Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ended up with 776 runs at a stunning strike rate of 237.3 in IPL 2026 (TOI Infographics) For nearly two decades, IPL batting greatness has usually lived in one of two worlds. There was the volume world – the Virat Kohli 2016 model. Pile up mountains of runs, bat through innings, dominate scoreboards…
United States’ Folarin Balogun scores his side’s third goal against Paraguay during a World Cup Group D soccer match in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo) TOI reporter from Washington: Much heated discussions have taken place in recent months about American borders, immigration, and naturalization. But one thing was clear…
Questions TVK govt’s reluctance to release report Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday questioned the TVK govt’s reluctance to release the Tirupugazh committee report on measures to prevent flooding in Chennai.In a statement, Anbumani said there was no reason to keep under wraps a report prepared with public funds. “TVK govt should have said…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt will sell onions at Rs 35 per kg through 8,739 ration shops in urban areas from Sept 3 to check soaring prices, food minister Venkataramanan said in the assembly on Monday.The scheme will cover around 80 lakh family cardholders in the first phase, with each family entitled to one kg…
Chennai: Every year, Class 12 state board students applying for re-totalling in biology pay more than those applying for other subjects — even though the revaluation cost remains the same.The reason, officials say, is due to the way in which the subject is structured. While the subject is classified as ‘biology’ and has only one…
In a candid revelation that has set the internet buzzing, ‘Peddi’ director Buchi Babu Sana has disclosed that Janhvi Kapoor‘s role in the Ram Charan-starrer was originally meant for her younger sister Khushi Kapoor. The filmmaker explained exactly why he made the awkward switch within the same household. How Khushi Kapoor lost the role to…
Sunny Deol has been touring the country with ‘Batwara 1947’ director Rajkumar Santoshi and the film’s cast to promote the movie. During a Kolkata stop, he caught fans off guard by recreating a well-known line from the animated show ‘Oggy and the Cockroaches’, in a lighthearted moment that unfolded at one of the last legs…
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s top diplomat warned on Sunday (June 29, 2026) that any attempt by shipping to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would “increase tensions” in West Asia, as U.S. and Iranian forces again traded attacks. U.S.,…
Namakkal: An 18-year-old devotee died, and another youth suffered serious injuries in a tragic accident during the annual chariot festival of the Arulmigu Arthanareeswarar Temple in Tiruchengode on Sunday.The deceased has been identified as Harshavardhan, 18, son of Govindaraja, of Tiruchengode town.“Harshavardhan was caught between the massive chariot wheel and a nearby wall, when the…
NAMAKKAL: Two men died and three others suffered injuries after the car they were travelling in rammed a container truck parked on the roadside near Bommaikuttaimedu in Namakkal district in the early hours of Monday.The deceased have been identified as S Karthik, 34, a civil engineer working in Bengaluru, and his friend, V Rohithson, 26,…