The gaur was rescued in an eight-hour-long operation Dharmapuri: Forest department personnel rescued a gaur that fell into a 50-foot-deep farm well near Kottampatti in Dharmapuri district on Thursday. Officials said the gaur strayed out of the Ammapalayam reserve forest and fell into a farm well. On being alerted by residents, forest department personnel from…
Rajat Patidar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) DHARAMSALA: Fans turned up in numbers at the HPCA Stadium here on Tuesday for the first IPL qualifier, many of them hoping to watch a Virat Kohli masterclass. Kohli’s promising innings, however, was cut short by Jason Holder for 43. What the crowd got instead was a stunning exhibition of…
FIFA’s anti-discrimination monitoring partner Fare has called for a video review official at the FIFA World Cup to be removed after he appeared to make a hand gesture that resembles a symbol associated with white supremacist groups.The issue arose during Germany’s opening match against Curaçao on Sunday when the official broadcast briefly showed the team…
Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: AP About 22 countries including the United States and European nations jointly warned Iran on Thursday (June 11, 2026) to stop attacking people “on our soil”. Iran’s security services were condemned for their “deplorable” use of international and local criminal gangs for plots in Europe,…
Ben Stokes said he has no second thoughts about retiring from international cricket, insisting he is “very happy” with his decision despite ending his England career with a Test series defeat to New Zealand.The England captain announced on Sunday, in the middle of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, that he would…
Chennai: Today, a ‘wall of hope’ built of 20,000 Post-it notes, each carrying a young person’s raison d’etre, will come together at IIT Madras Research Park in Taramani. ‘To become an IAS officer,’ says a yellow 3×3 inch note from a 15-year-old. ‘For my younger brother,’ says another. ‘There is no one to care for…
Spoiler Alert: This article discusses key plot developments from ‘7 Dogs’. If you haven’t watched the film yet and want to experience the climax without spoilers, reader discretion is advised.The Saudi Arabian action thriller ‘7 Dogs’, helmed by Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, has finally hit Indian screens. Led by Ahmed Ezz and Karim…
Chennai: Liquor will soon cost more in Tamil Nadu as the govt on Friday introduced a bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006, proposing an additional ‘environmental and social welfare cess’ on the sale of liquor.The proposed cess, capped at ₹20 per unit container, will be levied in addition to the…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has given generic pharmaceutical companies a two-year window to establish manufacturing facilities in the United States, warning that products imported after August 2028 could face tariffs of up to 200%. The announcement, made on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) through a social media…
Typhoon warning grounds two Cathay Pacific flights between Chennai and Hong Kong Chennai: Two Cathay Pacific flights operating between Chennai and Hong Kong were cancelled after Hong Kong issued weather warnings over typhoon Noul, disrupting the travel plans of hundreds of passengers, including those with onward international connections.The Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong landed…