India’s Tejaswin Shankar competes in the men’s decathlon 110m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo) Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s decathlon after battling a long-standing knee injury to claim bronze in Glasgow on Friday.The national record holder…
Chennai: The GCC officials handling public tenders will henceforth be guided by three principles: do not bypass administrative sanctions; do not disclose bid details before tenders are opened; and do not escalate project costs without written explanation.These were some of the instructions given by experts to GCC officials during the first-of-its-kind tender training session on…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: Hockey India’s true colours are showing. The controversy surrounding the Indian teams’ change in jersey colour deepened on Friday, with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey questioning in a mail to the Executive Board, the manner in which the decision was taken even as executive director, Commander RK Srivastava,…
Chennai: Former minister S S Sivasankar and DMK organisational secretary R S Bharathi on Friday alleged that the TVK govt has renamed the Thayumanavar scheme launched by former chief minister M K Stalin to deliver ration commodities at the doorsteps of senior citizens and persons with disabilities.Addressing reporters at Anna Arivalayam, Bharathi said the Nilgiris…
More than a decade ago, Inunganbi Takhellambam would spend nearly three days travelling to age-group national competitions without a reserved train berth, often sitting on the floor beside the washrooms.Along with fellow judokas from Manipur, she would first travel to Dimapur before boarding a train to Kolkata. From there, another train would take them to…
Chennai: To curb tender irregularities and prevent officials from bypassing mandatory approval norms, the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) has barred urban local bodies from splitting a single project into multiple smaller estimates to evade state govt’s administrative and financial scrutiny.Officials said that for projects above ₹10 crore, the local body must get the approval…
Scott Simmons, Gulveer Singh Three years ago, Gulveer Singh could not keep up with two-time Olympic medallist Paul Chelimo in training.“His actual top-end speed could not even match world-class women,” said Scott Simmons, Gulveer’s long-time coach.Today, the Indian has rewritten history.On Tuesday night, Gulveer became the first Indian to win a medal in the men’s…
Chennai: DVAC arrested two people in connection with its ongoing investigation into suspected large-scale irregularities in the functioning of Tasmac between 2021 and 2025. The suspects — Karthik and his associate Ramesh from Karur district — were produced before a Chennai court on Friday and remanded in judicial custody.The arrests followed the registration of a…
Modi celebrates Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey’s historic double gold as India reaches 19 medals in Glasgow/ Image: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey after the Indian judokas secured gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, describing it as a “historic day” for Indian judo.The two victories marked…
Chennai: A woman who was seven months pregnant succumbed to injuries after a two-wheeler accident near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district.Amudha, 24, a resident of Kaveripakkam in Ranipet district, who was pregnant with her third child, was travelling on a two-wheeler with her husband, Sathish, 33 and two daughters, to her parents’ house in Narasamangalam village…