Chennai: A 60-year-old fisherman drowned after a fishing boat carrying four men capsized in rough seas off Kalpakkam in Chengalpet district on Sunday. His body washed ashore 10 hours later and was recovered by police on Monday.The deceased, Mari of Meiyur Kuppam near Kalpakkam, had gone fishing with three other fishermen. Police said the boat…
Duleep Trophy final Live: East Zone moved into a position of overwhelming strength in the Duleep Trophy final after a record-breaking batting display against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra turned the contest heavily in East Zone’s favour as they powered their side to 708 before being…
Shanmugam further criticised Vijay for relying on Enforcement Directorate allegations to target opposition leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan, CHENNAI: CPM State Secretary P Shanmugam has strongly criticised chief minister C Joseph Vijay, accusing him of using the Assembly floor for personal mudslinging, self-praise, and political score-settling rather than addressing critical state issues.In a…
East Zone’s captain Ishan Kishan plays a shot on day 2 of the Duleep Trophy 2026-27 final cricket match between South Zone and East Zone, in Chennai. (PTI) CHENNAI: Ishan Kishan has developed a habit of saving his best for the big occasion. Last year, he led Jharkhand to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title…
Chennai: To provide students and public with experiential learning opportunities to know about ecology, biodiversity and take up conservation activities, the state govt is setting up six Climate Resilience Centres (CRC) at a cost of ₹6 crore.An initiative proposed under the demands for grants of the environment and climate change department, announced by minister V…
Ishan Kishan – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may have been among the early contributors for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy final, but it was captain Ishan Kishan who eventually stole the show with a breathtaking double century against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Sooryavanshi opened the innings for East Zone and made a…
Chennai: To improve the preparedness, efficiency and service-delivery capabilities of the state’s forest force, the govt is spending ₹100.72 crore over the next five years towards restructuring and strengthening the department.As part of the plan, officers will be trained to handle challenges in management, forest protection, human-wildlife conflict mitigation and field-level enforcement activities in tune…
Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, along with DMK MLAs, stages a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly during the session in Chennai on Monday. Chennai: Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin alleged that chief minister C Joseph Vijay was levelling baseless allegations on DMK, while evading questions raised against his govt. Udhayanidhi also condemned speaker J…
Former RBI governor C Rangarajan Chennai: Former RBI governor C Rangarajan on Monday urged the central bank to incentivise the setting up of more small finance banks (SFBs).In his address after inaugurating Equitas Small Finance Bank’s Equitas Towers here, he said 11 SFBs are currently operational in the country. “I believe SFBs will have a…
The facility enables full-stage testing with propulsion and avionics integrated, including clusters of semi-cryogenic engines Chennai: Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated two new units at its assembly and testing facility in Chennai to test reusable rocket stages under flight-like conditions and manufacture critical launch vehicle components in-house.The facilities, which include a stage testing and inspection facility,…
