Neeraj Chopra (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra added another medal to his glittering career at the Commonwealth Games, but the silver medal was not the only reason for his smile. The Olympic champion said sharing the podium with fellow Indian Yashvir Singh made the moment even more special.Neeraj finished second in the men’s…
Sub-inspector Prakash walked through a maze of lanes and bylanes in Otteri last week searching for Munniyan, a ganja peddler. He had passed the suspect, but returned empty-handed. Reason: Munniyan tonsured his head and changed his appearance to escape the officer’s eye.A week later, police returned to the locality carrying a smartphone with IDENTIX app….
Asmita Dey (Image credit: Agencies) Asmita Dey’s historic Commonwealth Games gold medal was more than just India’s first-ever top finish in judo. It was the fulfilment of a dream she once feared had ended with the death of her father seven months ago. The 23-year-old from a small village in Tripura scripted history by becoming…
Chennai: The proportion of schoolchildren in the city with impaired fasting glucose — a measure used to identify prediabetes — rose to 28.1% from 3.1% among girls and to 26.4% from 3.5% among boys over 17 years, a new study found.The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews,…
Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal, while Yashvir Singh pulled off a surprise bronze with his final throw as India had two athletes on the podium in the men’s javelin throw at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday.Neeraj, the 28-year-old Tokyo Olympic champion, was not at his best in difficult weather but still managed…
Chennai: The Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) at IIT Madras organised its first-ever international hackathon on road safety recently. Students, engineers and researchers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand took part in the hackathon.The participants developed AI-powered chatbot solutions across three problem statements: Drivelegal, which provides road users with location-specific…
India’s biggest day at CWG 2026 sees six medals won, 10 boxers reach finals and the tally rise to 23. India enjoyed one of their finest days of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, collecting six medals across judo and athletics while also producing a flawless performance inside the boxing ring, where all 10 Indian…
Chennai: A group of more than 300 traders in Sowcarpet locked up a team of Goods and Services Tax (GST) officials who had visited the commercial hub for inspection. On receiving an SOS message from the officials, personnel from Elephant Gate police station rushed to the location and rescued them.Police said the team led by…
India’s biggest medal day yet sees six podium finishes, historic judo golds and the tally rise to 23 in Glasgow. India enjoyed their biggest medal-winning day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, collecting six medals across judo and athletics to take their overall tally to 23 and strengthen their campaign in Glasgow.The impressive haul…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has ordered the High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations headed by Justice Joseph Kurian to cancel the exclusive copyright it had given to Bloomsbury, to publish Part-I of its report submitted in the assembly in Feb 2026. The hardbound version of the English version of the report, priced at Rs 799, was…