File photo of India’s Ravindra Jadeja with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: The Indian men’s senior selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, will meet on May 19 to pick squads for the one-off Test and ODIs against Afghanistan, with the blueprint for the 2027 ODI World Cup also set to be…
Chennai: Considering Congress joined the TVK-led alliance after the state assembly elections, the alliance equations inside Greater Chennai Corporation council are set to see a sea-change. Congress, with 13 councillors, had been a part of the ruling front in the DMK-majority council, which enjoyed a total of 153 of 200 councillors.Alliance partners such as CPM,…
Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Arun Dhumal has urged cricketers to focus more on performances on the field than social media activity during tournaments, saying players should avoid getting distracted by making reels and behind-the-scenes videos during the Indian Premier League (IPL).The IPL chairman said that while social media is now a major part of…
Chennai: Following the death of a horse in the city on Saturday, the animal husbandry department, along with Greater Chennai Corporation, has collected blood samples from 80 horses at stables and carriage points to check for glanders — the highly contagious bacterial infection which caused the equine’s death. The animals are being kept under close…
Chennai: Two-language policy is fundamental not only to Tamil Nadu, but also to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), school education minister Rajmohan told mediapersons on Monday. The minister reiterated that the state stood by the policy of communicating in English with the rest of the world. “Among ourselves we will speak in Tamil,” he said.In…
Chennai: Sudarshan Venu, managing director of TVS Motor Company and a key member of the Venu Srinivasan family faction within the broader TVS Group, is stepping up the group’s financial services expansion. In its latest move, TVS Venu, an investment vehicle of the family, has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Jana Small Finance…
Chennai: State govt on Monday carried out a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy, transferring and appointing several senior officers across crucial departments, including municipal administration, energy, transport, water resources and Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.According to a govt order, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who was additional chief secretary to govt, rural development and…
Chennai Super Kings were 52 for two after the fifth over and Eshan Malinga came to bowl the last over of the powerplay. CSK needed to accelerate to put pressure on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and they needed their captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was on 5 off 7 balls to shift gears. Instead, Gaikwad slowed things…
Chennai: One person was killed while another was injured after two motorcycles collided on the Maduravoyal bypass on Sunday night. The accident occurred when a bike travelling from Maduravoyal towards Puzhal was hit from behind by another two-wheeler moving in the same direction. Satish, 34, from Thiruverkadu died in the accident. Purushothaman, 21, a food…
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said he was “still proud of the boys” despite CSK suffering a five-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Monday.The defeat saw SRH chase down 181 in 19 overs through Ishan Kishan’s 70 off 47 balls and Heinrich Klaasen’s 47. The result also confirmed SRH’s qualification for the…