Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s extraordinary IPL 2026 season earned admiration from across the cricketing world, and among those impressed was Australia captain Pat Cummins, who experienced first-hand just how destructive the teenager can be with the bat.At only 15 years of age, the Rajasthan Royals opener emerged as one of the…
Chennai: State sports minister Aadhav Arjuna on Wednesday asked Union govt to permit Tamil Nadu to host 2029 national games.Aadhav called on Union minister for youth affairs and sports Mansukh Mandaviya in Delhi and submitted a memorandum highlighting the state’s track record of hosting major national and international events. He said TN Nadu hosting the…
Girish Tanti, vice chairman of Suzlon Group Chennai: Wind energy equipment maker Suzlon Group has unveiled the next phase of its growth strategy, branded as ‘Suzlon 2.0’, with an ambition to quadruple annual renewable energy sales to 10 GW and expand its assets under management (AUM) to 70GW by FY31. In FY26, the company supplied…
shanmughasundaram.j@timesofindia.comChennai: Tamil Nadu is likely to face a steep cut in fund allocation for VBG RAMG as per the draft proposal sent to the state govt by the Union rural development ministry.TN officials familiar with the proposal estimate that the state’s share of national funding, which accounted for nearly 10% of total allocations by the…
Aryna Sabalenka and Serena Williams NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has welcomed Serena Williams’s return to professional tennis, describing the comeback of the 23-time Grand Slam champion as “very good news for tennis” and admitting she is excited by the possibility of facing the American legend on court.The biggest talking point at the…
Chennai: Madras high court has directed its registry and the Tamil Nadu prison department to take steps to implement ‘E-Prisons Early Release Processing Module’ – a software for premature release of convicts mandated by the Supreme Court.“As a first step, the prisons at Puzhal will be taken up as a pilot project for implementation of…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty withdraw from Indonesia Open 2026 due to former’s injury NEW DELHI: India’s star men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, have pulled out of the Indonesia Open 2026 after Satwik suffered an injury during their opening-round match in Jakarta. The duo was forced to retire midway through their contest against…
Chennai: A 22-year-old delivery worker was arrested for sexually assaulting a 31-year-old woman at her residence in Aminjikarai after arriving to deliver an online order. He has been remanded in judicial custody.On May 31, the woman, who lives in Aminjikarai with her husband and children, received a delivery. After handing over the parcel, the delivery…
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) French Open witnessed a major upset on Wednesday as world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka crashed out in dramatic fashion against Diana Shnaider. Despite being in complete control for much of the match, Sabalenka squandered a set lead and a double-break advantage before losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-0.The four-time Grand…
Winning just 47 seats and getting relegated to the third place in the April assembly election, AIADMK has entered a phase of fight for survival. Edappadi K Palaniswami, 72, who managed to keep the party intact through the turmoil following J Jayalalithaa’s death in Dec 2016, now faces the challenge of keeping ‘two leaves’ alive…