Chennai: The chief minister, who once boasted that even his five-minute address would shake the world, is now “doing somersaults to win votes in a single constituency”, said DMK president M K Stalin. Campaigning in the Madurantakam assembly constituency on Saturday for the party’s bypoll candidate I Paranthamen, the former chief minister exhorted the voters…
Gulveer Singh (left), Neeru Dhanda looks at her gold medal (c), and Harmanpreet Singh celebrates after scoring a goal during the men’s final hockey India’s Asian Games 2026 campaign ended on a winning note as the Harmanpreet Singh-led men’s hockey team thrashed Malaysia 5-1 in the final on Saturday. The gold was India’s 21st at…
‘Mozhigal’ was launched three years ago to improve students’ spoken English through games, video modules and frequently asked questions Chennai: Poor maintenance of hi-tech labs and the lack of dedicated class periods have left the state’s flagship spoken English programme for Classes VI to VIII largely defunct in govt schools. Spearheaded by Tamil Nadu State…
Image credit: Hockey India NEW DELHI: India moved up to fourth place in the Asian Games 2026 medal tally after a big medal-winning day on Saturday. India added five gold medals across wrestling, golf, hockey, cricket and archery to take their overall tally to 85 medals – 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.India’s men’s…
Move by Aadhav Arjuna and party’s legal wing Chennai: TVK general secretary (election management) and PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna, along with the party’s legal wing, has approached the Election Commission of India seeking action against DMK president and former chief minister M K Stalin for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by making derogatory,…
NEW DELHI: For months, Aman Sehrawat had carried a picture of the Asian Games gold medal on his phone. It was more than a wallpaper; it was a daily reminder of the colour he wanted after returning from Hangzhou with bronze. On Saturday, after beating North Korea’s reigning world champion Han Chong Song 11-7 in…
“DMK is anti-democratic,” Vijay said Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday accused DMK president M K Stalin of making indecent and derogatory remarks about TVK’s Dharapuram bypoll candidate P Sathyabama at an election meeting in the constituency.In a post on X, Vijay accused the DMK of promoting an “obscene, violent and perverse” political…
Brazil supporters during the FIFA friendly between India and Brazil at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. (Image: PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Kolkata: People from different walks of life made their way to the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata for the historic India versus Brazil friendly. Even though the iconic venue wasn’t filled to its 65,000…
CHENNAI: Veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, whose restless imagination gave cinema some of its most inventive films and found a perfect creative partner in Kamal Haasan, died in Chennai on Saturday following prolonged ill health. He was 94.From ‘Raja Paarvai’ and the dialogue-free ‘Pesum Padam’ to ‘Apoorva Sagodharargal’ and ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’, Srinivasa Rao…
Soccer Football – International Friendly – India v Brazil – Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India – October 3, 2026 Brazil players and mascot Canarinho acknowledges fans after the match REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary For 27 minutes, India looked ready to make Brazil work for every inch at Salt Lake Stadium. The Blue Tigers arrived with some confidence…