Chennai: Four children, two girls among them, who went missing from Chromepet on Saturday afternoon were found dead in Thiruneermalai Periya Eri on Sunday morning. Police suspect they drowned after entering the lake to swim.The deceased — Devadharshan, 12, a Class VII student at a govt school in Chromepet; Yuvanesh, 10, a Class VI student…
World number one Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from this month’s Wuhan Open due to a foot injury, tournament organisers said on Sunday, a day after the Kazakh suffered a shock defeat in her opening match at the China Open.Rybakina lost to world number 118 Alina Charaeva in Beijing in her first match since winning last…
Chennai: Several neighbourhoods in the city faced power cuts on Sunday because of feeder trips, transformer faults and maintenance work carried out by Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) teams.In Flower Bazaar, power supply to Mint Street and Narayana Chetty Street was suspended from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm for the installation of a…
BCCI president Mithun Manhas presents the trophy to Rest of India captain Rishabh Pant. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant could not have asked for a better 29th birthday present. On a day when he missed the action because of fever, the Rest of India captain watched his teammates complete a stunning comeback against Jammu…
CM C Joseph Vijay during a roadshow on Oct 4 for the upcoming Dharapuram assembly constituency byelection, with TVK candidate P Sathyabama Coimbatore: High drama unfolded at Meenakshipuram near Dharapuram on Sunday evening after NTK candidate Karthika and party cadres entered chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s roadshow route, triggering a face-off with TVK cadres.The NTK…
When Lionel Messi makes his final appearance for Argentina against Benin on Tuesday at Buenos Aires’ Monumental stadium, it will mark the end of an international career that has lasted more than two decades.It will also bring the curtain down on a relationship that took time to develop. Argentina’s football authorities once struggled even to…
Chennai: If Kamal Haasan was forever looking for the next impossible idea to put on screen, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao was among the few directors adventurous enough to travel with him. The legendary filmmaker passed away following health complications. Rao breathed his last at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Saturday. He was 95.Their creative association produced…
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes Tilak Varma could be a suitable option to take over from Virat Kohli at No. 3 in India’s ODI batting order after the 2027 World Cup.Kohli has confirmed that the 2027 edition will be his last ODI World Cup for India, meaning the team will have to find a…
Iyyappanthangal – Porur canal Chennai: With the northeast monsoon nearing, stretches of the canal network running through Porur, Iyyappanthangal, Kummananchavadi and Kolathuvanchery show signs of a system under pressure — sections of the waterways are narrow, with silt, plastic and other solid waste accumulating along the bed, thereby reducing flow. The network is a crucial…
Ri Song Gum of North Korea had a sweep of world records at 49kg on 94-121-215. (AP Photo) The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has defended the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games as a success, pointing to 54 world records, strong viewership and a nearly 20% increase in revenue despite persistent logistical problems that marred the…