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…
NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur’s decision to step down as captain of the Indian women’s cricket team across all three formats marks the end of one of the longest and most significant leadership eras in Indian women’s cricket.The 37-year-old, who led India’s T20I side for a decade after taking over in 2016, became the ODI captain…
Between Aug 25 and Sept 5, three Chennai suburbs saw as many ATM burglaries. While probing the crimes, Tamil Nadu police stumbled upon something sensational: a dedicated ‘school’ for ATM burglars, with rookies trained using real ATMs, either rebuilt from scrap or imported in ‘cut condition’.Such ‘classrooms’ bustle in villages of Haryana’s Nuh, Palwal and…
Harmanpreet Kaur (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: India women’s ODI World Cup-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down from captaincy in all three formats. Kaur had been India’s full-time T20I captain since 2018 and took charge of the ODI team in 2022, succeeding legendary batter Mithali Raj.“Today, I step down as captain of the Indian Women’s…
Tamil Nadu has ambitious plans to develop an Olympic city and a motor sports city to improve sports infrastructure. By: Selvi palaniTamil Nadu athletes have brought cheer to the nation with their stellar performance in the recently concluded Asian Games in Japan. The TVK govt appears eager to make the state outstanding in sports and…
Harmanpreet Kaur (BCCI Photo) India women’s long-serving captain Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down from captaincy in all three formats. The 37-year-old said she had fulfilled her responsibility as captain and is now ready to return to the game without the pressure of leading the side.“Today, I step down as captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket…
Chennai: Automobile retail sales in India surged 32% year-on-year to a record 25,36,920 units in Sept 2026, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). Retail sales were also up about 5% from August.FADA, however, cautioned that the sharp annual growth was distorted by a weak base in Sept 2025, when…
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy NEW DELHI: What does playing for India actually mean for an athlete? At what point does physical pain become too much? When does the body simply say enough? The Indian teams at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, found themselves answering that question in their own way.Both the open and women’s…
Chennai: All transport corporation buses that come under the ambit of ‘Vettri Payanam’ free travel scheme for women and transgender persons must issue a zero ticket to every eligible passenger and record the passenger’s origin and destination. The concession will not apply to journeys beginning or ending outside the state, according to standard operating procedures…