Team India (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: The Indian women’s hockey team produced a dominant attacking display to crush South Africa 6-1 in their second Pool D match of the FIH Hockey World Cup on Tuesday, moving to the top of the group and taking a major step towards the second round.Sunelita Toppo, Navneet…
CMRL has laid 32km of tracks between Poonamallee Bypass and Kodambakkam on Corridor 4 (Lighthouse–Poonamallee Bypass) Chennai: More than half of Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s 118.9km long Phase II project has been completed, but ballast-less track laying has progressed to only about 67km of tracks so far.A CMRL official said 32km of tracks have been…
Jamal Musiala collapses again during Bayern match, reveals diagnosis and reassures fans he remains optimistic/ Image: X Jamal Musiala has revealed he has been diagnosed with “temporarily occurring, brief absence seizures” after the Bayern Munich midfielder collapsed on the pitch for the second time in four days, saying the episodes are caused by a neurological…
Safeguarding marine ecology and fishermens’ livelihood Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will not compromise on the livelihood of fishermen or marine ecology while considering a proposal to drill four new offshore hydrocarbon development wells near Parangipettai in Cuddalore district, forest and climate change minister V K Rajiv told state assembly on Tuesday.Replying to a calling-attention motion,…
Lakshya Sen, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand advance Lakshya Sen makes a strong comeback after a shaky start to enter the second round of the BWF World Championships in the men’s singles event.The Indian star loses the opening game to Austria’s Collins Valentine Filimon but quickly turns the match around to win 16-21, 21-8, 21-4 in 45…
Chennai: Former highways minister E V Velu on Tuesday questioned the Tamil Nadu govt over the ₹5.5-crore renovation tenders for the proposed chief minister’s office on the 10th floor of Namakkal Kavignar Maligai, citing a TOI report that work had begun even before the tender was floated, and that e-tenders were floated after five days.Participating…
Egypt boss Hossam Hassan reportedly collapsed while trying to intervene as his two wives allegedly clashed in a hotel, with reports claiming he later divorced his first wife. Egypt manager Hossam Hassan has been caught up in an extraordinary off-field incident after his two wives were reportedly involved in a physical altercation at a hotel…
Tufted capuchin at Perundurai farmhouse Chennai: At least 11 exotic animals kept at an Erode farmhouse without any mandatory licence could not be seized by forest officials and taken to Chennai as scheduled on Tuesday, as the local magistrate court did not accord permission.Forest officials visited the farmhouse, owned by S K Kesavanathan, who is…
India vs Pakistan (Pic credit: FIH) NEW DELHI: The India-Pakistan rivalry returns to the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup stage on Wednesday with far more than bragging rights at stake. India need at least a draw to secure a place in the second round, while Pakistan must win the Pool D contest at the Wagener…
Officials at a Tamil Nadu social media monitoring cell review online corruption-related reports on computer screens in a modern control room, highlighting the state’s digital surveillance and anti-corruption efforts. Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will set up a social media monitoring centre (SMMC) under the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) at a cost of ₹50…
