Neeraj Chopra (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra added another medal to his glittering career at the Commonwealth Games, but the silver medal was not the only reason for his smile. The Olympic champion said sharing the podium with fellow Indian Yashvir Singh made the moment even more special.Neeraj finished second in the men’s…

Sub-inspector Prakash walked through a maze of lanes and bylanes in Otteri last week searching for Munniyan, a ganja peddler. He had passed the suspect, but returned empty-handed. Reason: Munniyan tonsured his head and changed his appearance to escape the officer’s eye.A week later, police returned to the locality carrying a smartphone with IDENTIX app….

Asmita Dey (Image credit: Agencies) Asmita Dey’s historic Commonwealth Games gold medal was more than just India’s first-ever top finish in judo. It was the fulfilment of a dream she once feared had ended with the death of her father seven months ago. The 23-year-old from a small village in Tripura scripted history by becoming…

Chennai: The proportion of schoolchildren in the city with impaired fasting glucose — a measure used to identify prediabetes — rose to 28.1% from 3.1% among girls and to 26.4% from 3.5% among boys over 17 years, a new study found.The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews,…