Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey NEW DELHI: The internal power struggle within Hockey India has taken a dramatic turn, with federation president and former India captain Dilip Tirkey filing a complaint with Delhi Police against some of the federation’s officials, alleging “criminal breach of trust, theft, endangerment of life and wrongful abandonment”.Tirkey’s complaint also seeks…

The Olympic cauldron is lit at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ahead of the launch for ticket registration to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked international sports federations to end the three-year process of vetting Russian athletes for neutral status…

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Live: India produced another commanding performance on Day Two of the second Test against Sri Lanka, reaching 503/9 declared before reducing the hosts to 8/2 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. The day began with India looking to build on their strong first-innings platform, but Sri Lanka…

Chennai: State social justice minister Vanni Arasu on Thursday said the state govt would consider enacting a separate law against caste killings after the Basha committee submitted its report.Speaking to reporters at Secretariat after a review meeting on caste killings, Vanni Arasu said the govt had already directed officials to take stringent action without any…

CHENNAI: More than 500 commercially valuable sandalwood and teak trees have allegedly been felled and taken away from the sprawling Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Tanuvas) research station in Kattuppakkam near Guduvanchery. This has exposed a glaring security lapse at a state-run campus.According to Tanuvas sources, the felled trees, around 200 sandalwood trees…

Chennai: In the 2026 assembly polls, TVK was the most aggressive in pushing its campaign on Instagram. Five months later, Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypoll candidates across parties have adopted the same playbook, with dedicated teams, hyper-local pages, influencers and even war rooms for the four-week campaign. They are courting younger voters, who make up more…

TVK, DMK and AIADMK lock horns over Amma canteens, feasibility of govt schemes Chennai: Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday saw a heated debate over the maintenance of Amma canteens, with TVK alleging that the previous DMK govt had neglected the eateries. DMK sought to nail the TVK govt over the implementation of welfare schemes announced…