Chennai: A 40-second video of a Govt Stanley Hospital worker dropping boiled eggs near patients — one beside a plastered arm, the other near a patient’s leg — went viral Wednesday. A day later, Tamil Nadu’s health department was not investigating a lapse in patient care. Instead, it was defending an employee, discrediting a whistleblower…
Man held for stalking and threatening woman Chennai: A 24-year-old man was arrested by Virugambakkam police for stalking, harassing, and threatening a 24-year-old woman after she ended their friendship. The complainant lived in a rented house in Virugambakkam. A few months ago, she became acquainted with Arjun, a resident of Perumbakkam, through social media. According…
Ashleigh Gardner and Monica Wright (Agency Image) Australia women’s vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner has addressed the controversy surrounding her separation from Monica Wright, asking for privacy while apologising for the pain caused during their relationship.Gardner had stayed silent for several months after Wright publicly accused the all-rounder of cheating on her with Australia teammate Georgia Voll…
Man dies by suicide over loan app debt Chennai: A 25-year-old man died by suicide at his residence near Mahindra City in Chengalpet on Wednesday. Police are probing whether debt, including loans taken from online lending apps and losses in trading, drove him to take the extreme step. Police said that, on Wednesday, Manikandan was…
India have withdrawn from the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup as they look to prioritise their international friendly against five-time world champions Brazil in October, All India Football Federation (AIFF) deputy secretary general M Satyanarayanan said on Thursday.As previously reported by The Times of India, India will not take part in the new tournament because of…
Woman murdered by husband while driving autorickshaw Chennai: A man murdered his 24-year-old wife by slitting her throat while she was driving their autorickshaw near Ambattur on Tuesday night.Police identified the deceased as Devaki, wife of Chinna, 34, of Indira Nagar Menambedu. The couple had fallen in love before marrying, and have two daughters and…
Star Indians will be in action in this BWF World Championships The 2026 BWF World Championships are set to bring the biggest names in badminton to New Delhi from August 17 to 23. The tournament will mark the 30th edition of the prestigious event and will return to India for the first time since 2009….
Chennai: The Doctors’ Association for Social Equality has criticized the TN assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar and called his views against abortion as an infringement upon women’s rights.Association general secretary Dr G R Ravindranath said women have the legal right to undergo abortion under the law enacted in India in 1971, and that the…
Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi never gave up on his hope of playing Test cricket for India, despite having to wait for his first call-up. He continued to focus on performing, believing that consistent results would eventually earn him a chance.That opportunity came when Nabi was added to India’s squad as a replacement for…
Stalin had picked senior members, including former chief minister O Panneerselvam and former ministers Thangam Thennarasu and M R K Panneerselvam, to participate in the budget debate. CHENNAI: DMK president and former chief minister M K Stalin has pulled up a few party MLAs, including Rishivandiyam MLA K Karthikeyan, over their performance during the budget…