Chennai: More 20 children undergoing treatment for neurodevelopment disorder and defects at birth, including congenital heart issues, received gifts of their choice at an event on Saturday.Organised by the District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC), Institute of Social Pediatrics, Govt Stanley Medical College Hospital, in collaboration with not-for-profit Make-a-Wish-Foundation, the event aimed to bring hope and…

D Gukesh and Koneru Humpy (FIDE Photos) NEW DELHI: The decision hour is upon us. The countdown has begun. The winners of both the open and women’s sections of the 46th Chess Olympiad will be decided later today. Do India have a chance to retain their gold medals? Certainly, perhaps more so for the open…

Child abuse- child assault- rape- pocso case Chennai: A 52-year-old govt school principal was arrested under the Pocso Act for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Class VI student at a govt school near Thiruporur on Sept 19. He was remanded in judicial custody and later suspended by school education department.The girl had previously studied at the…

India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela (REUTERS) India’s impressive run in badminton at the Asian Games suffered a double setback on Sunday as Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand and Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto bowed out in the quarterfinals after spirited fights against higher-ranked opponents.Treesa and Gayatri, who arrived at the Games on the back of a historic…