The latest ICC ODI batting rankings saw a notable reshuffle at the top, with India captain Shubman Gill climbing to the No. 2 spot and overtaking teammate Virat Kohli, who has slipped to third place. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma continues to hold the fourth position following another successful ODI series.Gill’s rise in the rankings comes on…
Prototype of e200X eVTOL aircraft Chennai: Electric aircraft startup The ePlane Company is raising $50 million from venture capital and strategic investors as it moves closer to certifying its air ambulances in the country.The startup, founded by IIT Madras professor Satya Chakravarthy, builds electric aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) that can navigate…
The dream, the gap and Indian Basketball’s future TimesofIndia.com in SINGAPORE: By the time The Velammal International School took the floor on Tuesday morning, the first impressions of the NBA Rising Stars Invitational had already been formed.South Korean teams had looked physically imposing. The Australians brought size and pace. Japanese teams moved with the confidence…
Chennai: Pallavaram Periya Eri, the largest lake along the 14.3-km Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road, continues to remain neglected despite crores of rupees being allocated for its restoration over the years. Encroachments, sewage inflow, water hyacinths and indiscriminate dumping of garbage have severely affected the waterbody.Once a freshwater source, the lake is now surrounded by at least…
Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s return to Delhi Capitals has been one of the biggest moves ahead of the new IPL 2027 season, and DC captain Axar Patel has already made it clear that the wicketkeeper-batter will have complete freedom when he rejoins the franchise.Pant returned to Delhi Capitals…
In May, several senior AIADMK leaders met TN Speaker J C D Prabhakar after three rebel AIADMK MLAs submitted their resignations following support to the TVK govt. The leaders alleged “horse-trading” by TVK Srimathi VenkatachariT he idiom ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ began in 1967 when Haryana MLA Gaya Lal changed parties three times in a…
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo share incredible World Cup coincidence in once-in-a-lifetime moment that may never come again Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have spent two decades chasing, matching and surpassing one another across football’s biggest stages. Now, after another week of World Cup history, the sport’s defining rivals have arrived at one of the…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will launch the ‘Thaaimaaman Thanga Mothiram’ scheme on Sept 15, coinciding with the birth anniversary of former chief minister C N Annadurai, with an annual allocation of ₹755.83 crore for its implementation.The scheme was one of the key promises outlined in TVK’s manifesto released ahead of the 2026 assembly election. The…
Neymar Jr. training in Brazil camp (Image: @CBF_Futebol/X) Brazil fans have received mixed news ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2026 clash against Scotland on Thursday. Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Raphinha will miss Brazil’s final group-stage match against Scotland on Wednesday (local time), while also revealing that Neymar is fully fit and…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday delivered his first reply to the governor’s address in the assembly, reiterating his govt would neither allow anyone to misuse public money nor spare those who did so in the past.Vijay rebutted charges that he was a political novice and defended his fledgling govt’s 40-day track record,…