Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru coaching staff huddled in a room with a projector, making plans for what was ahead. With RCB Director of Cricket Mo Bobat taking notes and hovering in the room, Mentor and Batting coach Dinesh Karthik made a bold proclamation — much to the surprise…
A total of 540 PE-VC deals were reported during the Jan-May 2026 period Chennai: Private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investments declined 9% year-on-year during the Jan-May period this year to $15 billion. PE-VC deals, excluding those in the real estate sector, stood at $16.4 billion during the corresponding five-month period of CY2025.Interestingly, May 2026…
Domestic sales of PV makers Chennai: The Indian passenger vehicle (PV) industry delivered a resilient performance in May 2026, with four of the six leading automakers—which together account for nearly 94% of India’s PV volumes—posting double-digit year-on-year growth despite recent vehicle price increases driven by rising raw material costs linked to the West Asia crisis,…
An 18-year-old woman was killed, and her 17-year-old friend sustained serious injuries after a car rammed into their two-wheeler near the Koyambedu flyover in Chennai late on Saturday night. Liquor vending licences given to 152 pubs and resto bars across the city in FL-2 and FL-3 categories have come under fresh police scrutiny following the…
Chennai: A police team holding a ganja raid in Pulianthope came under attack by the relatives of a history-sheeter who was found hoarding ganja at home. Police registered a separate case against his relatives for attacking officers during the operation. A video of the attack went viral on social media on Monday.Acting on a tip-off…
Protesters react at the site of the 2032 Olympic Stadium at Brisbane’s Victoria Park, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP) Work has begun on the main stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics after protestors were moved away and excavation equipment entered the Victoria Park site on Monday, news agency Associated Press reported. The development starts…
Chennai: Madras high court on Monday restrained the Chennai police from filing the final report in an attempt-to-murder case registered against You Tuber Savukku Shankar. The case was registered against him and four others on charges of attacking police while Shankar was being escorted to Puzhal Central prison after he was arrested in another case…
Indian badminton star PV Sindhu joined the celebrations after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) retained their IPL title, sharing a message for the franchise and its supporters on social media.Sindhu, who has been living in Bengaluru in recent years, began her Instagram post with a joke linking her move to the city with RCB’s recent success….
Times News NetworkChennai: A guest worker died and 48 others were injured after the landing of an iron staircase collapsed at a workers’ accommodation facility in Nandambakkam late on Sunday night, when hundreds of workers gathered on the structure to watch and celebrate the IPL final. They fell from a height of nearly 15ft.Hundreds of…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star men’s doubles badminton pair, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, ended a 742-day wait for a BWF World Tour title by winning the Singapore Open. The former world No. 1 duo fought back from a game down to beat Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul…