Cindy Hook (Photo from The Australian) Cindy Hook, the chief executive officer of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games organising committee, will step down at the end of her four-year contract later this year. The organisers announced her decision on Tuesday, a week after unveiling the official emblems for the Games.Hook, who was appointed…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) has signed agreements to procure the costliest power the discom has ever purchased, to overcome the shortage between the availability and demand for the rest of the month.The state power utility has finalised deals for 1,500 megawatts (MW) of round-the-clock power supply from Oct 12 to 31 at…
File Pic: Shooter Manish Narwal NEW DELHI: With less than a week to go before the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games starts, India’s preparations have been clouded by selection disputes, coaching omissions and administrative delays, leaving athletes in para shooting, cycling, badminton, table tennis and boccia grappling with uncertainty.On Monday, nine of India’s 13 selected para…
Sridhar Vembu, chief scientist and co-founder of Zoho Chennai: Software-as-a-service company Zoho has paused employee pay hikes and cut marketing costs due to rising AI-related expenses and a challenging geopolitical environment.In a post on X this Tuesday, founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu stated that AI usage has driven up costs significantly amid uncertain market conditions…
Prithvi Shaw and Akriti Agarwal (Image credit: Instagram) Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw and actor-influencer Akriti Agarwal have decided to give their relationship another chance, weeks after calling off their engagement.Akriti confirmed their reunion through an Instagram statement on Monday, admitting that other people’s opinions had influenced her decision to end the relationship.In a post titled…
COIMBATORE: Six people, including three college students, were arrested for attempting to circulate fake Rs 500 currency notes in Coimbatore on Sunday. Police seized 372 fake notes to the tune of Rs 1.86 lakh.The arrested were identified as Akthar Parvez, 21, of Karumbukadai, Aabil, 20, Hayas, 19, of Selvapuram, Shahid, 19, of Ukkadam, Mohammed Irfan,…
NEW DELHI: India’s No. 1 tennis player Sumit Nagal has apologised to the crowd in Maia, Portugal, and local player Henrique Rocha for making a “talking gesture” after his first-round victory at the Maia ATP Challenger, saying it was a heat-of-the-moment reaction.Nagal, who prevailed 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5) in a gruelling two-hour-and-56-minute contest, addressed the incident…
CHENNAI: Former Chennai city commissioner of police A Arun, an ADGP-rank officer currently under compulsory wait, was questioned by a police team probing the handling of the sexual assault case involving Gem Granites owner R Veeramani.Arun was summoned and questioned at a secluded location in the city for about three hours on Saturday. Sources said…
India are one of the seven cities/countries bidding to host the 2036 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed seven interested parties for the 2036 Summer Olympics: India, Germany, Qatar, South Korea, South Africa, Türkiye and Hungary. With the process currently at the dialogue stage, the bids will…
Mithun Sacheti, founder, CaratLane & partner at Q Partners – Axana Estates at the event Chennai: AI levels the playing field for entrepreneurs building out of Chennai by solving the infrastructure advantage traditionally held by major hubs like Mumbai and Delhi, said Mithun Sacheti, founder of CaratLane and Partner at Q Partners- Axana Estates.Speaking at…