CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay, in his maiden address at the NITI Aayog meeting on Thursday, urged the Centre to release Rs 3,284 crore under Samagra Shiksha funds to the state without imposing any conditions.Addressing the 11th meeting of the Governing Council of the premier policy think tank, Vijay assured constructive cooperation…
Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya walks off the field after losing his wicket during day two. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has become the third player to be officially sanctioned during the ongoing second Test against India in Colombo, adding another disciplinary flashpoint to a match that had already been marred by…
Chennai: Clutching her medical reports and medicines, a 52-year-old woman waited outside the radiology ward of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) for nearly four hours, exposed to the stench from the toilet spreading through the crowded corridor. A few blocks away, dialysis patients spent the entire day waiting for machines to function.At the state’s…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket fans will not have to stay up as late to watch the men’s team’s upcoming T20I series in England. In a move aimed at boosting television viewership in India, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has revised the start times for three floodlit T20Is during India’s…
September changes colour like the evening sky. One patch brightens just as another asks you to wait and watch. The opening days of this phase will make you happy with an increase in income, but in the middle of this phase, your health, happiness, confidence, and patience may be affected, and you are likely to…
Jacob Bethell had a strange moment during the IPL 2026 clash against Kolkata Knight Riders NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Jacob Bethell had a strange moment during the IPL 2026 clash against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur. While getting dismissed by Kartik Tyagi, Bethell accidentally dropped his gold chain on the ground and walked…
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to reporters at Parliament in Wellington. File | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unveiled a proposed law banning children younger than 16 from using social media platforms, citing what he said Monday (August 24, 2026) was “harm being done to a generation” of…
Smoke rises after reports of multiple U.S. strikes on the city, as loud explosions were heard according to the Iranian state TV, in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran, on July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Verification: -Buildings, position of trees and mast match satellite imagery -Coordinates: 31.371695483185153, 48.64023678620587 -Date…
Chennai: Following the uproar over the delay in appointing new principals to govt arts and science colleges, the higher education department is speeding up the process, and more than 100 colleges are likely to get new principals within the next four weeks.Professors said the new academic year started with the vacancy of principal posts in…
A man covering his face walks through thick smoke while helping to battle a wildfire on Golak Mountain near Delcevo, North Macedonia, August 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A fast-moving wildfire that jumped over fire trucks and made it difficult for crews to reach hot spots destroyed homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, on Sunday…