CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) council moved a resolution against Commissioner G S Sameeran for not releasing ward councillor funds for the past three months.Councillors from DMK, BJP, CPI and CPI(M) criticised the commissioner and demanded an explanation for the delay in releasing the funds. They questioned how the government could cite a shortage…
The All India cricket team on England tour, 1936. (left-right): Baqa Jilani, Lala Armanath, Syed Mohammad Hussain, Mushtaq Ali, Cotar Ramaswami, Khershed Meherhomji. Seated: Phiroze Edulji Palia, Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram, Mohammad Nissar, Vijay Merchant. (Photo/Getty Images) Only 13 cricketers in the history of Test cricket have made their debuts after turning…
Chennai: TVS Motor Company, a leading manufacturer of two and three-wheelers, has appointed Peyman Kargar, currently President of International Business, as its Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from January 27, 2027.Kargar will succeed K N Radhakrishnan (KNR), who will continue as CEO until January 27 and subsequently serve as a non-executive director until…
Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha plays a shot during day five of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: 1139 minutes, 722 balls, 420 runs and three hundreds. Over the last two weeks, Sonal Dinusha accumulated staggering numbers, but the time…
The price monitoring committee was tracking 41 essential commodities across the state and would assess the situation and initiate action within three to four days, he said. CHENNAI: Facing a united Opposition over the steep rise in prices of essential commodities, the Tamil Nadu govt on Friday promised to roll out measures within days to…
The 10th edition of the Women’s Asia Cup begins in Dubai on Friday, with eight teams competing in the T20I format. The tournament will run until September 13, with all 15 matches to be played in Dubai.The eight teams have been divided into two groups. India, Pakistan, Thailand and Hong Kong are in Group A,…
Chennai: Two days after a gang broke open an ATM at Somangalam, near Tambaram, and escaped with cash, a similar burglary was reported at Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district on Thursday, where the culprits used welding equipment to cut open an Axis Bank ATM and fled with ₹11.5 lakh. The modus operandi too was similar, as…
Sulaiman Khan and Kasim Khan, the sons of former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan, have expressed serious concern over their father’s health and the conditions in which he is being held in prison.Speaking to former England captain and Sky Sports commentator Michael Atherton, the brothers alleged that Imran has been kept in prolonged…
Residents accuse TNPDCL and GCC of negligence Chennai: Two assistant engineers from Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) were questioned by Anna Nagar police on Thursday in connection with the death of a 59-year-old woman who was electrocuted after falling into an uncovered rainwater-filled pit near Anna Nagar Tower…
Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha plays a shot during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) Sonal Dinusha finished the two-Test series against India with another century and a new Test record, scoring 176 runs through sweep shots, the most by any batter in…
