Over five decades have passed, but Thaduthuvila Chandapillai Yohannan, the genial octogenarian, recounts that day in Tehran with the enthusiasm of a five-year-old.It’s the 1974 Asian Games and the then 28-year-old long jumper’s left toe is swollen. He walks onto the runway, taking painkillers.Yohannan’s first attempt lands at 7.25m. The pain shoots up and he…

Chennai: To sensitise students in both govt and aided schools and educate them on the dangers of consuming tobacco and related products, school administrations have been instructed to put up posters on their campuses and paint roads leading to schools with an anti-tobacco message.The oral guidelines, issued by respective chief/district education officers, also mandate school…

Chennai: Just because developed countries do not have label disclosing presence of micro plastics in water sold in PET bottles, such a rule cannot be termed as unnecessary in India, the Madras high court has said.“In developed countries, water flowing from taps is potable and is consumed, whereas in our country, it is considered to…

Police seized 46.6kg of ganja, 12g of methamphetamine, 386 narcotic tablets, eight mobile phones, three motorcycles and a car. Chennai: Police arrested 54 persons in 33 cases related to the trafficking and sale of narcotic substances during a week-long crackdown conducted between June 28 and July 4. Police seized 46.6kg of ganja, 12g of methamphetamine,…