VCK Thirumavalavan at Trichy airport | R BASKAR Chennai: VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan on Wednesday criticised chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s hand gesture in the state assembly. Interpreted as a taunt on DMK president M K Stalin, the gesture was uncalled-for and violated basic human dignity, he said.Rejecting the chief minister’s clarification that there had…
Pakistan great Wasim Akram believes the crisis engulfing the country’s cricket system has become so deep-rooted that even he cannot fix it on his own, pointing to problems that extend from the national team to the domestic structure.The former Pakistan captain said the team’s struggles cannot be blamed on a single person or department, with…
Chennai: A day after DMK president M K Stalin chose not to respond to questions on his bypoll strategy, triggering speculations that DMK might boycott the polls, the principal opposition party sprung a surprise on Wednesday by becoming the first party to name candidates for Maduranthakam and Dharapuram assembly byelection scheduled for Oct 6.Stalin announced…
Pakistan U-19 cricket team A group of masked protesters gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after wrongly believing that a group of asylum seekers had been taken there. They later discovered that the people staying at the hotel were members of Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team.Around 40 people gathered outside the Marriott hotel on Tuesday…
Consumers also need reassurance on purchase costs, driving range, charging availability, and resale value. Chennai: India’s electric-car market is witnessing two distinct trends: established players such as Tata Motors are finding that EVs can generate significantly more revenue per vehicle, while newer entrants are grappling with the harder task of convincing consumers that electric cars…
Rashid Khan (Image credit: ACB) NEW DELHI: From a war-torn nation to making a mark on the world stage, Afghanistan cricket has come a long way. The team has produced stunning performances, challenged some of the best sides in the world and pulled off big wins against top teams. Once seen as minnows, Afghanistan have…
Velchamy Sankarlingam, president of product & engineering at Zoom Chennai: Zoom’s India operations are playing a crucial role in its bet on vertical, function-specific software application services, according to a senior executive. The US-based company is transitioning from a video conferencing tool to an office collaboration platform, aiming to execute work on its platform through…
Vinod Khanna Sekhar, VP of operations & engineering, and Chennai site leader at SES said that the (Chennai) centre plays a key role in helping SES drive innovation and long-term growth Chennai: Global satellite operator SES has expanded its global capability centre (GCC) in Chennai, opening a second office facility to support its technical and…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday accused TVK govt of failing to procure paddy on time which has result in the damage of around 50,000 ]tonnes of paddy in Chengalpet due to sudden rain. Apart from this, around 50,000 bags of paddy kept in the open in direct procurement centres in Mayiladuthurai,…
He highlighted the organisation’s role in safeguarding consumer interests Chennai: B L Verma, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Wednesday visited the Bureau of Indian Standards’ (BIS) Southern Regional Laboratory in the city and highlighted the organisation’s role in safeguarding consumer interests through standardisation, product certification and hallmarking.During his…
