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Carrom world champion gets ₹1 cr from state govt
THREE TN women dominated the Women's Carrom World Championship. M Khazima (18), the youngest world champion, who competed in doubles and team events, received ₹1 crore from the state government. Mithra (17) and Nagajothi (26), who won the doubles and team events, received ₹50 lakh each from Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in a felicitation held by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).
Venkatachalapathy gets Sahitya Akademi award
HISTORIAN AR Venkatachalapathy has bagged the Sahitya Akademi award for the year 2024 in the research category for his Tamil book \"Tirunelveli Ezhuchiyum Vaa Vuu Ciyum 1908\", (Tirunelveli uprising and VO Chidambaram Pillai 1908).
Tech snags hit rollout of Tasmac QR-code billing system across TN
Unloading alcohol stock from trucks which took 30 minutes now takes 7 hours, says official
Ashwin's big spin: Goodbye to international cricket
INTRIGUE and suspense, the moments leading up to the revelation seemed like an episode right out of the pages of mystery books. It all started as murmurs as if something unexpected was going to happen.
Border talks back on track as Doval meets Wang in Beijing
IN what is seen as a major step towards normalization of India-China ties, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held \"substantive discussions\" during the Special Representatives dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday.
Modi raps Cong over demand for Shah's axe
Attacks Kharge claim on Ambedkar's insult
13 KILLED AS NAVY BOAT RAMS FERRY
THIRTEEN people were killed after a speed boat of the Indian Navy crashed into a passenger ferry boat near the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Chelsea's Mudryk fails drugs test: Club
CHELSEA forward Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, as reports stated the Ukraine international has been provisionally suspended.
Trump says believer in polio vax after warning from Rep senate leader
IN a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was \"not going to lose\" the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone sightings over New Jersey.
Unrest in Samsung again, workers plan 'canteen boycott'
UNREST is brewing among the Samsung India workers in Sriperumbudur again over alleged harassment of 35 workers, who were the face of the month-long protest in September, by supervisors and management of the company.
RAHUL AND JADEJA BRING ORDER AS INDIA TAIL WAGS
Poor form and captaincy issues could be two unrelated things as Rohit falls for another low score on day four in Brisbane on Tuesday
RAHUL AND JADEJA BRING ORDER AS INDIA TAIL WAGS
SOMEWHERE in the middle of the first innings, Virat Kohli rushed out of the Gabba dressing room, called up Abhimanyu Easwaran, told him something in earnestness and sent him off the ground.
Two World Champions, 31 GMs, Tamil Nadu is the best: Anand
OPEN rooftop car. Scores of people. Cavalcade of cars. It was another maddening but memorable day in the newly-crowned world champ, D Gukesh's, life.
Rana wouldn't have got into our playing XI: Gujarat coach Klinger
GUJARAT GIANTS, after finishing last in the back-to-back Women's Premier League points table, went into the mini-auction looking to make a few important changes.
Bid in satellite spectrum not feasible: Scindia
A day after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh raised concerns over the government's decision to administratively allocate satellite spectrum in the country, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday defended the move, saying that satellite spectrum is neither suitable nor practical for auction.
ITC Hotel demerger from January 1, 2025
FMCG giant ITC Ltd has fixed January 1, 2025 as the effective date for the demerger of its hotel business after receiving an order from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
Sebi may tighten SME listing norms, bring in transparency
THE Securities and Exchange Board's (Sebi) board meeting slated for Wednesday is likely to come up with a slew of measures to clean the SME IPOs space that has, of late, received regulatory attention.
Slower Q2 GDP growth temporary blip, will see healthy growth in coming qtrs: FM
FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has termed the second quarter GDP growth slowdown a temporary blip and expressed her confidence that the economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters.
Adani group firm Ambuja merges Penna Cements, Sanghi Ind with itself
AMBUJA Cements, the cement and building material company of Adani Group, announced the merger of Sanghi Industries (SIL) and Penna Cement Industries with itself.
Gold import up on tariff cut, UAE pact
331% rise in import of yellow metal to $15 bn in Nov resulted in trade deficit, pressure on rupee
ED hands over ₹22,000 cr worth properties attached under PMLA to owners
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has handed over properties worth ₹22,280 crore attached under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to victims or their legitimate claimants, finance ministry has informed parliament.
Domestic market declines on trade deficit, weakening rupee
DOMESTIC equity market declined sharply on Tuesday with the benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 - cracking nearly 1.5% each.
Israel to control Gaza even after war: def minister
ISRAEL's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that his country's forces would be free to act in Gaza Strip even after its war with Hamas ends.
Russian Gen heading N-arms vertical assassinated
Ukraine claims responsibility, accuses Igor Kirillov of using banned chemical weapons in ongoing war; Moscow treating it as terror attack
Israel to control Gaza even after war: def minister
ISRAEL's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that his country's forces would be free to act in Gaza Strip even after its war with Hamas ends.
Was target of suicide attack during 2021 Iraq visit: Pope
POPE Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn't make it.
Chinese leader convicted in mega graft case executed
CHINA on Tuesday executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totaling to over $421 million.
Russian Parliament approves bill that can lift Taliban terror tag
RUSSIA's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that could pave the way for Moscow to lift its designation of the Taliban as a banned \"terrorist\" organisation.
Rescue efforts on as 7.3 quake flattens buildings in Vanuatu
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one used by foreign embassies, with a witness saying bodies lying in the city.
Setback to PK as 2 ex-MPs quit Jan Suraj Party
IN a major setback for political strategist-turned activist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), two former MPs Devendra Prasad Yadav and Monizir Hasan resigned from the core committee of the party on Tuesday.