Government Ambedkar Higher Secondary School in education minister Rajmohan’s constituency, Egmore Chennai: Garbage is the first thing that students see on entering Government Ambedkar Higher Secondary School in education minister Rajmohan’s constituency, Egmore. From plastic waste to liquor bottles and construction debris, a portion of the school grounds is perpetually occupied by discards. But the…
COIMBATORE: The cybercrime cell of the Coimbatore city police has registered more than 200 cases connected to APK link scams during the first five months of the year. Cyber offences aimed at mobile users via harmful application package (APK) links are increasing across Tamil Nadu. According to cybercrime police, while technological progress has delivered many…
Released in 2023, ‘OMG 2’ emerged as both a critical and commercial success despite facing prolonged scrutiny from the CBFC over its mix of sex education and religious themes. The film was eventually cleared with an A certificate after several modifications, including presenting Akshay Kumar‘s character as a divine messenger instead of Lord Shiva. It…
Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings are set to face off in their final league-stage clash of IPL 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Ahead of the much-anticipated encounter, Gujarat Titans star opener Sai Sudharsan opened up about his deep emotional bond with CSK, the franchise he grew up idolising.Sai Sudharsan…
The visit of Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal to Delhi, which followed right after the visit of Nepal’s new ruling party RSP’s President Rabi Lamichhane and ahead of a proposed visit by the new Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, signals an intense outreach between Delhi and Kathmandu’s new leadership. Mr. Khanal had met External Affairs Minister…
CHENNAI: A guest worker was killed, and four others sustained severe burn injuries after a boiler exploded at a steel melting unit in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate in Gummidipoondi on Tuesday.The four injured workers suffered serious burn injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The explosion triggered panic among workers in the…
Police seized 22kg of ganja from a car in Coimbatore Coimbatore: The city police’s prohibition enforcement wing (PEW) arrested a 32-year-old man and seized 22kg of ganja from his car on Thondamuthur Road near Vadavalli on Saturday.The arrested has been identified as J Shelton, 32, of Kannimar Koil Street near Devarayapuram in Thondamuthur. He was…
Alireza Firouzja is playing against Javokhir Sindarov from a special room (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: A highly unusual scene unfolded at the Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2026 on Monday when French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja played his classical game against Uzbek prodigy Javokhir Sindarov in a special room while confined to bed because of…
Badminton legend and Padma Shri awardee Prakash Padukone is enjoying a slower, more fulfilling phase of life. Having stepped away from active involvement in the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy after more than three decades, the former All England champion now describes himself as “kind of semi-retired,” with more time for family, fitness, and his granddaughter…
Joe Root and Ben Stokes (AP Photo) England’s batting collapse against New Zealand in the opening Test at Lord’s drew plenty of criticism on social media, but one of the sharpest reactions came from the Iceland Cricket account, which could not resist taking a swipe at the struggling hosts.After England were bundled out for just…