12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (241+ words) The New Indian Express After a long evening of cricket coaching in Bengaluru, Akhil Iyer, then a teenager, would make his way to a darshini—the city’s quintessential quick-service eateries He would order a benne dosa, its golden surface…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (643+ words) Every morning at 5.30, when much of the town is still asleep, civil police officer and bodybuilder Vishnu AV is already at the gym, getting ready to clinch his next medal. By the time others begin their day, the 34-year-old from…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (389+ words) Like a batsman celebrating a century in a high-stakes match, DK Shivakumar marked 100 days in office as Chief Minister by reflecting on his achievements and gaining a sobering perspective on the daunting task ahead. Holding elections to the local bodies,…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago   (255+ words) The New Indian Express CHENNAI: The name doesn't ring a bell at all nor there any trailblazing tales And the game is part of the Asian Games to be held in Nagoya from September 19 to October 4 The sport and its…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (123+ words) LEH: More than 8,000 runners from across India and abroad converged in Leh on Sunday to participate in the 13th edition of the Ladakh Marathon. Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena flagged off the 42-km full marathon and 21-km half marathon. "It…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago   (354+ words) The New Indian Express BUDAPEST: Jakob Ingebrigtsen on Saturday said he's withdrawing from the 1,500-meter race at track's Ultimate Championship, depriving the sport of a marquee showdown in wake of the Norwegian's most recent round of bickering with top rivals…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (374+ words) RAMANATHAPURAM: Long before the first paddleboard glides through the waters off Ramanathapuram, young trainees from the fishing hamlets walk the shoreline in the mornings to pick up plastic bottles, discarded fishing lines and other waste the tide has brought in....

10+ hour, 26+ min ago   (208+ words) The New Indian Express TIRUCHY: Stressing that sports must be integrated into mainstream education, TN Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday said physical education should be treated as an essential part of the curriculum rather than as an extra-curricular activity....

12+ hour, 11+ min ago   (359+ words) What made you turn the spotlight on the “revolutionaries”, the unsung heroes of India’s independence movement, many of whom haven’t received the attention they deserved? Part of the answer is personal, and the other is that whenever we’ve heard the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (167+ words) BENGALURU: Police have registered a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act against a hotel owner in Raichur district for practising untouchability. Deputy Commissioner Raichur S Poovita told TNIE that an FIR was registered after…...