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Para-badminton player Pramod Bhagat, para-archer Rakesh Kumar, para table tennis player Bhavina Patel, and others during the send-off ceremony. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has dropped under-fire para-shooting coach Jai Prakash Nautiyal from India’s contingent for the Asian Para Games 2026, approving a 166-athlete squad for the continental event in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, amid…

Chennai: TVK govt has come under fire from opposition parties for its decision to purchase electricity at ₹35 per unit. Leaders from DMK, AIADMK, PMK and AMMK warned that the move would deepen the state power utility’s debt and eventually lead to privatisation. State law minister C T R Nirmal Kumar defended the move, saying…

Sediqullah Atal scripts history (Image: X/ @ACBofficials) Sediqullah Atal produced a historic fourth-innings century to help Afghanistan secure a draw against Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The left-handed batter became the first Afghanistan cricketer to score a Test hundred in the fourth innings, smashing 111 off 332 deliveries to deny…

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on October 13, 2026. Chennai: Hyundai Motor Group will invest $15.5 billion in India between 2026 and 2032 to expand manufacturing, research and development, local sourcing and future mobility technologies, positioning the country as a key production and export hub.The…

Australia’s Josh Hazlewood (AP Photo) Josh Hazlewood added another milestone to his illustrious career on Tuesday, surpassing Australian pace legend Brett Lee in the country’s list of leading Test wicket-takers. The right-arm quick achieved the feat with a career-best six-wicket haul against South Africa in the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban, helping Australia seal…

Gyanesh Chaudhary, CMD, Vikram Solar CHENNAI: VSL PowerHive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vikram Solar, will set up a battery energy storage system (BESS) assembly plant with an annual capacity of 7.5 GWh at Oragadam near Chennai. The facility is scheduled to be inaugurated in January 2027, with commercial operations expected to begin in April.Spread…

Lionel Messi has reportedly been lined up to present the 2026 Ballon d’Or, despite being among the 30 nominees himself. Lionel Messi could reportedly present the trophy at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony in London, even as he remains a nominee for the award himself. The same report suggests his family could join him at…

Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and Balathandayutham Karthikeyan, who have been appointed as the additional judges of the Madras high court CHENNAI: The Union law ministry on Tuesday notified the appointments of two new judges to the Madras high court. Judicial officers Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and Balathandayutham Karthikeyan have been appointed as additional judges of the high court.“In exercise…

Australia’s Josh Hazlewood (AP Photo) Josh Hazlewood produced a match-winning spell on Day 5 to guide Australia to a 214-run victory over South Africa in the Durban Test on Tuesday. The Australian pacer claimed six wickets for 49 runs, registering his best bowling figures in Test cricket and handing South Africa captain Temba Bavuma his…

COIMBATORE: The civil supplies criminal investigation department (CID) registered 2,524 cases in the Coimbatore zone between Jan 1 and Oct 10 this year as part of a crackdown on illegal hoarding, smuggling and diversion of subsidised essential commodities.The enforcement drive targeted the diversion of Public Distribution System (PDS) commodities, domestic LPG cylinders and subsidised agricultural…