Elavenil Valarivan (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Elavenil Valarivan narrowly missed out on gold after producing a strong performance in the women’s 10m air rifle individual final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, settling for silver with a cumulative score of 252.4.Japan’s Taichi Hinata clinched gold with 253.0, while South Korea’s Ban Hyojin took bronze with…

Chennai: Ten days after he was attacked with an iron rod during an argument at a house in Alapakkam, Jaisankar, 38, a welder, died of injuries at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Friday. Peerkankaranai police altered the case to murder and arrested two accused. Further probe is on.Jaisankar, who lived at West Tambaram, befriended…

NEW DELHI: At 12, an incident of eve-teasing changed the course of Suchika Tariyal’s life.What began as a need to protect herself eventually became a journey through judo, Ju-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. And on Sunday, the 36-year-old Rohtak native broke new ground for Indian MMA at the Asian Games.Tariyal defeated Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0…

Chennai: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that MPT (Master of Physiotherapy) and MOT (Master of Occupational Therapy) degrees should not be awarded as general degrees.“Based on a communication from National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), the degrees MPT and MOT shall be awarded with the respective specialisations and not as generalised…