Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) rolled out pink buses offering free services to women Chennai: State transport minister A Vijay Tamilan Parthiban travelled with passengers in a govt bus on Friday and interacted with commuters, drivers and conductors to understand issues faced in public transport services.The minister boarded a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus at Saidapet,…
Mullanpur: Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer, left, with headcoach Ricky Ponting (PTI Photo) Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting lavished praise on captain Shreyas Iyer after the PBKS skipper produced a sensational unbeaten century to keep the franchise alive in the IPL 2026 playoff race. Punjab ended their six-match losing streak with a commanding seven-wicket…
A Class 12 student Sudharsan goes missing after rescuing his brother who was swept away by a huge tide in the sea. Screenshot Chennai: A 16-year-old boy was swept away by waves while rescuing his younger brother at Marina Beach on Friday evening. Firefighters continued search operations on Saturday.Police said Sudharsan of Mettu Street in…
Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh and skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) Punjab Kings kept their IPL 2026 playoff hopes alive after ending their six-match losing streak with a crucial win over Lucknow Super Giants in Match 68. Powered by a maiden IPL century from captain Shreyas Iyer, PBKS climbed to fourth place on the points table…
Chennai: DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant on Saturday made a veiled attack on TVK, saying that the 2026 election was a victory for fantasy and illusion.She issued a statement asking the party men not to get dejected on seeing the election results. “Based on the interests of our party men, we aligned with the DMK-led…
Mahipal Lomror (PTI Photo) Mumbai Indians have announced the signing of Mahipal Lomror and Ruchit Ahir as injury replacements for Quinton de Kock and Raj Angad Bawa for the remainder of IPL 2026. De Kock was ruled out after suffering a tendon injury to his left wrist ahead of Mumbai’s clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on…
Players of Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Inter Kashi FC in action during the Indian Super League (ISL) . (PTI Photo) Mohun Bagan Super Giant have called back all their players from the Indian national team ahead of the Unity Cup which will be played from May 26-May 30. The competition is set to feature…
Chennai: Rebutting sharp criticism from senior DMK leaders, including the party’s deputy general secretary A Raja, on social media and other forums, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Saturday said no one had the right to defame his party’s political integrity and credibility. He defended VCK’s decision to be part of the TVK-led cabinet, stating it…
Rohit Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) MUMBAI: Rohit Sharma has been in the news more due to his dodgy fitness than his batting in IPL-2026. Hampered by the recurrence of an old hamstring injury, the 39-year-old batter has played eight matches for the Mumbai Indians, in which he has scored 283 runs at an average of…
Chennai: Cocking a snook at a series of Madras high court orders, and setting at naught the beach restoration work done over the years, a large number of street vendors returned to occupy a 3km-long stretch of Loop Road along Marina Beach on Friday. The weekend ahead will likely see more shops returning, while Greater…