Punjab pacer Gurnoor Brar has received maiden India call-up. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Growing up, Gurnoor Brar was one of the many Indian kids who used to mimic the bowling actions of Dale Steyn, Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar, even while crossing the road.Although Brar picked up the red cherry at the age of 16,…
CHENNAI: There will be no indirect attempts to implement the Prime Minister’s Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme in Tamil Nadu, School Education Minister Rajmohan told mediapersons on Tuesday.The minister’s response came a day after he told mediapersons that the state government would have to assess whether the policies of PM SHRI aligned with…
Mumbai Indians Quinton de Kock (ANI Photo) Mumbai Indians have suffered a double injury setback ahead of the final phase of their IPL 2026 campaign, with both Quinton de Kock and Raj Angad Bawa ruled out for the remainder of the season. The five-time champions, who are already out of the playoff race, confirmed that…
Chennai: Seven months after the then DMK govt refused to grant prosecution sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the cash-for-job scam case against its minister V Senthilbalaji and others, the federal agency has again written to chief secretary M Sai Kumar, seeking a nod from the state to prosecute the ex-minister.The three-page communication, dated…
File photo of FC Goa player Sandesh Jhingan. (ISL) New Delhi: According to the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Centralised Registration System, at least 148 players in India’s top-tier will be without a contract at the end of the month. The clubs are wary of offering an extension due to the uncertainty of the future….
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has increased stray dog sterilisation surgeries from around 1,500 to 3,500 over the past four months after 10 new animal birth control (ABC) centres came up across the city, in addition to the existing six. These centres help control the stray dog population with intensified sterilisation and vaccination drives. The…
Chennai Super Kings (PTI Photo) Chennai Super Kings suffered a massive blow to their IPL 2026 playoff hopes after a five-wicket defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk on Monday night. A brilliant 70 from Ishan Kishan and a rapid 47 from Heinrich Klaasen helped SRH chase down 181 in 19 overs and officially seal their…
Chennai: State Drugs Control Directorate has asked district officials to ensure essential medicines are available to patients, ahead of a one-day nationwide strike called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on May 20. AIOCD’s demands are: action against illegal e-pharmacies, withdrawal of a Covid-era notification permitting doorstep delivery of medicines, and curbs…
Chennai Super Kings’ head coach Stephen Fleming, left, with MS Dhoni. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings’ hopes of reaching the IPL 2026 playoffs are hanging by the thinnest of threads, and after another painful defeat at home, even the future of long-time coach Stephen Fleming has come under scrutiny.CSK’s five-wicket loss to Sunrisers…
Chennai: Madhan Vadivel, 35, of Madurai, who runs a restaurant chain ‘Jallikattu’ in Cambodia, was arrested by TN police for being a key recruiter of youths for a cyber slavery racket in Cambodia.Madhan was arrested following an inquiry based on a complaint by a victim from Tirupathur. Police tracked his movements and arrested him from…