Saim Ayub and Virender Sehwag (Image credit: Agencies) Former England captain Nasser Hussain has slammed Pakistan’s decision to bring Saim Ayub into the Test team straight from the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), saying the young batter “shouldn’t be here”.Ayub’s return to the Pakistan Test team ended in a nightmare as he was dismissed for a…
A workshop session on reading ancient inscriptions In 3rd century CE, cattle were considered the primary form of wealth. Capturing the enemy’s cattle was a strategic declaration of war called ‘aagol’, and recovering or defending them was called ‘meetchi’. The battles fought during these raids are recorded on hero stones found at Irulapatti in Dharmapuri,…
Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) Sourav Ganguly has rejected the suggestion that Mohammed Shami is being overlooked by India’s selectors, saying the veteran pacer has already achieved plenty and remains “an absolute champion”.Shami has not played for India since the Champions Trophy 2025, where he was an important part of the side that won the title….
Chennai: Within a day after a Thiruvottriyur resident complained to the police that he faced a threat to his life over a money dispute, he was hacked to death by a gang. His complaint, followed by a video, went viral after his murder. Pradeep Raj, an actor and a Chennai Harbour employee, was murdered on…
Elon Musk and Magnus Carlsen BENGALURU: Elon Musk picked a fight with chess earlier this week. The world’s richest man declared on X that chess will one day be “fully solved”, the way checkers was cracked by computers back in 2007, with his logic being that most legal moves are so obviously bad that AI…
Chennai: For the next one week, the absence of rainfall over Kerala may keep daytime temperatures in the city a degree or two above normal, with occasional and isolated evening thunderstorms.V R Durai, director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, India Meteorological Department, said interior districts are recording daytime temperatures 2°C to 4°C degrees above normal. He…
Kuldeep Yadav and Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: AFP) Kuldeep Yadav remains part of India’s Test squad but has often struggled to find a place in the playing XI. The left-arm wrist-spinner, however, reminded everyone of his capabilities on Thursday (September 10), claiming 10 wickets for 120 runs as Yorkshire completed a huge County Championship victory…
Chennai: The Kancheepuram district police invoked provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act following the death of a pregnant irular woman and her baby at Vellai Gate area in Kancheepuram on Tuesday.Thenmozhi, 44, died while she was in labour inside a tarpaulin shed, while her partially delivered…
Magnus Carlsen is now a father BENGALURU: Peter Parker still has to make rent. That’s the part of the superhero myth that doesn’t generally make it to the big screen.Spider-Man saves New York by night and shoots freelance photographs by day, not because he loves deadlines, but because somebody has to pay for groceries. Bruce…
Chennai: Following complaints over the quality of prasadams served at temples, Tamil Nadu govt has decided to standardise the offerings.Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department has notified a master scheme for preparing and selling 10 varieties to ensure devotees get prasadams of uniform quality, quantity and price across the state.The standardisation will cover recipes…