Yash Thakur (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: The Nagpur airport was buzzing with passengers rushing to collect their luggage and catch their connecting flights. Amid the chaos, Yash Thakur‘s phone rang with the call he had been dreaming of all his life – his maiden India call-up.The 27-year-old fast bowler had just landed in Nagpur…
Chennai: The city police registered at least 57 narcotics cases and arrested 94 people during a weeklong special anti-drug drive conducted across the city between July 5 and July 11.A total of 80.272kg of ganja, one gram of methamphetamine, 19g of heroin, 1,068 narcotic pills, 20g of ‘OG’ ganja, five mobile phones, ₹15,500 in cash,…
Rob Dieperink (Image credit: KNVB) NEW DELHI: Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, just weeks after he was removed from FIFA’s list of officials for the FIFA World Cup 2026.Dieperink had been selected to work as a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at the tournament but was dropped in May…
Chennai: A 21-year-old man, who was on his way to celebrate his birthday, was killed in a road accident near Chengalpet on Sunday night.Jeeva, a resident of Sangutheertha Kulam in Thirukazhukundram, was riding a motorcycle near Pulikundram in Chengalpet district when it collided with an oncoming vehicle while he was negotiating a curve, the police…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has strongly criticised the Indian team management over the way 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was handled during the T20I tours of Ireland and England.Sooryavanshi did not get a game in the Ireland series and was later drafted into the playing…
Chennai: Thousands of commuters using Pattabiram railway station have urged Southern Railway to open a ticket counter on the station’s western side as they are forced to climb the steep footover bridge and reach the eastern side to buy tickets and return to board the suburban trains.There are three platforms in the Pattabiram station. Platform…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir (left) in an intense discussion with captain Shubman Gill ahead of the first ODI against England. (Photo Courtesy: Tanuj Lakhina) TimesofIndia. com in Birmingham: It has been a challenging three weeks for the Indian team in the United Kingdom. First came a 2-0 loss to Ireland, followed by a…
CHENNAI: A guest worker was killed, and four others sustained severe burn injuries after a boiler exploded at a steel melting unit in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate in Gummidipoondi on Tuesday.The four injured workers suffered serious burn injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The explosion triggered panic among workers in the…
Brendon McCullum (AFP Photo) Brendon McCullum has apologised to England fans after being removed as the team’s Test coach, admitting the side did not deliver the results expected under his leadership. The former New Zealand captain will continue as England’s white-ball coach but was sacked from the Test role he had held since 2022. Speaking…
Chennai: A DMK functionary was injured after three unidentified youngsters attacked him with knives near his house in Tondiarpet on Sunday.The victim, Raja, 46, deputy secretary of a DMK ward in Netaji Nagar near Tondiarpet was standing near his house and chatting with his neighbour Ganesh, when the attack took place, police said.Three men arrived…