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Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (Image credit: BAI) NEW DELHI: When the curtain came down on the BWF World Championships at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Indian badminton found itself standing at a defining intersection of pride, introspection and structural redemption.Seventeen years after India last hosted the prestigious global showpiece in Hyderabad, the Delhi edition…

The Tamil Nadu government has dropped the proposed Parandur airport project. (File photo) CHENNAI: With the Tamil Nadu government dropping the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur, the focus has now shifted to three key questions: what happens to the land already acquired for the project, where will Chennai’s second airport now come up, and how…

Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya walks off the filed after losing his wicket. (AP Photo) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar criticised Sri Lanka’s approach during the tense final moments of Day Two of the second Test against India in Colombo, calling the hosts’ behaviour over the fading light “slightly unprofessional”.Sri Lanka finished the day on 8/2…

The age of consent is a legislative choice and, until Parliament changes it, courts must respect it K KannanKamla had just gone into labour. Her young husband, Saravanan, rushed her to a maternity hospital. At the admission desk, the duty doctor held out her hand and demanded, “Aadhaar?“Kamla, 18 and 4 months?”“Yes, doctor,” Saravanan volunteered.The…

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (Reuters) Former England captain Michael Atherton has revealed why he joined a group of 21 former international cricketers in calling on Pakistani authorities to ensure imprisoned former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan receives proper medical treatment.Imran has been in prison since 2023 after being convicted in corruption cases,…

AINRC founder and Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy Puducherry: Chief minister N Rangasamy presented a tax-free ₹14,300 crore budget for 2026-27 for the Union territory of Puducherry on Monday.Rangasamy, who holds the finance portfolio, said the Union territory’s own revenue receipts have been estimated at ₹7,890 crore, while the central assistance, including the State Disaster…

England’s Jordan Cox, right, leaves the field after being bowled out by Pakistan’s Ali Usman (AP) Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has hit back at the British media after sections of the UK press branded the current Pakistan side the “worst team in 50 years” following their heavy defeat to England in the first Test…

Chennai: Finance minister Marie Wilson on Monday alleged corruption in giving permission to private schools during the DMK govt.During the debate on demand for grants for school education and higher education, he said: “During the previous govt, the school education department collected money from private schools. I witnessed this in the first hand and affected…

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Live: India produced another commanding performance on Day Two of the second Test against Sri Lanka, reaching 503/9 declared before reducing the hosts to 8/2 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. The day began with India looking to build on their strong first-innings platform, but Sri Lanka…

Chennai: Criticising govt’s decision to drop the Parandur airport project, opposition parties and industrial bodies on Monday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to reconsider the move.“Dropping Parandur is not change. It’s an irreversible setback for Tamil Nadu’s growth,” former CM M K Stalin posted on X. “Tamil Nadu’s interests cannot be mortgaged for petty…