Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced a milk procurement price hike. CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday announced a Rs 3-per-litre hike in the procurement price of milk from producers supplying milk to cooperative societies, taking the total procurement price from Rs 38 to Rs 41 per litre.“The govt has decided to increase…
New Delhi: For 21 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, Lakshya Sen found himself locked in an uncomfortable tussle against an invisible adversary. Faced with some tricky court conditions, where the drift made shot-making a guessing game, Lakshya initially looked unsettled against Austria’s Collins Valentine Filimon. His strokes were not finding their intended…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only CHENNAI: Facing backlash from students’ organisations, the Directorate of Collegiate Education (DoCE) backtracked on its circular that called for action against college students taking part in protests organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and left-wing parties.In a circular, dated Aug 17, the DoCE had called upon the school…
Prasidh Krishna, second right, with Yashasvi Jaiswal, 64, celebrates after taking a wicket of Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella. (left) and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dickwealla A light exchange between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Niroshan Dickwella was followed by the Sri Lankan batter’s dismissal as India moved closer to victory in the opening Test in Galle on Wednesday.With Sri…
Vidya Reddy co-founder and Executive Director of Tulir Chennai: In the assembly session on Monday, Tamil Nadu PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna attributed a “40% rise in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) cases between 2023 and 2026” to the state’s inability to crack down on drug culture (which he claimed ‘arrived’ in 2020). As…
Central zone’s capatin Rajat Patidar with teammates celebrate after his team won the Duleep Trophy 2025 final (PTI Photo) Bengaluru: The Duleep Trophy final is expected to move from the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE), on the outskirts of the city here, to either the M Chinnaswamy Stadium or MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, with…
The Chief Minister’s Cancer Care Mission will be upgraded at a cost of Rs 673.44 crore. CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay, announced that the annual insurance cover under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme had been increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh and a 400-bed multispeciality hospital would be established…
Virat Kohli and PV Sindhu (Agency Image) PV Sindhu has opened up about her close bond with Virat Kohli, describing the Indian cricket star as a “brother” and recalling the advice he gave her during one of the lowest phases of her career.The two-time Olympic medallist spoke about her relationship with Kohli during the latest…
Cracks whip on out-of-line remarks Chennai: Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday warned ministers that he would not tolerate any further out-of-line remarks and directed them to confine their responses to the subjects under discussion.The warning came after law minister R Nirmalkumar’s remarks about former chief minister M Karunanidhi triggered an uproar from…
Kolkata: Indian women’s hockey international Lalremsiami became the first athlete from Mizoram to be selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award after the list for 2025 was unveiled by the sports ministry on Tuesday.Having made her senior debut in 2017, the 26-year-old has been a mainstay of the national team, playing a pivotal role in major…
