Mullaperiyar dam photo by: TOI Chennai: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan pitched for a new dam replacing Mullaperiyar reservoir, while Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar renewed his push for a dam across Cauvery at Mekedatu during the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting on Thursday. Both CMs assured that Tamil Nadu’s water interests would…
India’s PV Sindhu, left, shakes hands with China’s Wang Zhi Yi after their match. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu’s quest for an unprecedented sixth World Championships medal ended in a gruelling pre-quarterfinal defeat to China’s Wang Zhi Yi on Thursday, with the Indian admitting the loss “hurts a lot more” on home soil while…
CHENNAI: Not too long ago, Tamil Nadu javelin thrower T Dharanidharan represented India in the U-20 World Athletics and finished a creditable sixth. But that’s just a case in isolation as the state throwers find themselves in a tight corner — having to run from pillar to post just to attain permission for training at…
Former soccer Brazilian player Ronaldinho answers to reporters ahead the 2026 Ravenna Serie C soccer team presentation joining the club as a technical coach and playing in one match in Ravenna, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Ronaldinho is set to return to professional football with Italian third-tier club Ravenna, 11 years after…
Storm water drain work on East Avenue Road, Korattur in Chennai. Chennai: The storm water drain project in East Avenue Road in Korattur, funded by Asian Development Bank, has remained sluggish for the past month. This has affected commuters on the stretch due to bad roads and traffic.Though the ₹39 crore worth project in the…
Manu Bhaker with her new coach (Photo by Jelena Arunovic) BHOPAL: After adjusting the lighting at the MP State Shooting Academy final hall, two young electricians asked Manu Bhaker if she needed anything else. “Nahin,” the shooting star politely replied. The electricians were still waiting. Distracted, Manu suddenly realized it hadn’t hit home, and gave…
Chennai: AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran on Thursday criticised the TVK govt for changing its stand on delimitation within a week of passing a resolution in the Tamil Nadu assembly demanding that the Union govt freeze the current strength of Lok Sabha.Dhinakaran stated that Vijay’s speech at Southern Zonal Council indicating a change in…
NEW DELHI: Former Asian silver medallist and Tokyo Olympian Shivpal Singh has been handed a 10-year suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) Disciplinary Panel after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid methandienone in what has been deemed his second doping offence.The 31-year-old javelin thrower’s career now faces a major setback, with the length…
Chennai: On the day chief minister C Joseph Vijay softened his stand on delimitation, TVK’s ally Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) passed a resolution sticking to its decision against the exercise to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats.The special general council of TNCC chaired by its president B Manickam Tagore in Chennai on Thursday,…
The US Open is set to offer the biggest prize in Grand Slam tennis history, with the 2026 singles champions taking home $5.5 million each as the total player compensation for the tournament rises to a record $108 million.The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced the prize-money structure on Thursday, ahead of the tournament’s start…
