NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium alight on Thursday, smashing the fastest century by an Indian in men’s T20 internationals during the third T20I against Afghanistan.Abhishek reached the milestone in just 30 balls, breaking Rohit Sharma’s previous Indian record of a 35-ball century in the format.The left-handed opener clobbered 10 sixes and…
Chennai: What initially appeared to be the death of a 61-year-old woman after she fell unconscious in her bathroom turned out to be a murder after a postmortem revealed that she had been strangled. Police arrested her daughter-in-law, who allegedly strangled the woman while she lay unconscious after the fall.The deceased, Perundevi, lived on Periyathatham…
A view of the Costa Serena cruise ship, housing athletes for the Asian Games, at Nagoya Port, Japan. (PTI Photo) Nagoya was flattened during World War II, it was a primary target for US strategic bombing during World War II because it served as Japan’s major hub for aircraft and munitions manufacturing. During World War…
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay paid floral tribute to a Portrait of social reformer, Periyar E.V. Ramasamy on his 148th birth anniversary. September 17 is officially observed across Tamil Nadu as Social Justice Day. Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay, DMK president M K Stalin, leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi…
Varun Sanyal (left) and A person walks near wooden container units built to house athletes, ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan, September 15, 2026. Indian MMA athlete Varun Sanyal has spoken about the problems he faced after arriving in Japan for the Asian Games, where the sport is making its debut…
Chennai: A 27-year-old guest worker from Bihar was stabbed to death when he tried to save his friend during a clash with another group from Assam near Somangalam in Kancheepuram district on Wednesday night. Police have launched a search for five men in connection with the murder.Police identified the deceased as Gulshan Kumar, 27, who…
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India will face Japan (Image credit: BCCI Women) India will have another busy day at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, September 18.The Indian women’s cricket team will be the main attraction as the defending champions begin their title defence against Japan in the quarter-finals. The match is scheduled…
Chennai: Kothari Industrial Corporation (KICL), part of the DC Kothari group, on Thursday said its entering into the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector through the launch of its beverage portfolio called Chusip, based on tender coconut water. It was priced at Rs 50 for 200ml.The company plans to introduce a wide choice of flavours…
Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: If you were seated on the second tier here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday evening, the white Kookaburra ball would have seemed to be perpetually flying in your eyeline for the first 10 overs of the third T20I between India and Afghanistan. It was Abhishek Sharma who…
Chennai: The state govt has exempted people living on poromboke land from getting a no-objection certificate (NOC) from govt departments to get an electricity connection. However, they must fulfil certain criteria, including the house size, payment of necessary charges as well as an undertaking that they are aware they could be evicted at any time.The…