CHENNAI: Congress made a comeback into govt in Tamil Nadu, ending its 59-year exile, with two of its legislators among 23 new ministers sworn in, as CM C Joseph Vijay Thursday expanded his cabinet in an exercise that rewarded loyalists, accommodated allies and signalled a bid to rewrite social engineering.With 21 TVK ministers taking oath…
Ralf Reichert, head of the Saudi-based Esports Foundation, with French President Emmanuel Macron. (Pic credit: Esports Foundation) The world’s biggest esports tournament will be staged in Paris this summer after organisers shifted the event from Riyadh due to concerns surrounding the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The 2026 edition of the Esports World Cup will…
CHENNAI: IUML’s A M Shahjahan and VCK’s Vanni Arasu were inducted into chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s cabinet on Friday. This takes the total number of ministers in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly to 35, completing the final line-up of the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam-led multi-parties’ coalition govt.With this, the number of Dalit ministers in the…
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill continued their extraordinary IPL 2026 season by rewriting record books during Gujarat Titans’ crushing 89-run win over Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad on Thursday.The GT opening pair once again dominated proceedings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, stitching together a commanding…
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Sunrisers Hyderabad’s skipper Pat Cummins and teammates celebrate the wicket of Chennai Super Kings’ Kartik Sharma during their Indian Premier League 2026 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai on Monday. (ANI Photo) New Delhi: Every now and then, the cricketing world needs a reminder that Pat Cummins remains exceptional at his primary craft: fast…
Rajiv Mittal, chairman and managing director, Va Tech Wabag Chennai: Va Tech Wabag reported a strong performance in FY26, posting a 26% rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 370.5 crore, compared with Rs 295 crore in FY25, aided by a 22% increase in EBITDA to Rs 524 crore. Consolidated revenue rose 20%…
RR frontrunner for the final playoff spot (Pic credit: IPL) The race for the final IPL 2026 playoff spot is down to four teams after Gujarat Titans crushed Chennai Super Kings by 89 runs in Ahmedabad to officially eliminate CSK from contention and almost seal a top-two finish for themselves.Three teams who are already confirmed…
Chennai: VCK and IUML have decided to join the cabinet and their MLAs will be sworn in on Friday. VCK’s Tindivanam MLA Vanni Arasu is likely to be allotted Adi dravidar welfare, and IUML’s Papanasam MLA A M Shahjahan is set to get minorities welfare department.After meeting senior party functionaries, IUML president K M Kader…
GT beat CSK by 89 runs (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings crashed out of IPL 2026 in disastrous fashion on Thursday after suffering the biggest defeat in their history, as Gujarat Titans stormed to a crushing 89-run win at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.The emphatic victory not only helped…