Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has invited bids to supply cloth bags to 105 vending machines across 17 districts under a one-year contract valued at ₹67 lakh.As a continuation of the state govt’s ‘Meendum Manjappai’ scheme launched in 2021 to enforce the blanket ban on single-use plastics, the bags will be supplied…
Nisshin: India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, with Kranti Gaud, centre, and Gunalan Kamalini celebrate (PTI Photo) Nagoya: In the almost three weeks of the Asian Games, the Indian women’s cricket team got a one-week window and three matches to win the title.With cricket still relatively unknown in the region, the players have been able to…
The 20th Asian Games officially began in Nagoya on Saturday with a colourful and high-tech opening ceremony at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.Japan’s Emperor Naruhito officially declared the Games open in the presence of Empress Masako, members of the Japanese imperial family, Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and International…
Chennai: The omission of references to Jawaharlal Nehru, ‘Periyar’ E V Ramasamy, B R Ambedkar and the Justice Party from the state govt’s policy note on backward classes welfare has triggered a political controversy, with minister V Sampath Kumar taking “moral responsibility” for the lapse and promising a revised publication. DMK accused the TVK govt…
Chennai: A 32-year-old electrician was hacked to death in full public view near a private school at Red Hills on Wednesday morning. Police arrested three men, including two brothers of the victim’s wife. Police said a family dispute over his extramarital relationship led to the murder.R Rathinavel Pandian of Mondiamman Nagar was riding his two-wheeler…
History-sheeter arrested for molesting woman Chennai: A 28-year-old history-sheeter was arrested on Friday after he entered a house in Velachery and molested a 25-year-old woman sleeping inside. The woman, who worked at a private company, lived with her father in Velachery. According to the complaint, the accused, Balusamy, fled after she raised an alarm. Following…
Good news has a way of lifting the whole house, and today that seems likely for you, Sagittarius. Something positive that is linked with your kids, or as children to you can boost your mood. Jupiter is your king, and is a believer in optimism and expansion and so your day begins with the feeling…
The woman asked to be handed over to police Chennai: A 28-year-old widow killed her father-in-law, claiming that she reacted in self-defence after he attempted to rape her while she was alone at her home near Pallavaram on the outskirts of Chennai in the early hours of Wednesday.Police identified the deceased man as Perumal, a…
Chennai: A new STEM lab, with emphasis on electrical and electronic circuits; additional do-it-yourself experiments for students and story modules to teach science and math concepts are among the upcoming latest additions to the city’s State Resource Centre (SRC) for school students.Launched in Jan this year at the DPI campus, the facility — which is…
Rahmat Shah (Image credit: Zimbabwe Cricket) NEW DELHI: A social media post involving Rahmat Shah triggered widespread confusion and panic among cricket fans after many mistakenly believed the Afghanistan batter had passed away. The confusion began when Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat shared a condolence message on Instagram along with Rahmat Shah’s picture and a note…