Murdered over relationship Chennai: Four persons have been arrested so far in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old person over a relationship issue at Thaiyur near Kelambakkam.The deceased, Praveen Kumar of Chinnamma Nagar, Thaiyur, had been in a relationship with a woman from the same locality for three years. Her family opposed the relationship….
India’s KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal When Cheteshwar Pujara watches India and Sri Lanka walk out at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday, one of his first memories of the venue is likely to be his unbeaten 145 in 2015.Pujara carried his bat through India’s first innings on a surprisingly seaming track, helping…
From East Tambaram to Selaiyur and West Tambaram, shoppers and visitors park along busy stretches and outside residential areas, while commercial establishments have increasingly turned public spaces into informal parking lots. This leaves cars lining up on streets around Tambaram’s commercial hubs, eating into road space meant for traffic and pavements meant for pedestrians. Chennai:…
Chennai: Periyar Self Respect Propaganda Institution has moved Madras high court seeking ₹1 crore in damages against the authors of a book on delimitation, alleging that they have wrongly attributed certain statements to Periyar in the publication.Admitting the plea on Friday, Justice Govindarajan Thilakavadi directed the authors of the book Gautam R Desiraju, Deekhit Bhattacharya,…
Chennai: Former minister V Senthilbalaji appeared before the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in Alandur on Saturday for questioning in connection with a case involving alleged irregularities in the functioning of Tasmac. Investigators questioned him about the alleged irregularities, documents collected during the searches and his links with the other accused.The DVAC FIR names…
Chennai: CPM state secretary P Shanmugam on Saturday alleged a possible Centre-state conspiracy to target Left parties, citing a govt directive against students participating in protests organised by them and the Gujiliamparai tahsildar’s move to collect details of Left functionaries in Dindigul district.Addressing a protest in Chennai, Shanmugam referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent…
India walked out in saffron. The Netherlands played in blue For decades, blue has been the colour most closely linked with Indian sport. Across disciplines, Indian teams have worn blue while representing the country on the international stage. But ahead of the FIH Hockey World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium, Hockey India unveiled a…
Chennai: Former DMK minister V Senthilbalaji on Saturday accused the TVK govt of turning the Assembly into a platform for political confrontation, alleging that ministers were evading questions from the opposition and resorting to provocative remarks instead of providing answers. He also dared the govt to file any number of cases against the opposition, saying…
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Cricket will once again bring its share of marquee names to India’s Asian Games campaign, with both men’s and women’s T20 teams cleared for the Aichi-Nagoya continental multisport event. But athletics remains the backbone of the 492-athlete contingent approved by the sports ministry, accounting for…
Chennai: Former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday urged party members to regain the confidence of young people and women and continue working for the public even while in opposition. “We are specialists in making a comeback. We will make a strong comeback,” Stalin said while addressing the party’s executive committee…
