Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, celebrates winning a match against Polina Iatcenko, of Russia, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Aryna Sabalenka made a huge statement at the US Open, cruising into the third round with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over…
At least 2,000 data-entry operators will have to be appointed across two shifts to digitise four lakh records a day. Progress will be monitored through a dashboard, with shortfalls attracting penalties. Chennai: Tamil Nadu is set to digitise a vast archive of historical records, including property documents dating back to 1865 and birth and death…
Nico Paz could inherit Argentina’s iconic No.10 shirt after Messi, but one condition must first be met/ Image: Instagram Lionel Messi’s retirement from international football has left Argentina with one of the most difficult shirts in world football to fill. The No.10 has belonged to Messi for years after previously carrying the legacy of Diego…
Snakebite deaths expose Tamil Nadu’s rural health gaps Chennai: Snakebite deaths in Tamil Nadu are concentrated in rural areas, where victims were largely farmers or daily-wage workers bitten in fields or after dark. Delayed treatment and unsafe first-aid practices—including tourniquets, herbal remedies and cutting the bite wound—were among reasons that caused death, an analysis by…
A hunger strike called by nearly 50 differently-abled unemployed teachers entered the third day on Wednesday, at Commissionerate of the Welfare of the Differently Abled office on Kamarajar Salai in Chennai. Photo.C Suresh Kumar Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will withdraw cases registered between May 2021 and April 2026 against farmers and teachers who participated in…
Chennai: CB-CID cybercrime wing registered a case on Sept 1 after detecting an AI-generated deepfake video impersonating chief minister C Joseph Vijay circulating on social media platforms.The video showed a person resembling Vijay speaking in Hindi, asking people seeking financial assistance to contact a WhatsApp number. The social media centre of the state police alerted…
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe walks on the pitch during the La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Malaga in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Kylian Mbappe was reportedly among 26 wealthy and high-profile individuals whose addresses and personal information were found by French investigators during an investigation into an alleged…
UT administration notified the Chandigarh Mental Healthcare Rules, 2026 on Tuesday Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) commissioner G S Sameeran on Wednesday opened a mental health wellness centre at Ripon Building to more than 20,000 of its employees.The centre, ‘Mind Mantra’, has been established by GCC in collaboration with the Credai Chennai Foundation and Dhruthi…
John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played Wimbledon’s longest match, lasting 11 hours across three days/ Image: Olympics.com A tennis match that lasted 11 hours and five minutes, stretched across three days, produced 183 games, and eventually broke the electronic scoreboard sounds more like a story written for television than something that actually happened at Wimbledon….
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday set aside a single judge order that prohibited any new acquisition of elephants by temples and private individuals in Tamil Nadu. The court also set aside another direction of the single judge that a call should be taken on shifting all captive elephants, temple-owned and privately owned, to govt…
