NEW DELHI: England's campaign to defend their 2019 ODI World Cup crown has nosedived to the point that they are now just one defeat away from being eliminated in the race to the semifinals. But their sorry run is already the worst start ever for a defending champion in the history of the tournament. England began with a mauling at the hand of last edition's runners up New Zealand, who won by nine...
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BHIWANDI: Police on Tuesday arrested four of the seven accused of the gang rape of a 16-year-old in Bhiwandi earlier this month while a hunt is on for the other three who are on the run. The main accused is the girl's boyfriend who had also recorded a video of the crime which he shared with his friends on a WhatsApp group.The accused are aged between 20 and 30 and most are school dropouts who do odd...
CHENNAI: In yet another stray cattle-induced death on city roads, a 33-year-old food delivery agent was run over by a truck, when he swerved his vehicle suddenly to avoid hitting astray cow that was crossing the road near Tambaram on Thursday night.Maniyarasu, 33, of Panapakkam was returning home after the day’s work when the accident took place. He was riding back home on the...
CHENNAI: A pedestrian died while another sustained severe injuries after being mowed down by a car on Alagappa Road in Kilpauk on Wednesday. At least three two-wheelers and an autorickshaw were also damaged in the accident. Police arrested the man behind the wheel, who said he had hit the accelerator instead of applying brake.The video of the shocking accident went viral on social media on...
Two more patients succumbed to coronavirus in Maharashtra, taking the toll to 1,48,451 on Wednesday, while 569 people tested positive for the infection, down from 711 the previous day, said the state health department. With the addition of 569 new cases in the last 24 hours, the state's overall Covid-19 tally rose to 81,46,870, the department said in a bulletin. The state had recorded 711 cases and four...
THANE: A 43-year-old woman from Maharashtra's Thane district has been arrested for allegedly coaxing a minor girl to run away from her home in Bihar and keeping the girl in her home, an official said on Friday. Accused Naaz Golandaz, a resident of Mumbra, had befriended the girl from Bihar's Bhojpur district on social media, the official said.On March 17, the girl went out saying she wanted to meet a...
CHENNAI: South Western Railway will continue to run biweekly express special fare special trains between Shivamogga Town and MGR Chennai Central till June end.No 06223 Shivamogga Town - MGR Chennai Central biweekly special fare special will leave Shivamogga Town at 7pm on Sundays and Tuesdays (April 2, 4, 9,11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, May 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 and June 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 and...