Chennai: DMK on Saturday alleged irregularities in electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in Chennai’s Kolathur assembly constituency, where former chief minister M K Stalin lost to TVK candidate V S Babu by 8,795 votes. District election officer (DEO) and Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner G S Sameeran, however, denied the allegations.DMK legal wing secretary N R…
Glasgow (IANS) India’s Sachin Siwach India’s Sachin Siwach produced a remarkable comeback to defeat Tryagain Morning Ndevelo and win the men’s 60kg boxing gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Despite trailing after the opening two rounds, the Indian boxer staged a superb fightback in the final round to earn a 3-2 split…
PUDUCHERRY: A 20-year-old college student collapsed while participating in a physical test and was declared dead upon arrival in the hospital in Puducherry on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Gokul from the Kannamangalam area near Arani in Tiruvannamalai district. Gokul was a second-year undergraduate student at a college in Arani. His father, Babu,…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts after losing to Spain in the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Lionel Messi‘s international future continues to generate debate across the football world, with former Bolivia captain Marco Antonio Etcheverry becoming the latest…
Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss dubbed the Tamil Nadu govt’s decision to approach the Supreme Court over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute a “delayed but correct step”. In a statement on Saturday, he cautioned the state against engaging in bilateral negotiations with Karnataka on the river dispute or the proposed Mekedatu dam project.Anbumani noted that the…
India’s Priya Ghanghas added another gold to the country’s remarkable boxing campaign, defeating Canada’s Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh by a 4-1 split decision in the women’s 60kg final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday. The victory marked India’s fourth boxing gold medal of the day, continuing the nation’s dominance inside the ring at Glasgow 2026. Al-Ahmadieh…
Employers to verify community certificates within initial years of an staff’s service ‘Cannot tolerate the use of delayed procedures as a dangling sword’ Chennai: A full bench of Madras high court has held that verification into the genuineness of a community certificate or caste status of a govt employee remains legally permissible even after their…
Indian Para athletes script history (Images: Agencies) India’s para athletes delivered their finest-ever performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, matching the country’s cumulative medal tally from all previous editions in a single campaign. The 28-member Indian para contingent concluded its Glasgow campaign with seven medals, three gold, two silver and two bronze making it India’s…
Children enjoy a rainy Saturday evening, playing in the showers in Chennai. Chennai: After a hot day when temperatures climbed nearly 3°C above normal, evening rain brought relief to many parts of the city and its suburbs on Saturday. While IMD has forecast light to moderate rain over the city and the suburbs only on…
India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Commonwealth Games silver medallist Jadumani Singh Mandengbam may have missed out on a gold medal in Glasgow, but the 22-year-old boxer believes a major part of his success has come from the unwavering support of veteran pugilist Sarita Devi.After finishing second in the men’s 55kg category,…