India’s bowler Mayank Yadav (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Mayank Yadav’s return to international cricket could hardly have gone better, and former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes the young fast bowler deserves patience after overcoming a difficult spell with injuries. Playing his first international match since October 2024, Mayank announced his comeback in style during the opening…
Chennai: Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) would work to reverse the poor admission trend in the BSc maths course and make maths popular among students again, CMI director Madhavan Mukund said on Friday.Speaking at the 23rd annual convocation of CMI, Mukund said the satellite campus of CMI would have an exclusive mathematics museum and activities for…
NEW DELHI: For years, Jhandu Kumar’s days began at a vegetable market and ended in a gym. When life became tougher during the COVID-19 pandemic, he swapped the market for an e-rickshaw, working long hours to support his family while refusing to give up on his dream of representing India.On Friday in Glasgow, that dream…
Chennai: Developers have asked the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to clarify whether projects with only part of their land within 500m of a metro corridor are eligible for concessional Premium Floor Space Index (FSI) charges under the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy. They say the uncertainty is delaying approvals and holding up projects.Credai Chennai has…
Travis Head and Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia batter Travis Head has spoken publicly for the first time about the controversy involving Virat Kohli during the IPL 2026 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The incident gained attention after cameras appeared to show RCB star Kohli skipping a handshake…
Chennai: A 39-year-old woman history-sheeter was arrested for stealing an ATM card from a fellow passenger on a crowded Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus and withdrawing ₹13,800 from her bank account. The accused was identified through CCTV footage.The complainant, Radhika, a resident of Karambakkam near Porur and an employee of a private company, was travelling…
Argentina players react at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Argentina FA urges fans to accept Spain’s World Cup victory as viral replay petition tops 100,000 signaturesThe Argentine Football Association (AFA) has urged supporters…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A Amalraj on Friday urged parents not to allow or encourage their underage children to drive vehicles. He warned that road accidents could have serious consequences for children and their parents.Amalraj was speaking at an event held at Broadway, honouring police personnel, ambulance drivers, nurses, auto-rickshaw drivers, students and members…
Argentine President Javier Milei speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) The fallout from Argentina’s dramatic 2026 FIFA World Cup final defeat to Spain continues to intensify, with President Javier Milei launching a defiant social media response after an online petition calling for Argentina to…
City campuses embrace foreign languages to provide better career prospects to students Chennai: Megeshwaran A, a BE civil engineering graduate from a city college, was offered a job at a Japanese company that pays ₹30 lakh per annum. He also got offers from Indian companies willing to pay ₹10 lakh a year. What attracted employers…