Afghanistan spinner Allah Ghazanfar plays for MI Emirates in the ILT20 NEW DELHI: Afghanistan Cricket Board chief executive Naseeb Khan Zadran has heaped praise on the ILT20 management for its “game-changing approach” towards Afghanistan cricket after 25 Afghan players secured contracts across the league’s six franchises for Season 5.Zadran described the partnership between the ACB,…
Luigi Mangione talks to one of his lawyers in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Luigi Mangione is scheduled to be in federal court on Friday (August 14, 2026) for a hearing at which he’s expected to plead guilty in connection with the 2024 killing…
Officials are placing medicines mixed with food (mixture of finger millet, jaggery, and coconut) in banana leaves at locations frequently visited by the elephant Coimbatore: Forest department staff have begun an unconventional treatment for a wild elephant nicknamed ‘Baahubali’, which suffered an injury on its back after infighting with another male elephant in Mettupalayam in…
When Ahmad Vahidi was appointed deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in December 2025, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, then Iran’s Supreme Leader, wrote in his decree that the Brigadier General’s elevation was aimed at “enhancing operational readiness and addressing the spiritual and material needs” of the IRGC. Gen. Vahidi’s appointment came months after…
Tirupur: The Union govt has earmarked a 100% stall fee subsidy for 60 micro and small enterprises participating in the 24th edition of the KnitShow textile technology exhibition, scheduled to be held at the Top Light venue in Tirupur Aug 21 to 23. Eligible firms will also receive an incentive grant of up to Rs…
Tamil Nadu has introduced new rules for IMFS, beer, and wine manufacturing, imposing an additional fee per standard case. (Representative image) CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has amended rules governing the manufacture of Indian-Made Foreign Spirits (IMFS), beer and wine, introducing an additional fee on every standard case produced and sold by manufacturers, a move…
Chennai: Southern Railway has announced changes in suburban EMU train services from June 5 to 6 owing to engineering works in the Chennai Egmore-Villupuram section between Kodambakkam and St Thomas Mount stations. Railways said line block and power block would be carried out from 11.05pm on June 5 to 3.05am on June 6, resulting in…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday (July 23, 2026) they stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Iran vie for control over the vital waterway. In recent weeks, Iran has hit tankers using a route hugging the Omani coast to…
Chennai: Residents living around the city’s Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumpyards have long complained of foul odour, smoke, flies, eye irritation and respiratory ailments. While environmental monitoring has detected high levels of pollutants around such landfill sites, scientific evidence directly linking exposure to health impacts has remained scarce. A new four-year project, Climate, Health and Environmental…
Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India’s batting firepower was on full display in Ranchi on Friday as Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma powered the hosts to their highest-ever T20I total against West Indies, piling up a staggering 249/5 in the second match of the five-game series.Samson led the…