R. Suresh Babu

Indian Railways once again came from behind to beat the much-fancied Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 2-1to win the 90th edition of the All India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium.

It was a must-win game for Integral Coach Factory against Southern Railway on Monday and they came good to win the encounter 2-1 to stay alive in the Shriram City CHA Super Six Hockey League Championship. While ICF have six points from four games, Southern Railway, who have just 4 from 5, are out of the championship race.

Reduction of liquor prices by the Andhra Pradesh government is not helping much as smuggling of interstate liquor available at much lower cost continues to be rampant in Chittoor district which shares borders with two other South Indian states including Telangana and Tamil Nadu.

The petrol bunk manager, who was visiting the Corporation Bank branch in Chikkabanavara, Hesaraghatta Main Road on Monday as he always did every evening.

Neurosurgeons in Chennai are using movie narration during awake brain surgeries to better map critical brain functions. This innovative technique, tested in 38 surgeries, identified subtle language impairments in nearly 25% of patients, allowing for more precise tumor resection. The method proves more effective than traditional tasks for assessing comprehension, memory, and expressive language.

The Greater Chennai Corporation is planning to renovate over 3,000 public toilets in the city to have natural lighting and odor-free interiors. The improvements are aimed at obtaining a green rating from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The toilets will need to have eco-friendly designs, free air circulation, solar lighting, and water reuse to meet the certification requirements. The IGBC believes that if public toilets can go green, buildings and houses can also adopt sustainable practices. The consultant responsible for the renovations will be held accountable for maintaining the toilets' performance.

The University Grants Commission has written to all universities and colleges to include a subject on urban planning from the current academic year- 2016-17.

Guntur range inspector general Ravi Gupta shuffled at least 21 inspectors in four districts on Tuesday.

The pass percentage of students in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII examination declared on Monday, came down by few points at the six Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) in Goa.