The Delhi high court has refused to grant bail to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in the alleged murder of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.Justice Purushaindra Kumar dismissed Kumar’s bail plea on August 6, citing concerns about his ability to influence witnesses, his conduct before his arrest, the seriousness of the alleged offence and…
Tamil Nadu’s biodiversity push is missing a local touch S PaulrajThe Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board (TNBB) is failing to achieve its statutory goals, with 13,600 biodiversity management committees (BMC) existing largely on paper and failing to engage local communities in the preparation of people’s biodiversity registers (PBR). Despite some access and benefit sharing collections, the…
Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel, who plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, was arrested by police in Hooghly district on Monday night following a complaint by a woman alleging that he had sexual relations with her on the promise of marriage, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday.“There was a case lodged against him and a…
State of the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road in Chennai Chennai: The ride back home from schools and offices was rather bumpy on the 200-foot Radial Road between Pallavaram and Thoraipakkam on Monday, with commuters having to dodge giant potholes and pits filled with rainwater every step of the way.Though the main carriageway was largely passable, not…
A total of 30 teams will compete across three divisions in the 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026, which begins in Pune on Wednesday.The tournament will run until August 23, with teams competing for the national title as well as promotion and relegation between the three divisions.The championship is divided into Division A,…
Chennai: The state assembly saw a heated debate over the language and pronunciation of the members in the house, after one of the MLAs pointed out errors made state finance minister N Marie Wilson in his budget speech.Kadayanallur MLA T M Rajendran alleged that Wilson’s Tamil pronunciation had mistakes and that he excessively used English…
Ronald Araujo (Pic credit: LFC) Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo has described his move to Liverpool as the “ideal” decision at this stage of his career after the Uruguay defender completed a season-long loan to the Premier League club on Monday.The 27-year-old joins Liverpool for the 2026-27 season after agreeing to take a pay cut to…
Chennai: DMK on Monday accused the Congress of staging drama in the delimitation issue by opposing the exercise in Tamil Nadu while adopting a different stand in other states.Referring to the remarks of Telangana CM Revanth Reddy that delimitation will shape Telangana with increased representation, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran questioned the silence of Congress in…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has wasted little time getting back to work after a productive tour of Zimbabwe, sharing a glimpse of his batting preparations ahead of the new domestic season and the Duleep Trophy.The teenage India batter posted a video on his official Instagram account showing him working in the…
Chennai: Reiterating the commitment of the state govt in fulfilling the poll promises made by TVK, finance minister Marie Wilson said on Monday that 125 of the 436 promises announced by his party have been included in the state budget presented by him a few days ago.“We (TVK) formed the govt amid severe financial constraints,…