Fabricated records to inflate student strength to avail govt benefits Ranipet: Principal District Judge V Thenmozhe sentenced a correspondent and a headmistress of a govt-aided private school to undergo four years of rigorous imprisonment on charges of fabricating school records to falsely show an inflated student strength to receive govt benefits. The judge also slapped…
NEW DELHI: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker admitted she had “mixed feelings” after winning bronze in the women’s 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Hangzhou, China. While pleased with her progress, the Olympic medallist said she believes she can perform even better.“Another bronze. I have mixed feelings about this one. I’m happy…
Chennai: Two eighteen-year-olds were arrested for posting videos in which they were brandishing knives on social media. Five minors who appeared in the videos were also detained for inquiry and later released with a warning.According to police, videos of a group displaying a knife were circulated on social media. The social media centre forwarded it…
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: India’s campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 gathered further momentum on Day 6 as Gulveer Singh made history, Harjinder Kaur added another silver in weightlifting and the country’s boxers guaranteed at least three more medals with dominant performances in Glasgow. The biggest talking point of the day was…
In a post on X, Stalin asked the government to explain how the seats were lost and what steps it had taken to safeguard the state’s interests. CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday questioned the loss of 151 government super specialty medical seats in the state and sought an explanation from…
Shilpa KS (Image credit: X) MYSURU: At four, when most children are hopping and skipping around, Shilpa KS lost her left leg in a road accident. Her family could not afford treatment, or even a wheelchair.More than three decades later, the little girl from Kanchugara Koppalu village in KR Nagar taluk completed an extraordinary journey…
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss is set to continue as party president for another year as the party’s general council (GC) unanimously elected Anbumani as the party president. The incumbent general secretary Vadivel Ravanan and treasurer M Thilagabama will also continue as general secretary and treasurer for another year. This was the first GC meeting…
Andrew McDonald (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to increase World Cup squad sizes from 15 to 17 players for the 2027 ODI World Cup. His comments come after the ICC introduced a new format that could see finalists play up…
Chennai: Shastri Nagar police questioned Kayalvizhi Alagiri for two hours on Tuesday in a case relating to the assault of a State Bank of India (SBI) branch manager. After inquiry, she was instructed to remain in the city and inform investigators before travelling.Kayalvizhi owns the commercial building housing SBI’s NRI branch in Adyar. On July…
Harjinder Kaur (IANS Photo) Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur dedicated her Commonwealth Games 2026 silver medal to her mother, revealing that she always calls her first after winning a major event. Harjinder won silver in the women’s 69kg category with a combined lift of 227kg (101kg snatch and 126kg clean and jerk), earning her second straight…