Times News NetworkChennai: A guest worker died and 48 others were injured after the landing of an iron staircase collapsed at a workers’ accommodation facility in Nandambakkam late on Sunday night, when hundreds of workers gathered on the structure to watch and celebrate the IPL final. They fell from a height of nearly 15ft.Hundreds of…
My earliest memory of chess is from when I was seven years old.Walking into the venue of my first international tournament, my hand tucked inside my mother’s, I stopped beneath the emblem of FIDE, the international federation governing chess. Three words, printed in a language I didn’t understand, caught my eye. Gens Una Sumus.As I…
Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again after a warning shot fired by its military struck a vessel using an unauthorised route in the critical waterway, further jeopardising the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States. U.S. Central Command said a short time later that its forces began a third round…
Popstar Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, packed on the PDA while attending the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony in Los Angeles.Perry took over the microphone as she headlined the opening ceremony at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, delivering a powerful performance of her song ‘Wonder’. Dressed in a futuristic…
The day is moderate, neither too generous nor too difficult, Aquarius. Earnings are likely to balance out your spending, which means you can manage routine needs without feeling either flush or pinched. The Moon keeps things moving, but not in dramatic leaps. A plain day, and plain can be peaceful.Some travel plans, especially for a…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) Gianni Infantino has received public backing from a small group of national football associations as pressure continues to mount over his future as FIFA president following the collapse of the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal.While several major football nations and governing bodies have withdrawn their support after the…
Chennai: Two AIADMK factions, one led by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and another led by former ministers S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam, met Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar on Thursday and sought action against MLAs of the rival group. The EPS faction said it had also submitted a complaint to…
Tambaram Municipal Corporation has initiated the self-enumeration process for the upcoming Census of India 2027 (File Photo). CHENNAI: Tambaram City Municipal Corporation has begun the self-enumeration process for the first phase of the Census of India 2027.Tambaram Commissioner and Principal Census Officer S Balachander said that Residents can submit their household details online through the…
England’s Jude Bellingham (10) celebrates after scoring his second goal (AP Photo) England survived a hostile atmosphere, a second-half red card and relentless late pressure to defeat co-hosts Mexico 3-2 at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday, booking their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals. The victory sends the Three Lions into the last…