All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey, and Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya NEW DELHI: Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday assured the Indian Super League (ISL) clubs that the upcoming 2026-27 season will go ahead as planned. But in a major development, the club proposal has been finalised for the next four…
NAMAKKAL: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan, who has recently been honoured with the Man Bahadur Singh Lahak Award for 2026, called on the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam govt to institute a dedicated Sahitya Akademi Award exclusively for the Tamil literature.Speaking to reporters in Namakkal on Monday, Murugan said the national Sahitya Akademi Award continued to honour writers…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket fans will not have to stay up as late to watch the men’s team’s upcoming T20I series in England. In a move aimed at boosting television viewership in India, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has revised the start times for three floodlit T20Is during India’s…
: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday directed officials to ensure uninterrupted 24×7 drinking water supply in all 25 municipal corporations and provide at least three hours of daily water supply in all 146 municipalities and 479 town panchayats within the next five years…
Shubman Gill and KL Rahul (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India may have registered the biggest innings victory in their Test history against Afghanistan, but legendary Sunil Gavaskar believes the team’s biggest challenge lies not with the ball but with the bat. India crushed Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test in…
The anti-corruption branch of CBI (Chennai) has booked the then members of the tender inviting authority and the tender scrutiny committee. CHENNAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case in the alleged irregularities in the purchase of transformers by the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL), previously Tangedco, when DMK’s V Senthil…
India’s Aditi Ashok competes in the Women’s Individual Golf Round 4 at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China. (PTI File Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian golf’s push into emerging sporting centres gathers momentum this week as the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) brings its NexGen circuit to Lucknow with the launch of the inaugural…
CHENNAI: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Monday criticised the Congress leadership for its electoral approach, particularly in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, saying it had caused “dissatisfaction among several constituents” of the INDIA bloc.“The approach adopted by the Congress party during the recent elections caused dissatisfaction among several constituents of the INDIA alliance. In…
TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak believes Rishabh Pant should continue playing his natural game and rejected suggestions that the wicketkeeper-batter alone needs to adjust his approach according to match situations.“I don’t think Rishabh alone has to play according to the situation. Every player has a different style. Sai Sudharsan plays differently, Shubman…
Almost all allies of DMK were unhappy with the seat-sharing arrangement, says Durai Vaiko After the DMK-led alliance’s debacle in the recent assembly election, MDMK general secretary Vaiko and his son and principal secretary Durai Vaiko publicly expressed their displeasure over contesting on DMK’s ‘rising sun’ symbol. In an interview Durai Vaiko says the party…