AIFF Deputy Secretary General M Satyanarayanan (R) in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI) New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has clarified that signing of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cardholders in the 2026-27 season of the Indian Super League (ISL) is optional. If a club decides to bring in an OCI player, they…
Chennai: School education minister A Rajmohan on Wednesday defended his cabinet colleague S Keerthana amid criticism over her recent visit to a govt school and her interaction with a student.Rajmohan told reporters that ministerial inspections of schools were a long-standing practice and that the industries minister had not recorded the video herself. He said there…
Argentinas fans display a banner depicting Leo Messi and Diego Armando Maradona, in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (left) and Argentina players singing ‘the fourth star’ in dressing room after win over Egypt. Argentina’s dressing room erupted in celebration after the team pulled off a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in the FIFA World…
CHENNAI: India’s dream of a century of Grandmasters is now within touching distance. The country is just two GMs short of the milestone, with three players earning the title in the last 12 days. The latest is Tamil Nadu’s S Aswath, who became India’s 98th GM after securing his third and final norm at the…
KOCHI: Star shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa, who won the women’s doubles gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, says she is not a fan of badminton’s new 15×3 scoring system, arguing that the diet version strips the sport of the drama and intensity that have made it so riveting. The All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament,…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday urged the state and Centre to act on a war footing to offset the likely loss of around 600 govt medical seats if private medical colleges secure UGC approval to become deemed universities.Palaniswami said the conversion of private medical colleges into deemed universities would shrink TN’s…
Cory Sandhagen has spent years hovering around the UFC bantamweight title picture without quite breaking through. He’s challenged for championship gold twice, fallen short both times, and now finds himself back in familiar territory – needing another statement win in one of the promotion’s deepest divisions.His assignment at International Fight Week is a familiar face….
Chennai: DMK MP P Wilson on Wednesday opposed Tamil Nadu govt’s reported move to include a University Grants Commission nominee in university vice-chancellor search committees.Wilson told reporters in Chennai that it would dilute the state’s constitutional authority over higher education and cede powers to Union govt. “Including a UGC nominee in the vice-chancellor selection panel…
R Sai Kishore (PTI Photo) India left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore has signed for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club for the final six matches of the 2026 County Championship season. The 29-year-old will be available from Gloucestershire’s match against Worcestershire County Cricket Club at Cheltenham on August 20. Kishore previously impressed during a stint with Surrey…
Four medical colleges linked to DMK, AIADMK leaders bypassed rules to gain deemed varsity status: Arunraj Chennai: At least four private colleges that exploited legal loopholes to gain deemed university status, sidestepping the state’s seat-sharing rules and fee caps, are managed or owned by DMK or AIADMK leaders, health minister K G Arunraj said Wednesday.At…