Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Minor defects or discrepancies in the details provided in an election affidavit will not amount to non-disclosure and attract a trial in an election petition, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay told Madras high court on Tuesday while opposing a plea challenging his election from Perambur…
File Pic: Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan (R) speaks to Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill of India (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: More than 1.1 million ticket applications have already been submitted for the 2027 ODI World Cup, with the India-Pakistan clash emerging as the biggest draw just days after the ballot opened on October 1,…
CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) booked a Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) assistant engineer and a foreman for demanding a Rs 50,000 bribe from a Chennai resident for a new electricity connection.The DVAC received a complaint from Villivakkam resident D Saravanaperumal on Sept 29 and laid a trap the next…
Harmanpreet Kaur. (PTI Photo) Harmanpreet Kaur may have stepped away from captaincy, but her impact on Indian women’s cricket was impossible to miss as tributes poured in from across the cricket fraternity on Tuesday.India’s only women’s World Cup-winning captain announced her decision to step down as skipper across all three formats, bringing an end to…
Carlos Alcaraz poses with ball kids and the trophy after winning the final against Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka. (Reuters Photo) Carlos Alcaraz completed a successful return from a lengthy injury layoff by retaining his Japan Open title on Tuesday, beating unseeded Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 in the final.The Spaniard, who endured a slow start…
India’s Abhishek Sharma and Shafali Verma (Agency Images) India’s dominant run in international cricket has earned four of its stars a place on the ICC Player of the Month shortlists for September, with Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma nominated in the men’s category, while Shafali Verma and Shree Charani feature among the women’s nominees.Gill is…
NEW DELHI: Lovlina Borgohain’s Asian Games gold was not just a medal upgrade from silver in the last edition. It was the latest marker in a 15-year career that has taken the Assam boxer through Olympic success, injuries, difficult phases and a mentally demanding Paris 2024 campaign.At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Borgohain finally…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: The C Joseph Vijay-led TVK govt on Monday issued an order implementing its flagship “Annan Seer” scheme but narrowed the income eligibility promised in the party’s election manifesto, reducing the ceiling from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh a year. This is one of the main…
Sourav Ganguly (Image credit: Delhi Capitals) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has returned to Delhi Capitals as the team’s head coach for the 2027 Indian Premier League season.Ganguly takes over from Hemang Badani, under whom Delhi Capitals missed out on the IPL playoffs in the last two seasons. Ganguly’s long association with DC Ganguly first…
CHENNAI: The DMK legal wing on Monday demanded legal action against chief minister C Joseph Vijay, alleging that he, along with MDMK leader Vaiko and minister Aadhav Arjuna, had conspired to “purchase MLAs” to protect his minority govt, which is 11 seats short of a simple majority. TVK, meanwhile, moved chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik…