CHENNAI: Amid the ongoing nationwide anti-NEET protests, more than 50 people were detained on Friday after staging a road blockade during a protest in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi.Earlier in the day, students affiliated with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) held a sit-in protest inside the Chennai’s Presidency College campus. The protesters raised slogans against the…
India’s Tulika Maan (PTI photo) New Delhi: India’s Commonwealth Games campaign has suffered another major blow with Olympian and 2022 Birmingham CWG’s silver medallist Tulika Maan being provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for alleged whereabouts failures, ending her Glasgow 2026 participation even without flying out of India.Sources told TOI that Tulika, one…
Movie directors Pa Ranjith, Vetrimaaran and Ameer, along with several celebrities, in a protest organised by Neelam Students Movement, at Egmore Chennai: “A small group has gathered here to save ‘jananayagam’ (democracy) today. At the same time, a large crowd has gone to watch ‘Jana Nayagan’ (chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s movie). We may be…
Commonwealth Games 2026 Live Updates: India will have a busy and potentially rewarding day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on July 24, with action spread across six sports and the country’s first opportunities to add medals to its tally. While several athletes begin their campaigns, para powerlifting will be the biggest focus as multiple Indian…
A fan ate ‘mann soru,’ a ritual of eating food from the floor, while a few walked on their knees for the success of chief minister C Joesph Vijay’s Jana Nayagan Chennai: Governance briefly took a back seat on Thursday as the ruling establishment —including Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar, senior minister…
Militsa Milenkova the designer of the official medals for the 2026 Commonwealth Games poses with a medal (Getty Images) Glasgow 2026 will make Commonwealth Games history by introducing medals featuring braille and tactile elements, ensuring visually impaired athletes can experience their achievements in a more inclusive way. The innovation marks the first time Commonwealth Games…
In Tamil Nadu, too much sun, too little solar Tamil Nadu’s got an abundance of sunshine. But harnessing its power is apparently where the state is lacking.Two-and-a-half years after the Union govt launched the PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar scheme to turn one crore homes into miniature power stations, Tamil Nadu has yet to cross…
Durand Cup Trophy tour concludes in Kolkata ahead of tournament opener (ANI Photo) Kolkata: The oldest football tournament in Asia — Durand Cup — will host its 135th edition when Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC take the field at Salt Lake Stadium in the first derby of the season on Saturday.However, in…
How Nilgiris’ organic dream lost the plot Shantha ThiagarajanSeven years ago, the Nilgiris set out to become Tamil Nadu’s first fully organic district with thousands of farmers, exchange programmes, subsidies and a proposed ban on highly toxic pesticides. Today, the ambitious programme backed by farmers, funds and the district administration appears to have lost steam.In…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi believes his record-breaking maiden international half-century has given him the confidence he needs after a difficult start to life in international cricket. The 15-year-old announced his arrival in style by smashing an 18-ball fifty against Zimbabwe in the opening T20I in Harare on Thursday, becoming the youngest player to…