India won gold medals in both men’s and women’s kabaddi events. NEW DELHI: India returned to the top 10 of the Asian Games medal standings on Saturday after a seven-medal haul, highlighted by two gold medals in kabaddi. The country’s gold rush in the sport, along with medals in athletics, shooting and squash, took the…

CHENNAI: Former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin’s son-in-law V Sabareesan has issued legal notices against two Tamil Nadu ministers, Aadhav Arjuna and CTR Nirmal Kumar seeking unconditional apology for their statements alleging that he was involved in corruption across 16 departments during the previous DMK govt. Sabareesan has sought both the state…

Tiruchirappalli: Burying themselves neck-deep in sand on the banks of the Cauvery, farmers in Tamil Nadu staged a dramatic protest demanding the immediate release of river water from Karnataka for irrigation, accusing the neighbouring state of denying them their rightful share and jeopardising the Kuruvai crop.The protest was led by Farmers’ Association leader Ayya Kannu,…

Govt data for 2025-2026 shows that 11.4% of the 42 lakh PMUY beneficiaries in TN, have not taken a single refill B Priyanka, a homemaker from Thirunalur in Aranthangi taluk, can afford to book an LPG refill only few times a year. The six-member family struggles to make ends meet, forcing her to use a…

Chennai: A 31-year-old guest worker from Assam died and another worker suffered injuries after a material-lifting hoist trolley fell from the fifth floor of a building under construction on Taramani Link Road on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Ashraful Alam, 31, a native of Bongaigaon district in Assam. He had been living in Chennai…

Onions are currently being sold at retail prices of Rs 55 to Rs 60 per kg in the open market. CHENNAI: The state government has launched the sale of onions at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg, as announced in the Assembly, to contain the recent rise in prices and ease the burden…