NEW DELHI: Six-time champions Australia continued their dominant run in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, crushing West Indies by eight wickets in the first semi-final at the Kennington Oval in London on Tuesday.The victory was Australia’s sixth successive win of the tournament and booked their place in the Women’s T20 World Cup final…
Poet Puviyarasu (right) with actor-politician Kamal Haasan Actor kamal presenting Ilaya Thalaimurai Award to Puviyarasu in Coimbatore. Photo – J Jackson Well-known Tamil poet, translator, screenwriter and actor Puviyarasu died in Coimbatore on Tuesday, due to age-related illness. He was 96.He was among the few Indian litterateurs to win the Sahitya Akademi Award twice, for…
Deandra Dottin (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: There was a worrying moment before the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final between West Indies and Australia at The Oval on Tuesday as star all-rounder Deandra Dottin had to be carried off the field by her teammates just before the start of the match.The incident happened shortly…
Former Kanniyakumari collector R Alagumeena received the award for best district collector for resolving petitions received through the chief minister’s grievance redress cell Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday gave away awards to district collectors and police officers for their service in public administration on the concluding day of the two-day conference in…
Indian football team captain Sandesh Jhingan in action. New Delhi: At a time when the 2026 FIFA World Cup has produced stunning upsets, from Cape Verde to Curaçao, two minnows of world football, the Indian football team is watching the action unfold from the comfort of their homes. Additionally, the top-tier domestic league has no…
Taijul Islam and Mitchell Starc (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam achieved a major personal milestone despite his team’s heavy defeat to Zimbabwe in the one-off Test at Harare.The left-arm spinner claimed 7 for 138 from 40.2 overs in Zimbabwe’s first innings to register the 19th five-wicket haul of his Test career….
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay chairs a review meeting with officials of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department and the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@CMOTamilnadu) Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday told district collectors and…
Zimbabwe cricket team (X-Zimbabwe cricket) Zimbabwe created history on Tuesday by recording the biggest victory in their Test cricket history, defeating Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs in the one-off Test at the Harare Sports Club. Led by Richard Ngarava, the hosts produced a commanding all-round performance to outplay Bangladesh in every department and…
Mylswamy Annadurai served as the project director of Chandrayaan-1 and was also associated with Chandrayaan-2 and the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan). CHENNAI: Renowned scientist Mylswamy Annadurai has been appointed chairman of the curriculum design committee, replacing State Planning Commission member Sultan Ahmed Ismail, who stepped down from the position two weeks ago.Annadurai, an ISRO scientist,…
Hardik Pandya (ANI Photo) India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has relocated to Bengaluru in a significant career move, choosing to make the BCCI‘s Centre of Excellence (COE) his primary training base for the foreseeable future. The decision makes Pandya the first active, high-profile India cricketer to permanently base himself near the COE, a facility that has…