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Chennai: South Central Railway has extended the temporary changes in the origination and termination of four unreserved MEMU passenger train services from Tirupati to Tiruchanur until June 6.According to a release, Arakkonam–Tirupati MEMU Passenger train (66043), which leaves Arakkonam at 9.15am, will terminate at Tiruchanur at 11.45am instead of Tirupati. Tirupati–Moore Market Complex MEMU Passenger…

A record breaking season IPL 2026 (Image: X) The Indian Premier League 2026 season will be remembered as one of the most explosive and record-laden editions in the tournament’s history. From Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully defending their title to teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rewriting record books, IPL 2026 delivered unforgettable moments throughout its two-month journey….

CHENNAI: A bar brawl spilled onto the road with a group of youth crashing their car into a bike, killing an 18-year-old Sri Lankan Tamil woman and critically injuring her 17-year-old female friend near Thirumangalam in the city late on Saturday night.Police said the deceased, Yancy , and five women friends went on three twowheelers…

Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Divya Deshmukh, and Magnus Carlsen (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: On Sunday, Round 6 marked the beginning of the reverse fixtures at Norway Chess this year. As a regular practice, it featured the exact same pairings as the opening round, but with opposite-coloured pieces at the Deichman Bjørvika library…

Thirumalai Madhavnarayan, CEO and director of IITM Global After initial success in deep-tech incubation, IIT Madras has sets its sights on global expansion to support startups in entering new markets, funding, and corporate partnerships. In an interview, Thirumalai Madhavnarayan, chief executive and director of IIT-M Global (IIT Madras Global Research Foundation), said that they are…

Virat meets Vaibhav (Image: X) Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully defended their IPL crown, winning back-to-back titles in style, with none other than Virat Kohli sealing the victory with a trademark six. As celebrations erupted, one of the most heartwarming moments of the night came when Kohli met 15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the teenager who didn’t…

With the West Asia crisis dealing yet another blow to Tamil Nadu’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), industry bodies are drawing on lessons from past disruptions to navigate the latest bout of geopolitical volatility. The state is home to one of India’s largest MSME ecosystems, spanning sectors such as leather products, engineering goods, automobiles,…

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma (Image credit: RCB) NEW DELHI: The celebrations were in full swing after Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their second consecutive Indian Premier League title, defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. RCB became only the third franchise after Chennai Super Kings and…

Chennai: India should focus on its current strengths and aim for global leadership on design, outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT), advanced packaging, and critical semiconductor materials, including wide bandgap and advanced packaging materials, rather than chasing the wafer race, according to a NITI Aayog report released on Friday.The report argued that it should prioritise…

AHMEDABAD: In the end, it had to be him.Virat Kohli fittingly applied the finishing touches as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sealed a second straight IPL title, chasing down 156 to beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in a one-sided final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night.‘King’ Kohli smashed Arshad Khan over long-on for…