CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah will chair the two-day South Zone Chief Ministers’ Conference to be held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram starting Thursday.Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, Kerala CM V D Satheesan, Puducherry CM N Rangasamy and Tamil Nadu…
Indian player greet after winning the first Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten has urged his team to turn the progress they have made through more Test cricket into actual results after India handed them a 165-run defeat in the…
CHENNAI: The Union govt has informed the Madras high court that individual states retain full discretion to decide when to render their state song during a govt function and may place it at any point in the programme.“Whenever a state song is rendered with the national song and national anthem, the national song (Vande Mataram)…
English singer Laura Wright performs Pakistan’s national anthem (Screengrabs) English singer Laura Wright performed Pakistan’s national anthem before the first Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday, where Joe Root’s return as England captain began with a strong start for the hosts.England won the toss and elected to bowl first in overcast conditions,…
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay handed over appointment orders to 80 candidates selected through the TNPSC for various roles in the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday inaugurated facilities built at a cost of ₹23.67 crore at the Arulmigu…
José Mourinho and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez José Mourinho says Real Madrid can cope without Rodri despite the club making “a very good offer” to sign the Spain midfielder. Rodri officially joins Barcelona from Manchester City, ending Madrid’s hopes of bringing the World Cup’s best player to the Spanish capital.Mourinho revealed he spoke to…
Chennai: PMK MLA C Sivakumar from Vikravandi urged the Tamil Nadu govt to remove the toll on the Outer Ring Road from Vandalur to Minjur.Speaking at the assembly, he said there are plans to privatise the toll and road maintenance, with the revenue largely going to the private contractor. “They should not privatise the road,”…
Harry Brook and Jasprit Bumrah Harry Brook has reclaimed the No. 1 position in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings, while India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah retained his place at the summit of the bowling chart despite missing the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.Brook returned to the top for the fourth time in…
The Madras High Court clarified a Union Home Ministry notification. CHENNAI: The Madras high court has clarified that the Union home ministry’s notification requiring ‘Vande Mataram‘ to be sung first at government functions does not prohibit the Tamil Thai Vazhthu from being sung before it.The court was hearing a PIL filed by Ananya Radhakrishnan, who…
England vs Pakistan, 1st Test Live Updates: Pakistan captain Babar Azam was ruled out of the first test against England starting on Wednesday because of a hand injury. Babar was struck on the middle finger of his right hand while batting against the West Indies this month, and hit again in a warmup game last…
