NGT directs GCC to collect wet and dry waste on different days Chennai: The Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to consider collecting wet waste and dry waste on different days, which may facilitate segregation at source.“Unless GCC adopts and strictly enforces source segregation measures, the existing…
India’s Ancy Sojan Edappilly (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) Indian athletics witnessed a historic day at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as two long-standing national records were broken. Kerala’s Ancy Sojan produced a stunning performance in the women’s long jump, surpassing a record that had stood for more than two decades and was held by…
Chennai: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday appointed Virudhunagar MP B Manickam Tagore as the new president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), replacing K Selvaperunthagai, who had recently requested the party leadership to relieve him of the post.Chief minister C Joseph Vijay congratulated Tagore on his appointment. “Heartfelt congratulations to Manickam Tagore on being…
Ireland’s Orla Prendergast (AP Photo) Ireland finally brought an end to their long wait for a victory at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating the West Indies by six wickets in Bristol on Saturday to register their first-ever win in the tournament after a 21-match losing streak spanning 12 years.The result not only marked…
TN initiates action against 1,420 PG bond‑defaulting govt doctors Chennai: The health department has initiated disciplinary action against 1,420 govt doctors who failed to report for duty after completing postgraduate medical courses under a special quota and govt-funded service bond, a press release from the department said.The absentees are spread across three directorates — 370…
Serena Williams of the United States (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Times of India at Wimbledon: Aorangi Park is always buzzing in the days leading up to Wimbledon, but on Saturday, as temperatures soared to 30 degrees, every camera lens and pair of eyes seemed fixed on one person. Then, when she finally strode onto court,…
Fatima Sana (C) of Pakistan celebrates the wicket with teammates (Getty Images) Pakistan signed off from the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with a convincing 37-run victory over the Netherlands at the County Ground on Saturday, producing a disciplined bowling display to bowl out the tournament debutants for just 89 in 18 overs.Captain Fatima…
Ireland’s Jai Moondra, center, celebrates with team-mates after bowling out Sanju Samson during the first T20I test match at Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday June 26, 2026. (AP) India lost the opening T20I against Ireland by 34 runs in Belfast on Friday, but for people in Rajasthan’s Tonk district, the biggest moment was the international…
Sri Ramakrishna Hospital is one of the five AHA certified hospitals in India, and the first in Tamil Nadu. COIMBATORE: The American Heart Association (AHA) has certified Coimbatore’s Sri Ramakrishna Hospital as a Comprehensive Chest Pain Centre.Sri Ramakrishna Hospital is one of the five AHA certified hospitals in India, and the first in Tamil Nadu….
Shreyas Iyer‘s tenure as India’s T20I captain began on a disappointing note as the Men in Blue suffered a 34-run defeat to Ireland in the opening match of the two-game series in Belfast on Friday, June 26. Chasing 183, India never found momentum with the bat and eventually folded for 148, but it was Iyer’s…