Chennai: A massive inter-state mineral smuggling racket involving fake govt permits, passes and seals was busted with the arrest of two printing press employees, who, police said, produced forged documents used by heavy vehicles transporting minerals from Tiruvallur and Ranipet districts to Andhra Pradesh.The racket surfaced after Tamil Nadu geology and mining department received complaints…
IPL – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India – May 22, 2026. Abhishek Sharma celebrates after reaching his half century. NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) retentions and releases discussions are underway across franchises as the deadline approaches, with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Abhishek Sharma emerging…
Chennai: Arappor Iyakkam has alleged irregularities in the grant of affiliation approvals to 74 private colleges of education by Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (TNTEU) between 2023 and 2025.In a complaint submitted to Governor Viswanath Arlekar, chief minister Joseph Vijay and higher education minister P Viswanathan and TNTEU registrar (Incharge) K Rajasekaran, on Thursday, the…
Sujeet Kalkal (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Sujeet Kalkal ended India’s wait for a wrestling gold at the Asian Games 2026 with a stunning comeback in the men’s freestyle 65kg category on Friday.The 23-year-old Indian defeated Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiyev 10-9 in a dramatic final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center.Kalkal was trailing 2-9 for…
Accident survivors at Rajiv Gandhi Govt General Hospital Chennai: Y Nagoor Meeran, 35, lost his left leg in an accident on a govt bus in Feb 2019. Seven years later, the marketing executive of a private firm is waiting for a medical-board report that could decide his compensation.In April 2019, a chief civil surgeon at…
NEW DELHI: Ankush Panghal completed a golden hat-trick for Indian boxing at the Asian Games on Friday, defeating South Korea’s Minseong Kim in the men’s 80kg final to cap a memorable day for the country’s pugilists in Aichi-Nagoya.Ankush dominated the title bout, winning the opening round 4-1 before taking the second unanimously 5-0 to establish…
Automatic rain gauge station installed in Anna University | File photo Chennai: Tamil Nadu plans to add 1,000 automatic rain gauges (ARGs) across the state to improve rainfall monitoring, forecast accuracy and disaster preparedness, said a senior official on Thursday.B Chandra Mohan, commissioner of revenue administration and disaster management, said the gauges would provide data…
India’s Parveen Hooda (PTI Photo) Parveen Hooda completed a remarkable comeback by clinching the women’s 65kg boxing gold at the Asian Games, beating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-Chen 3-2 in a split decision in a closely fought final.The Indian boxer had to dig deep in the deciding round after Chen levelled the contest following two rounds….
Chennai: A man was arrested for stealing 25 sovereigns of gold jewellery and ₹14 lakh cash from the house of a man he had befriended in Anna Nagar.The accused, Tharun of Thiruvottiyur, met Sathishkumar, 36, of Anna Nagar East, at a relative’s function about three months ago. On Sept 17, Tharun, who ran a business…
Gold medallist India’s Lovlina Borgohain (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A year after questioning her future in boxing, Lovlina Borgohain found the perfect answer on Friday, winning Asian Games gold on her 29th birthday.The 29-year-old had contemplated walking away from boxing after returning empty-handed from the Paris Olympics. Two years later, after enduring a difficult phase…