Chennai: A teacher died, while his woman colleague and four students suffered injuries as their car veered off a flyover near Kundrathur and fell into a 30ft deep ditch on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Prabhakar, 44, a teacher at the Pazhaverkadu Govt Higher Secondary School and resident of NGO Colony, Ponneri, Tiruvallur district….
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI/IPL Photo) When Rajasthan Royals’ batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walked out to bat against Mumbai Indians in their must-win IPL 2026 clash at the Wankhede Stadium, expectations were sky high. Fans expected towering sixes, blazing boundaries, a half-century or perhaps even another hundred from the teenage star.But Sooryavanshi endured a rare off day…
Chennai: The relief for residents of North Chennai’s Old Washermenpet over Chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s order to close Tasmac outlets within 500metres of educational institutions has been short lived. An outlet in the neighbourhood located near three schools and a college still hasn’t been closed.This two-decade-old liquor shop and bar in Mint Suburayulu Naidu…
Chennai: Power cuts continued to hit several neighbourhoods across the city through Sunday, with a nearly 22-hour outage at Apollo Hospital in Perungudi intensifying public concern.Electricity supply to the hospital was cut around 2.30pm on Saturday, and videos and photographs showing darkened sections of the premises, a nurse using an ambu bag to assist a…
Chennai: Commuters using the main entrance of Chennai Egmore Railway Station are facing severe inconvenience during peak hours owing to traffic congestion, haphazard parking and encroachments on Gandhi-Irwin Road.Passengers said barricades near the entrance have made pick-up and drop-off difficult. The stretch is especially clogged between 3am and 7am and again from 3pm till late…
Times News NetworkChennai: A 22-year-old woman died after an immersion water heater exploded in a bathroom at Kumarakuppam near Tiruttani on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Uma Maheswari, wife of Sudhakar, 27. The couple has a one-and-a-half-year-old son.According to police, Uma Maheswari had entered the bathroom when a loud explosion was heard from inside….
Dev Kumar Meena (ANI Photo) Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar produced one of the standout moments of the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition after both athletes broke the national pole vault record during a dramatic contest on Sunday. Representing Madhya Pradesh, the two training partners cleared 5.45m, improving upon the previous national record of…
Chennai: Travel disruptions stemming from the West Asia conflict continue to weigh on India’s medical tourism sector, with overseas patient inflows yet to return to earlier levels. The region accounts for a substantial share of overseas patients visiting India’s nearly $9-billion medical tourism market.Although hospital operators have begun to see early signs of improvement from…
Delhi Capitals’ Kuldeep Yadav and teammates celebrate (ANI Photo) Delhi Capitals signed off their IPL 2026 campaign with a commanding 40-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in a dead-rubber clash, as KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav starred on Sunday. With Rajasthan Royals defeating Mumbai Indians earlier in the day to seal the final playoff berth,…
TN REVIEWS DRUG SMUGGLING THROUGH FRUITS IN PRISONS, LEGAL AID AND HOSPITAL CARETimes News NetworkChennai: Following allegations that narcotic drugs were being smuggled into prisons through fruits and other items brought by visitors, law minister C T R Nirmal Kumar on Sunday said the state was planning to modernise screening systems and examine whether frequently…