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COIMBATORE: Mettupalayam-Coimbatore/Podanur MEMU trains are now running with 12 cars as Southern Railway has augmented the trains with four additional cars with effect from Monday.Train Nos. 66611/66612 (Mettupalayam-Podanur-Mettupalayam), 66613/66614 (Mettupalayam-Coimbatore-Mettupalayam), 66615/66616 (Mettupalayam-Podanur-Mettupalayam), 66617/66618 (Mettupalayam-Coimbatore-Mettupalayam) and 66619/66620 (Mettupalayam-Podanur-Mettupalayam) have got 12 cars.The coach augmentation follows representations from commuters and various passenger forums seeking increased carrying capacity … Read more

The deceased was identified as Aaron, from Kollam district in Kerala Tenkasi: A 19-year-old college student from Kerala drowned while bathing in a pond near Sundarapandiyapuram in Tenkasi district.The deceased was identified as Aaron, from Kollam district in Kerala. He was pursuing studies to become a priest and was staying in Keela Pattakurichi.According to police, … Read more

Pankaj Kumar, an aide of Devendra Mahto, claimed that he was injured during lathi-charge by police near the assembly. NEW DELHI: Devendra Mahto, on fast for the past 9 days over the “anomalies” in the government exams, was hospitalised after his health deteriorated during the planned march to assembly on Monday.Doctors described Mahto’s condition as … Read more

SALEM: Former zonal railway users’ consultative committee member G Hariharan Babu has urged Southern Railway to operate some trains from Salem Town Railway Station instead of Salem Junction, citing the hardships faced by commuters.In a representation to the Salem railway divisional manager Panna Lal on Saturday, Babu pointed out that Salem Town station lies 8 … Read more

Why some parents keep doing everything for their grown-up children, even when they no longer need help. There is a moment in almost every family when children stop needing their parents in the same way they once did. They learn to make decisions, solve problems, and manage disappointments on their own.What looks like constant concern, … Read more

Jay Hung, 13, became a young caregiver (center)Screenshot from CHCH News When most teenagers are focused on school, friendships and weekend plans, Jay Hung was learning how to care for his mother. At just 13, the Queen’s University student became a young caregiver after his mother was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Years later, Hung is … Read more

US to charge H-1B, L-1 extension fee from September 9. The US has expanded the scope of a visa fee that could significantly raise immigration costs for large employers, with the USD 4,000 charge for H-1B petitions and USD 4,500 fee for L-1 petitions now set to apply to certain visa extension filings from September … Read more

Indian envoy Naveen Srivastava and Nepal PM Balen Shah discuss ‘bilateral cooperation and development partnership’ NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra Shah on Monday ended his self-imposed bar on one-on-one meetings with Kathmandu-based foreign envoys, receiving Indian ambassador Naveen Srivastava first and Chinese ambassador Zhang Maoming hours later at Singha Durbar in a diplomatic reset after … Read more

Pakistan hockey team player (File photo) Pakistan will enter the FIH World Cup with goalkeeping coach Bob Johan Veldhof as their head coach after Herman Kruis returned to the Netherlands to continue with his existing assignment.The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced the change just hours before the Pakistan squad left for the World Cup. Kruis, … Read more

​Apple is reportedly testing memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), which the US government recently added to the Pentagon’s list of Chinese military-linked companies. A new report citing people familiar with the matter has claimed that the Cupertino-based tech giant is evaluating CXMT memory across products including iPhones and MacBooks as it faces a … Read more