Coach Ishank Jaggi during the 2026 Jharkhand T20 Cricket League Kolkata: Almost fourteen years after Ishank Jaggi was named Player of the Match when East Zone last won the Duleep Trophy, he watched Ishan Kishan collect the same award as the region ended its long wait for the title.For Jaggi, the coincidence was nostalgic. But…
AI Image Used For Representational Purpose Only Madras-based hotelier Giacomo D’Angelis built his own aircraft and tested it at Pallavaram. The Italian-born confectioner and hotelier had become interested in aviation after Louis Blériot’s 1909 flight across the English Channel and decided to build a machine of his own. D’Angelis had arrived in Madras in 1880…
Ben Shelton, of the United States, (AP Photo) Ben Shelton produced another stunning display of power at the US Open, hitting a 158 mph (254 km/h) serve during his semifinal victory over Frances Tiafoe on Friday.The 23-year-old American’s thunderous delivery came as he continued to turn his serve into one of the biggest weapons of…
For the first time since she began her education, Harita Bhadra gave herself a year without having to divide her attention between studies and athletics.Last year, she graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a BSc in Sports Science, Coaching and Physical Education. This year, she decided to focus only on athletics.The decision has…
Vijay will attend the fifth round of the 2026 championship CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is set to wave the ceremonial green flag at the Michelin Le Mans Cup race at Silverstone in the UK on Saturday.Vijay will attend the fifth round of the 2026 championship as a special guest and is…
Pakistan’s Razaullah Khan Pakistan‘s latest Test debutant Razaullah Khan turned what looked like another routine England victory into a remarkable fightback at Edgbaston, producing a breathtaking display of six-hitting to create history on his debut in Test cricket.The 21-year-old, batting at No. 9, smashed nine sixes during his 81 off 63 balls against England on…
Alexander Zverev, of Germany, celebrates (AP Photo) Alexander Zverev has spent years knowing the frustration of coming close to a Grand Slam title without being able to finish the job. After finally ending that wait at the French Open this year, the German now has another major opportunity in front of him.This time, though, he…
Chennai: District forest officials on Friday issued eviction notices to 102 encroachers residing in Dr Ambedkar Nagar, one of the five localities encroaching on Pallikaranai marshland. The squatters have been given 15 days to vacate the area and move to TNUHDB tenements in Semmenchery and Perumbakkam.A team from the Chennai district forest office, accompanied by…
Chennai: After a month-long delay in releasing part 1 of mathematics and social science textbooks, CBSE Class IX students are made to suffer again as the NCERT is yet to distribute part 2 books for these subjects. The books should have been in by Aug.“Every year, a particular book is revised, and a particular class…
Chennai: Draped in Madras checks, wearing long necklaces, adorning their hair with ‘savari’ and flowers. A group of women sits under a tree in the evening as they sip coffee from a davara and tumbler. They chat away till the coffee goes cold.Several decades later, their way of life has become aesthetics. “We see Madras…