Chennai Metro Rail Ltd will begin operations for the Phase-2 Yellow Line at an earlier time of 6am CHENNAI: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) will advance the services on the Phase-2 Yellow Line to 6am from Oct 23, following commuter feedback. Services on the 15km Corridor-4 stretch between Poonamallee Bypass and Vadapalani will operate from…
Daniil Medvedev (AP Photo) ALMATY: After slipping to No. 18 last September — his lowest ranking in seven years — former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev has mounted a determined resurgence in 2026, climbing back to No. 5. The top seed at the Almaty Open, the 30-year-old is making a late-season push to secure his…
Jason Samuel (L) V Harish (R) CHENNAI: Kanathur police have arrested social media influencer Jason Samuel in connection with the alleged abetment of fellow influencer V Harish’s suicide.Samuel was picked up from Puducherry following a complaint by Harish’s father, who alleged that his son had faced cyberbullying and mental harassment.Harish, a 27-year-old financial consultant and…
Praveen Kumar (Image credit: PCI) Praveen Kumar had to fight more than his rivals to win gold at the Asian Para Games. The reigning Paralympic champion was dealing with a hip injury that had affected his jumping form for months. He was also battling fever, cold and cough during the competition in Japan.Despite these challenges,…
Tamil Nadu is planning to connect the new Terminal 5 at Chennai airport with multiple transport options (AI image) Dropping of Parandur Has Prompted Beefing Up Of City Airport’s Passenger Handling CapacityTamil Nadu is considering a metro line, an underground monorail or a road to connect a planned fifth terminal at Chennai airport as the…
India’s Preeti Pal dedicated her second silver medal at the Asian Para Games to her training partner Chirag Tyagi, who was shot dead in May. The sprinter remembered Chirag as a younger brother who dreamed of winning medals for India. She believes he would have reached the podium in Nagoya, Japan, had he been alive.Preeti…
Peelamedu police have registered a case involving a teacher, headmaster, and two students related to a student’s suicide COIMBATORE: Peelamedu police have registered a case under three sections against a teacher, the headmaster of a government-aided school and two students in connection with the death by suicide of a Class X Scheduled Caste student on…
Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar (Image credit: World Archery) India’s Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won the gold medal in the compound mixed team event at the Asian Para Games on Thursday. The Indian pair defeated Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151-148 in the final.The top-seeded Indian team stayed ahead for most…
En route to Ooty for the2000km drive CHENNAI: In the 1970s, when rising petrol prices pushed Tamil Nadu to explore alternatives, engineers at the College of Engineering, Guindy, modified petrol engines to run on 100% ethanol. They tested the technology on city roads, took two cars on a 2,000km journey across the state and demonstrated…
Michael Carrick (AP Photo) Como produced an impressive 4-1 win over Manchester United on Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League 2026-27 at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Wednesday.Argentine playmaker Nico Paz scored twice as Cesc Fabregas’s side dominated the match and handed United their second consecutive defeat in the competition.Como got off to a flying…