Banana blues for Trichy farmers: With Cauvery water yet to be released, farmers fear planting could lead to losses The delayed opening of the Mettur dam is forcing Trichy’s banana farmers to rethink how much they can plant this year. And as an El Niño-induced drought worsens the crisis, farmers are being advised to reduce…
Arnav Paparkar (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: The question – “Who is Arnav Paparkar?” – quickly started trending on social media after the young Indian tennis player created history at Wimbledon. Paparkar became the first Indian in 36 years to reach the boys’ singles quarterfinals at the prestigious tournament. The 18-year-old defeated Japan’s Ryo Tabata…
Tasmac officials say they have closed the shops as instructed by the management and they cannot do anything till further orders are issued Chennai: As promised in the TVK’s poll manifesto, Tasmac has shut down 717 shops across TN. It’s just that the outlets that have been shut are not the ones originally slated for…
Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Cristiano Ronaldo shared an emotional message after Portugal’s FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign came to an end with a heartbreaking Round of 16 defeat to Spain.The Portuguese captain had already announced before the Spain match that this would be his final FIFA World Cup. Portugal suffered a late 2-1…
Rosewood trees on some private estates in the Nilgiris have been numbered, amid allegations that they are being readied for felling Shantha ThiagarajanMore than a year after the Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees (Conservation) Act lapsed, the TN govt has neither disclosed whether its promise of encouraging rosewood cultivation has led to new plantations nor responded…
Gangapriya Chakraverti, MD, Ford Business Solutions, with State industries minister Keerthana Sampath at the Coimbatore facility Chennai: Ford Business Solutions (FBS) India, Ford Motor’s global capability center, opened a new office in Coimbatore. Spread over 82,000 sqft, with seating for about 800 team members, it is the third location in the country, after its technology…
There are few careers in football that will divide opinion quite like Neymar‘s.He leaves the Brazil national team as its greatest goalscorer ever. He retires having broken a record many believed would never fall, surpassing Pelé’s tally of international goals after more than six decades. His international journey ends with 80 goals, 59 assists and…
The Q1 addition surpassed the 12.3 GW added in the corresponding quarter of FY26 Chennai: India’s renewable energy sector has begun FY27 on a strong footing, sustaining its record-breaking pace of capacity additions during the first quarter (Apr–June), driven largely by robust solar installations. Building on the momentum of recent months, the sector added more…
Lionel Messi and Novak Djokovic (AP Photos) Novak Djokovic produced one of the greatest escapes of his Wimbledon career before delivering a light-hearted quip about Lionel Messi, joking that he would happily swap more than five hours on a tennis court for the Argentine captain’s 90-minute football matches.The 39-year-old Serbian outlasted Felix Auger-Aliassime in a…
Chennai metropolitan authority conducts stakeholder consultations for third master plan Chennai: Climate-resilient planning, protection of waterbodies, GIS-based monitoring, stronger social infrastructure and planning urban growth around future water and sewerage networks were among the suggestions made by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) as Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) kicked off stakeholder consultations for the proposed third…