2026

CHENNAI: In a major en masse administrative reshuffle aimed at cleaning up the urban local body system, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department have transferred more than 100 officials across engineering, planning and administrative wings.GCC alone transferred 70 engineers across ranks, including nearly 50 assistant engineers (AEs) and assistant…

Khuliso Mudau and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: Football fans at the jam-packed Mexico City stadium were left in splits during the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The moment had little to do with the three red cards that dominated the Mexico vs South Africa clash.Instead, it was the bewildered expressions of South…

Chennai: Lessons on artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive AI, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), HTML and coding will be introduced in 5,000 schools on a pilot basis, school education minister Rajmohan said on Friday.After chairing his first review meeting with department officials and chief and district education officers, Rajmohan told reporters that infrastructural changes in schools…

While the United States possess one of the most exciting attacks in Group D, defensive frailties remain a major concern heading into the tournament. Pulisic, McKennie and Balogun provide pace, creativity and goals, and the Americans will hope to settle nerves by striking early against Paraguay. However, the backline has struggled for consistency, with goalkeeper…