India fast bowler Mukesh Kumar was on Friday appointed as a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) by the Bihar government under its ‘Medal Lao Naukri Pao’ policy. He said the initiative would encourage athletes across the state to work harder.Mukesh received his appointment letter from Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary in Patna. India pacer Akash…
Chennai: If you live in a gated community, run a hotel or restaurant, own a shopping mall, hospital or marriage hall, make sure your waste is being segregated and processed at source. Otherwise, you could be the next stop in the Greater Chennai Corporation’s surprise inspection drive, with violations attracting fines and legal action.The Greater…
File Photo: FIFA president Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided not to pursue an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his role in the controversial reversal of United States forward Folarin Balogun’s mandatory World Cup suspension following intervention by US President Donald…
CHENNAI: The central govt has set Dec 2026 as the revised deadline for completing the ongoing modernisation of Chennai airport, attributing the delay to the Covid-19 pandemic, cyclones and unusually heavy rainfall.Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was carrying out the expansion and modernisation project…
Spain’s Ferran Torres (7) kisses the trophy after the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Ferran Torres scored what will almost certainly be remembered as the most important goal of his career when his extra-time strike secured Spain’s…
Chennai: Six people, including a 15-year-old boy, were killed in two separate accidents in Kancheepuram and Chengalpet districts on Friday.In Kancheepuram, a car veered off the carriageway and crashed into a minivan on the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway after its driver, Manohar, dozed off near Keelambi. The car’s four other occupants — Kalaiselvi K, 39, Selvaganapathi…
Newly appointed head coach of the German national soccer team Juergen Klopp attends a news conference at the headquarters of the German Football Association DFB in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Jürgen Klopp has warned he will walk away as Germany manager if his family becomes the target of public scrutiny,…
Students from Loyola College took out a procession in solidarity with Delhi protesters inside the college campus on Friday Chennai: Hundreds of students from city colleges, including Loyola College, Presidency College and School of Excellence in Law (SOEL), have boycotted their classes and protested in support of Delhi protesters. They also carried banners against the…
Leandro Paredes hints at Argentina retirement after World Cup final controversy as midfielder weighs future after painful defeat/ Image: Instagram Leandro Paredes has admitted he is uncertain about his international future following Argentina’s painful FIFA World Cup final defeat to Spain, with the midfielder reflecting on a tournament-ending loss overshadowed by his involvement in the…
Chennai: A man was arrested for trespassing into the house of a 33-year-old woman and sexually harassing her while she was alone at home in Thoraipakkam.Police said the woman, who resides with her family, became acquainted with Altaf Hussain, 52, of Perungudi. They exchanged phone numbers. Altaf began calling the woman frequently and sent obscene…