Chennai: Terming solid waste management in Avadi corporation “inefficient and inadequate”, the southern bench of National Green Tribunal has ordered the civic body to implement an action plan and ensure that no contaminating material spills or flows into Cooum river or onto its adjoining land.NGT directed Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to assess and…
India fell 24 runs short of a target of 248 as the West Indies won the fourth T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, taking the five-match series to a 2-2 tie.Sanju Samson gave India a fast start with 56 off 23 balls, but Keemo Paul struck twice in the fifth…
(Representative image) Dr R Laxman Bharathi of Nilgiri Adivasi Welfare Association estimates that 1% of badagas have sickle cell disease and 8% carry the trait Shantha ThiagarajanResearchers documented the first case of sickle-cell disease (SCD) in India in the Nilgiris in 1952. More than seven decades later, the blood disorder continues to affect the hills’…
South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder, right, leaves the field following his dismissal on day five of the first cricket test match between South Africa and Australia, in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) South Africa coach Shukri Conrad has ruled out making drastic changes after his team’s 214-run defeat to Australia in the…
Chennai: AIADMK has sent a legal notice to electricity minister C T R Nirmal Kumar over his alleged defamatory remarks against AIADMK and its general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.The notice, sent by AIADMK legal wing secretary I S Inbadurai on behalf of the party whip Agri Krishnamoorthy, demanded that Nirmalkumar withdraw the alleged false and…
India’s Amrit Vats and Pakistan’s Muhammad Yahya Indian tennis player Amrit Vats and Pakistan’s Muhammad Yahya have teamed up to win the boys’ doubles title at the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors J30 tournament in Djibouti.The pair defeated Thailand’s David Awayo and Saudi Arabia’s Ahmed Bahaa Srouji 6-2, 6-4 in straight sets.Their victory brings back…
Puducherry: Cracking down on violations of liquor advertising regulations, the Puducherry excise department has sealed a resto bar and a liquor shop for releasing social media promotional videos offering gimmicky, unlimited alcohol schemes inspired by a Tamil film. The action followed after the department received complaints that promotional videos were circulated across Instagram and Facebook…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul (PTI Photo) India’s Test cricketers returned to domestic action in the opening round of the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) asked available players to feature for their state teams.With India preparing for a two-Test tour of New Zealand, the matches…
CHENANI: The Left parties on Wednesday slammed the Tamil Nadu govt’s plan to procure short-term electricity from the open market at an exorbitant rate of Rs 35 per unit to offset the ongoing power shortage. Demanding an immediate rollback of the proposal, both CPM and CPI urged the state to secure power at reasonable tariffs…
India’s players celebrate a goal during the men’s Hockey final’s gold medal match between Malaysia and India in the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Gifu, Japan. International hockey will return to Punjab after 17 years when India host the men’s Asian Champions Trophy for the second time, with Jalandhar and Mohali set to stage the…