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For most cricketers, the innings that define them are played out in the middle. Jacob Martin’s longest battle was fought in a courtroom.The former India batsman was acquitted in a 22-year-old criminal case tied to a controversial 2004 cricket tour of the United Kingdom. The Patiala House Court in Delhi cleared the Vadodara resident of…

Vellore: Three people, including a building contractor, were killed after the roof slab of an under-construction church collapsed at Mandi Krishnapuram near Katpadi in Vellore district on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as John, 39, a building contractor from Bengaluru, and Immanuel, 45, and Samuel, 45, daily-wage labourers from Andhra Pradesh.According to initial reports,…

KOLKATA: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s influence on Jharkhand cricket has never needed an official designation. Even after stepping away from the domestic cricket long ago, the former India captain continues to leave his imprint quietly, helping shape a young generation that is now beginning to make its presence felt at the highest domestic level across formats.East…

Chief minister C Joseph Vijay during his speech on Monday in the Tamil Nadu assembly 1.3 lakh. That was the number of views Tamil Nadu govt’s YouTube channel got on Sept 7, its highest ever. It was the day chief minister C Joseph Vijay delivered his speech lambasting the legacy of DMK.The recently concluded budget…

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…