shenzhen, China. (PTI Photo) A day after becoming the first Indian pair to win the China Masters title, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have now trained their sights…
CPM state secretary P Shanmugam says the party remains “firm” in its political decision to support the TVK govt. In an interview with Julie Mariappan, he also defends the fledgling party, saying certain flaws are “inevitable during the training phase” and especially when there are political newcomers. Excerpts:Why did the CPM choose to support the…
