Police arrested a key suspect in the dismembered body suitcase murder case CHENNAI: Guduvanchery police arrested the key suspect in the murder of a woman whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase on a Tamil Nadu Express train earlier this month.Manik Uddin Laskar, 22, was arrested at Kashimpur in Jiribam district of Manipur.He will…
He scored more than 400 goals, inspired India’s dominance of world hockey and was the central figure in the country’s first hat-trick of Olympic gold medals. Decades after his playing career ended, Major Dhyan Chand remains one of the most revered figures in Indian sporting history.His contribution is remembered every year on August 29, his…
Chennai: The central bureau of investigation (CBI) has completed the first round of inquiry in connection with the murder of BSP leader K Armstrong, after taking over the investigation as per the Madras high court’s order.Armstrong’s wife Porkodi, his brother Veeramani and K Immanuel alias Keynos Armstrong were among the persons who were inquired. While…
NEW DELHI: Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage’s sensational season has entered another gear, and for India’s Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra, the road to the Diamond League Final and Asian Games now comes with an unmistakable warning.The Sri Lankan javelin star produced a breathtaking 92.07m in Zurich on Thursday to underline why he has become the…
The Vijay government is yet to publicly explain why references to Periyar, Ambedkar, Nehru and the Justice Party, which were included in the 2024 policy note, were omitted from the latest document. CHENNAI: The C Joseph Vijay-led Tamiliga Vettri Kazhagam govt’s policy note for the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department has…
Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) Suryakumar Yadav has finally opened up on the shock of losing his place in the Indian team just months after leading the side to the T20 World Cup title.The World Cup-winning captain was overlooked by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee for the next series against Ireland and England, with Shreyas Iyer…
Chennai: The Chennai Traffic Police announced traffic diversions and parking arrangements in Besant Nagar for the Annai Velankanni Church festival, scheduled from Aug 29 to Sept 8.The flag-hoisting ceremony and Chariot Procession will be held on Aug 29 from 4.30pm, while the Grand Chariot Procession will be held on Sept 7 at 7.30pm. The flag-lowering…
Hockey Women’s Coach Sjoerd Marijne Clears The Air On His Pre-WC Absence KOLKATA: It was 2020 and the pandemic had just begun.Sjoerd Marijne, then the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team, was in a cab en route to Bengaluru airport, from where he was supposed to fly back to the Netherlands to join his…
The students were returning to Chennai from Puducherry when the accident occurred. CHENNAI: Three college students were killed and four others injured after a tyre of their SUV burst on the Chennai-Tiruchi National Highway near Madurantakam early Saturday.The students, from a city college in Chennai, were returning from Puducherry when the accident occurred.Police said the…
Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Until this summer, no Indian had won the elite Norway Chess title. There was no Indian name alongside the Grand Chess Tour finale either. R Praggnanandhaa, that shy and super-sharp boy from Chennai, a Viswanathan Anand mentee like many from the city, now has both crowns to call his own.Late on Thursday,…
