India batter Yastika Bhatia (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) India Women moved to the brink of a historic maiden Test victory at Lord’s after a dominant third day, powered by Yastika Bhatia’s record-breaking maiden century before the bowlers reduced England to 130/6 in pursuit of an improbable 457-run target.With just four wickets separating them from…
90-year-old woman dies after wall collapses at work site in Kolathur Chennai: A 90-year-old woman died after a compound wall collapsed on her during renovation work at her house in Gangaiamman Koil Street in Kolathur on Saturday evening.The victim, Chellammal, who lived with her son and his family, was washing vessels near the compound wall…
Yastika Bhatia celebrates her century during day three of the Women’s Test Match between England and India at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 12, 2026 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Mumbai: Yastika Bhatia’s century at Lord’s on Sunday was a milestone for Indian women’s cricket, but for her family it also marked the end of…
Spot where a three-year-old boy was killed after a concrete sewer pipe being lifted by a crane slipped and fell during underground drainage work near Puzhal on Saturday night. He was walking with his father to buy sweets when the accident took place. A crane engaged by the contractor was lowering one of the giant…
London, July 12 (IANS) In a major shake-up, Brendon McCullum has stepped down as the head coach of the England men’s Test team following a dismal run of results. However, McCullum will continue to coach the white-ball senior men’s teams. The Bazball era is officially over. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday…
A ministerial meeting for the students was held at Government Higher Secondary School, Kovalam, on Friday Chennai: Students in govt schools will get a role in campus administration this academic year, with the school education department introducing a mock parliamentary-style ministerial system.Integrated with the existing Magizh Mutram house system, the initiative will see schools elect…
Tejas Nandakumar barred from 2026 Commonwealth Games NEW DELHI: For Tejas Nandakumar, India’s national record holder in the Men’s S7 100m backstroke, the past 24 hours have been a whirlwind of disbelief.The 20-year-old from Bengaluru was supposed to compete at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, starting July 23, and everything had been building towards…
Chennai: DMK will complain to governor Rajendra Arlekar against TVK for “indulging in horse-trading”, party organisational secretary R S Bharathi said on Sunday.The complaint is based on former AIADMK minister M R Vijayabaskar who recently joined TVK that the ruling party had approached him to cross over. Chief minister C Joseph Vijay’ had denied horse-trading,…
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday sacked Brendon McCullum as head coach of England’s men’s Test team.The decision comes days after Ben Stokes retired from international cricket following England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia earlier this year and a 2-1 home Test series loss to New Zealand last month. McCullum’s exit brings…
Chennai: A 42-year-old woman handed over a parcel containing banned painkiller tablets to the police after it was delivered to her house by courier. Police have arrested her son and two others in connection with the case..The woman, identified as Sampoorna, received the courier at her house on Saturday. Police investigation revealed that Sampoorna’s son…