India beat Sri Lanka in the gold-medal match. (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur-led India opened their gold medal account at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, defeating Sri Lanka in the women’s cricket final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin to end the country’s wait for a top-podium finish in Aichi-Nagoya.The defending…

Welfare boards have long provided pensions, maternity benefits and financial assistance to Tamil Nadu’s informal workers Labourers at work in a brick kiln near Chennai. B A Raju R Geetha & Priti NarayanIn its recently released budget, the Tamil Nadu govt allocated `2,022 crore to the labour welfare and skill development department. Even as it…

Pakistan’s Babar Azam, leaves the pitch (AP photo) Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis believes the decision to hand Babar Azam the Test captaincy again could be hurting the batter’s performances, arguing that the team risks “losing a player” by placing the leadership burden on him.Waqar, who has served in several coaching roles with the Pakistan…

Leading a butterfly walk at Pachamalai hillock in Chennai recently, nature educator Claudia Pinheiro noticed more butterflies than usual turning up on the trail. Claudia, a member of Palluyir Trust for Nature Education and Research, which has been running these walks across the city for the past few months. She says this isn’t the only…