Nagoya: Gold medallist, from left, India’s Prithika Pradeep, Chikitha Taniparthi and Jyothi Surekha Vennam during the medal ceremony for the (PTI Photo) India’s medal tally at the 2026 Asian Games climbed to 56 medals on Wednesday, with the country adding three gold medals and a bronze. India now have 9 gold, 21 silver and 26…
Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) reaffirmed his country’s commitment to an open, inclusive and constructive Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Chairmanship, guided by the ‘Shanghai Spirit’ of mutual trust and mutual benefit. Mr. Dar, who is also…
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…
General:Work moves forward, and your mind feels lighter for it. The Sun receives support from Jupiter today, so pressure eases a bit, and you begin to see that not every problem needs a battle cry.You’ll stay busy, no doubt. Calls, follow-ups, a meeting, maybe a sudden introduction to someone useful. Yet the stress that sat…
Amitabh Bachchan began the latest episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 18’ on a different note as he revealed that he had suffered a knee injury during the previous day’s shoot. Unlike his usual energetic entry and standing monologue, the veteran actor chose to remain seated while addressing the audience.“Usually, I do my monologue standing at…
File photo of Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao. (ANI) NEW DELHI: The higher-ranking Sports Ministry officials, including Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao, have cancelled their plans to travel to Aichi-Nagoya for the ongoing Asian Games. It has been reliably learnt that the top brass will remain in the country to oversee the BRICS Traditional and…
File image of Captain Smit Machchhar. Photo: X/@IsraelMFA Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who was wounded in an altercation with his copilot who allegedly tried to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday (September 30, 2026). Describing him as a “true hero”, Mr. Netanyahu said that “despite being stabbed…
Chennai: A special court for corruption cases on Tuesday granted bail to B T Arasakumar, the prime accused in ₹100 crore private school recognition cheating case. The bail is granted ‘as the indefeasible right to release on bail accrues in favour of the accused following non-filing of final report by the police within the legal…
General:Some days open like a window and this is one. Venus blesses your image while Jupiter adds grace so people notice your steadiness, your manners and the way you get things done without noise.Respect comes easily today. A social circle, neighbourhood group, office team, or extended family may speak well of you. Still, the Moon…
Vijay campaigned for TVK candidate P Sathyabama in Dharapuram DHARAPURAM: In a clear shift in his campaign pitch, chief minister C Joseph Vijay sharpened his attack on AIADMK, in Dharapuram on Wednesday, while continuing to target DMK.Campaigning for TVK candidate P Sathyabama, Vijay accused AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami of betraying party icons M…
