Vikram’s reel showed a well-grown adult animal, which could not have been procured recently. CHENNAI: Actor Vikram found himself in the middle of an uproar, within moments after uploading a reel of him playing with a lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), which is a threatened species protected under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of…
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff during a football practice match in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff said on Sunday that he will not play for Mumbai FC in the ongoing Durand Cup 2026.Shroff was included in Mumbai FC’s squad for the tournament on July 28, leading to speculation that he could make his competitive…
Chennai: Madras high court has sought responses from Tamil Nadu govt and and the Chennai city commissioner of police on a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of B T Arasakumar, who was arrested on charges of bribery and cheating private schools on the promise of obtaining various approvals, under the Goondas Act.The petition, filed…
PV Sindhu (Photo by @BAI_Media on X) PV Sindhu has reacted to the unusual but detailed preparations being made to keep animals away from the BWF World Championships in New Delhi.The tournament begins on August 17, with organisers taking extra precautions after pigeons and a monkey disrupted the India Open earlier this year.Organisers have even…
Erode boy goes to Brown University Chennai: When 17-year-old Pranav Ilango leaves for the US later this month to begin his undergraduate studies at Brown University, his parents will be sending him on a flight they once dreamed of.Pranav, from Erode, has won a full scholarship worth ₹3.55 crore to study at Brown, where he…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to take a final decision on whether it will publicly announce the list of players who will receive central contracts under its new payment and categorisation system.The PCB usually announces its list of centrally contracted players by the first week of August. The contracts normally run from June…
Chennai: An eight-year-old boy died from snake bite at his thatched hut in Kovil Pathagai near Avadi on Sunday night.According to police, M Nishish was at home alone on Sunday while his parents hadstepped out for work. Around the same time, there was a power outage in the locality,.Police said Nishish reportedly went looking for…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru is nearing its second anniversary, with BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia recalling the work that went into setting up the facility.Saikia credited former BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is now the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman, with pushing the project and…
CHENNAI: Customs sleuths at the Chennai airport seized 920 grams of gold, worth Rs 1.4 crore, from a woman who arrived here from Dubai on Monday.The air intelligence unit of Chennai customs intercepted the woman, who arrived here on an Emirates flight, as she attempted to exit via the green channel.Customs sleuths thoroughly searched her…
The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium will host the BWF World Championships from August 17 in New Delhi. (Image: TimesofIndia.com) New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi has received a fresh coat of paint, new infrastructure, and swanky lights ahead of the BWF World Championships, which return to India after a 17-year gap….