Wasim Akram and Imran Khan Wasim Akram has become the latest high-profile cricketing figure to publicly voice concern over the health of his former Pakistan captain and close friend Imran Khan, insisting that his legal status should not come in the way of ensuring he receives proper medical care.Imran, 73, has been in jail since…
Tamil Nadu’s registration department may be collecting more in stamp duty and registration fees, but the CAG compliance audit for the year ended March 2024 has flagged significant leakages caused by undervaluation, misclassification and suppressed transaction details. A test check of 114 of the department’s 647 auditable offices found 967 cases involving ₹95.97 crore, highlighting…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi (Agency Image) Pakistan captain Babar Azam has broken his silence on the Pakistan Cricket Board’s sweeping mid-series shake-up, revealing that he was not consulted before seven players were dropped and changes were made to the coaching setup.The PCB made the drastic changes after Pakistan suffered back-to-back…
CHENNAI: Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced byelections on Oct 6 for Dharapuram (SC) and Madurantakam (SC) — two of the seven vacant assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Counting of votes will be held on Oct 9. ECI has also announced bypolls for Thattanchavadi assembly segment in Puducherry on Oct 6.The bypolls come more…
The Indian women’s hockey team (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: Hockey India has seemingly reversed its controversial decision to make saffron the Indian hockey teams’ primary colour, with both the men’s and women’s sides set to return to their traditional blue jerseys at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.The decision comes just weeks after…
Entrance of the Sadras Fort near Kalpakkam, in Chengalpet district Chennai: On a Friday afternoon, fishermen were seen sifting through their day’s catch on a small fibre boat against the backdrop of a 17th century Dutch fort at Sadras (Sadurangapattinam) 70km south of Chennai. They were oblivious to the fact that about 244 years ago,…
East Zone’s Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) South Zone’s hopes of mounting a fightback in the Duleep Trophy final took another hit on Tuesday as veteran pacer Mohammad Shami produced two crucial breakthroughs to leave them struggling at 242 for six at stumps on Day 3 against East Zone.Captain Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 56 off…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Former DMK legislator and the party’s legal wing joint secretary I Paranthaman on Monday launched an attack on chief minister C Joseph Vijay, accusing his administration of turning the Tamil Nadu assembly into a “film set” and evading accountability during crucial budget debates.Accusing Vijay of evading accountability…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may only be 15, but the teenage sensation is already showing the tactical awareness of a seasoned cricketer. The East Zone vice-captain played a key role in two crucial dismissals as his side tightened the screws on South Zone in the Duleep Trophy final at the MA…
Chennai: Two TNPDCL engineers were injured after a breaker in the Mylapore sub-station exploded on Monday evening and triggered a fire. This led to an outage in surrounding areas for nearly two hours.Officials said a breaker in the 230kV power substation exploded around 6pm. Sampathkumar and Raja suffered minor burns. They were immediately rushed to…
