The 31-year-old Iyer is expected to be rewarded for his impressive captaincy record in the IPL, having guided three different franchises — Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings — to finals, winning one title. Iyer is also likely to slot into the No. 4 position. Suryakumar, despite leading India to the T20 World…

About 35% of those screened had hypertension, which, says Ramani, is among the risk factors for dementia (AI Image) CHENNAI: With more than five lakh people in Tamil Nadu living with dementia, and 90% believed to be undiagnosed, the state is looking at making the condition a “public health priority”.“Tamil Nadu has a rapidly ageing…

Vikram Mohan, chairman and managing director of Pricol Chennai: Coimbatore-based Pricol, a leading manufacturer of vehicle dashboards and driver information systems, continues to outspend most of its Indian auto component peers on research and development (R&D). The sustained investment has helped the company build a competitive edge in high-value segments such as driver information systems…

The build-up to Egypt’s FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match against Australia took an unexpected turn after a confrontation broke out between a member of the Egyptian delegation and a US police officer outside the team’s hotel in Dallas.The incident happened as players were meeting fans gathered outside the hotel for photos and autographs….

Hardik Pandya (BCCI/IPL Photo) Kolkata Knight Riders have added to the buzz around Hardik Pandya’s IPL future after posting a video featuring the Mumbai Indians captain. The video showed KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. While Chakravarthy was exercising, Pandya walked past him from behind and teased him.The video quickly caught…