Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) The Indian Premier League’s batting revolution has reached another extreme in IPL 2026, where even scores above 200 no longer guarantee safety. With Royal Challengers Bengaluru smashing 222/4 against Punjab Kings on Sunday, the tournament officially recorded its 53rd 200-plus total this season — the highest ever…
Chennai: Two police personnel, including a special sub-inspector, suffered injuries after a govt bus crashed into a police patrol vehicle parked along the Trichy-Chennai national highway in Chengalpet district early on Saturday. The injured were identified as SSI Gunasekaran and constable Vijayaraj, of the Padalam police station highway patrol unit. Police said the patrol team…
Ambati Rayudu calls Sunil Narine ‘IPL’s greatest-ever player’ after heroics against GT Ambati Rayudu has ignited a major IPL debate after declaring Sunil Narine as the greatest player in the history of the tournament.Narine, who retired from international cricket in 2023 after last representing West Indies in 2019, continues to dominate the IPL for Kolkata…
Chennai: Edwin George, an employee of a software company has been arrested for cultivating a ganja plant at his residence at VOC Nagar. The ganja plant was seized, and police launched an inquiry to determine whether the accused had links to narcotics suppliers. Following a tip-off that Edwin was growing a ganja plant on the…
Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru entered their crucial IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala without regular captain Rajat Patidar. In Patidar’s absence, wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma led the side.RCB are the defending IPL champions, having defeated Punjab Kings in the 2025 final to lift…
As part of a crackdown on drug trafficking and illegal liquor sales, the Tambaram city police seized 21kg of ganja and 1,900 Tapentadol tablets from multiple locations on Thursday and Friday. Police also arrested multiple suspects involved in narcotics distribution and cyber fraud cases. The raids were carried out by teams from the Semmanchery police…
RCB captain Rajat Patidar (Image: X) Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be without regular captain Rajat Patidar for their crucial IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday, with wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma set to lead the side in his absence.According to sources, Patidar did not travel with the squad to…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Child Rights Watch (TNCRW) has condemned the paper leak and irregularities that led to the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026, stating that repeated failures in conducting the test has caused immense distress to several lakhs of students and families across the country.In a statement on Saturday, it said the cancellation of the examination…
NEW DELHI: Babar Azam played a gritty knock under pressure to pull Pakistan out of trouble on Day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet.Returning to the playing XI after missing the opening Test with a left knee injury, Babar arrived at the crease with Pakistan struggling at 23/2 after both openers were…
Chennai: A day after a TOI report exposed the poor state of patient care and crumbling basic facilities at the Rajiv Gandhi Govt General Hospital, senior health department officials, led by health secretary Dr Darez Ahamed, conducted an inspection of the premises on Saturday and directed authorities to take immediate corrective measures.The inspection followed complaints…