KARUR: Media personnel from various media houses were denied entry into the main area of the venue in Karur on Friday, where chief minister C Joseph Vijay is scheduled to address a public meeting.This came despite passes being issued to media personnel late on Thursday night.On arriving at the venue, TVK volunteers and SP DN…
Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate and Ishan Kishan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate did not hold back after India’s poor run in overseas T20Is continued with another series defeat. After being whitewashed 0-2 by Ireland, India have now lost the five-match T20I series against England 0-3 with…
Chennai: As the unannounced and prolonged power cuts continue to plague different pockets of the city, people resorted to protests and road blockades to register their protest. Residents of Palavakkam suffered without electricity for nearly six hours on Thursday night.It prompted a large number of residents to block the ECR stretch at midnight hindering vehicle…
Image credit: Major League Cricket NEW DELHI: Veteran spinner Sunil Narine produced a brilliant spell with the ball after half-centuries from Andre Fletcher and Matthew Tromp helped Los Angeles Knight Riders beat Washington Freedom by 18 runs in the Major League Cricket (MLC) clash at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Friday.The victory earned…
History-sheeter facing over 50 cases arrested Chennai: An A+ category history-sheeter, Ennore Dhanasekaran, who has more than 50 criminal cases pending against him, was arrested at a star hotel in Guindy by Avadi police on Thursday. They seized a country-made pistol and a luxury car, also arresting two of his associates.The contractor, who is executing…
Harmanpreet Kaur ( Photo X ) Women’s cricket is set to conquer one more bastion. One hundred and forty-two years after hosting its first men’s Test, Lord’s Cricket Ground will finally welcome women’s Test cricket on Friday when England take on India in a historic four-day clash. The landmark occasion comes more than 50 years…
Chennai saw the highest percentage—92.2%—of domestic flights of IndiGo, Air India Group, Akasa, Alliance Air and SpiceJet operating on time in May, among the top 10 busiest Indian airports followed by Kolkata (84.7%), Hyderabad (84.4%), Bengaluru (82.3%) and Kochi (81.5%%). The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday released domestic air travel data for…
Achraf Hakimi greets the all-Argentinian referee crew before the France-Morocco World Cup quarter-final. (AP Photo) France added another remarkable chapter to an unlikely FIFA World Cup statistic by defeating Morocco 2-0 in the quarter-finals on Thursday, extending a record that has become increasingly ironic given the controversy surrounding the match’s officiating.Despite fierce debate before kick-off…
Chennai: The 100-MLD Minjur desalination plant is expected to resume operations by Dec, bringing relief to North Chennai neighbourhoods. However, the plant will initially supply only 20 MLD before gradually ramping up to its full capacity. Officials said the restoration was delayed as critical equipment required for the repair works had to be imported, and…
Kylian Mbappé leads Lionel Messi in the World Cup Golden Boot race despite equal goals, thanks to FIFA’s tiebreaker rules/ Image: AP Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi may be level on goals at the FIFA World Cup 2026, but the France captain currently sits at the top of the Golden Boot standings. Following France’s 2-0…