Sachin Khilari (Image credit: X) India won all three medals in the men’s shot put F46 event at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday, with Sachin Sarjerao Khilari taking gold with a Games record.Khilari, a silver medallist at the Paris Paralympics, defended the gold he had won at the previous edition of the Games in…
Coimbatore: A landslide triggered by heavy rain on Tuesday night brought traffic on the Pollachi-Valparai ghat road to a halt for nearly 20 hours, leaving scores of tourists and residents of the hill town stranded.Govt officials said two massive boulders rolled onto the road near the third hairpin bend around 8pm, damaging a portion of…
Neeraj Chopra and his wife Himani Mor (PTI Photo) Neeraj Chopra has spent years perfecting the art of throwing a javelin beyond 90 metres. Now, India’s golden boy is pursuing a different kind of ambition — building a sports business that can outlast his competitive career. And he is doing it alongside his wife, Himani…
CHENNAI: For years, Kasthuri Rajamani took up odd jobs to support her family. Having lost her mother as a toddler and affected by polio in both legs, the Tamil Nadu athlete grew up under the care of her grandmother.Sport, however, opened a new door for Kasthuri at the age of 34 in 2018. Introduced to…
Archer Sheetal Devi from India prepares to fire during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (File Photo/ AP) Indian athletes will compete in para archery, athletics, badminton, swimming, shooting and table tennis on October 22, the fourth day of the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.India have won 62 medals so…
Chennai: A low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Tamil Nadu coast is unlikely to bring heavy rain to Chennai and its suburbs until this weekend, with the city likely to receive moderate rain over the next three days.The system is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rain (orange alert) to…
Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Santner BENGALURU: Home advantage is losing its sheen in international cricket, with teams increasingly equipped to beat opponents in the latter’s own backyard. Former head coach Gary Stead believes hosts New Zealand may not enjoy the edge they once did when India begin their tour with the T20 series beginning on Thursday,…
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi takes a ride in an ethanol-fuelled car with T R Jagadeesan (front seat) Five decades before ethanol blending became a national policy, engineers in Tamil Nadu had demonstrated that cars, two-wheelers and buses could run on the fuel.The experiment began in the 1970s, after petrol prices rose from `4 to `6…
Yuki Bhambri (Image credit: X) ALMATY: Yuki Bhambri’s smile is revealing. It belongs to someone who has learnt to accept what life throws at him, not with resignation, but with the understanding that there is little point railing against what cannot be changed. You work with what you have, make the best of it and…
The result comes seven months after 40 birds died at Guindy Children’s Park. The zoo will remain closed on Oct 22 and 23 Chennai: Seven waterbirds at the Vedanthangal enclosure of Vandalur Zoo died of H5N1 avian influenza, a national laboratory confirmed on Wednesday. The result comes seven months after 40 birds died at Guindy…