Knife-wielding gang attacks college student Chennai: A 19-year-old student of Presidency College suffered multiple injuries after he was attacked by a group of five men armed with knives near the college campus. Police said the victim, Kumar of Tiruvallur district, is a second-year BA Economics student. He was at a food stall when five bike-borne…
India vs England 4th T20I Live: India face a must-win challenge in the fourth T20I against England at the County Ground, Bristol, with the visitors desperate to keep the five-match series alive. After the rain washed out the opening match, England have seized control of the series with back-to-back victories. Harry Brook’s side currently leads…
Corporation playground at Vyasarpadi Chennai: Seven years after Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) promised to develop a football and cricket ground near Jeeva railway station in Vyasarpadi, the civic body is now planning to build a football turf and badminton court instead. Residents have opposed the proposal, arguing that they need a full-fledged public playground rather…
India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) ( India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s is a huge opportunity for her team to bounce back after their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. She said a victory at the iconic venue would boost the team’s confidence and become a…
The revised name appeared on the digital destination displays of TNSTC buses across the state and MTC buses in Chennai on Thursday. TRICHY: The Tamil Nadu govt has dropped the word “Vidiyal” from one of the state’s most recognisable welfare schemes, officially renaming “Magalir Vidiyal Payanam” as “Magalir Payanam.” The revised name appeared on the…
One passenger’s decision to buy in-flight Wi-Fi turned an ordinary flight into a football watch party, as fellow travellers gathered around a single laptop to watch Argentina’s FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Egypt.The video was shared on X, with footage showing how one passenger’s laptop became the centre of attention during the flight.In the…
Veeranam lake (File photo) CHENNAI: Veeranam lake, which is Chennai city’s crucial drinking water source, started receiving water released from Mayar and Kallanai dams a week ago.Water resources department (WRD) officials said 400 cusecs of water is currently flowing into the Veeranam tank, translating to roughly 35 million cubic feet (Mcft) a day. If the…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Photo by @BCCI on X) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel feels young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi should be ready for more short-pitched bowling as his international career progresses. The teenager, who impressed during IPL 2026, has struggled to make the same impact against England, scoring 14 and 13 in the last two T20Is. England’s…
Chennai: State govt has renamed three Secretariat departments under amendments to the Tamil Nadu Government Business Rules, 1978. Commercial taxes and registration department will now be known as ‘commercial taxes, registration and religious endowments department’; planning, development and special initiatives department as ‘planning and development department’; and tourism, culture and religious endowments department as ‘tourism,…
Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has backed India to resist making changes for the fourth T20I against England despite the team’s disastrous run of form, saying sticking with the same playing XI would send a strong message of stability — even if it means Sanju Samson misses out…