Wasim Akram (Reuters Photo) Pakistan great Wasim Akram has urged fans on both sides of the India-Pakistan divide to stop carrying the emotions of past conflicts into cricket, insisting that one of the sport’s fiercest rivalries should ultimately be treated as nothing more than a game.Akram, while speaking on the 1 Mint podcast, also reflected…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino FIFA has publicly apologised for the way Gianni Infantino’s controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal was handled, while reaffirming its backing for the embattled president following a high-level meeting in Morocco. The governing body acknowledged mistakes in the process that led to the failed plan but confirmed Infantino will remain in…
Chennai: Flaying DMK for participating in the tea party hosted by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla in New Delhi, state energy and law minister R Nirmalkumar on Friday alleged that DMK had moved from a discreet alliance to direct alliance with BJP.Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Nirmal Kumar said DMK had compromised its stand of…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Young Sachin Tendulkar (Agency Image) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s long-awaited India debut now appears to be just around the corner. The 15-year-old batting prodigy has earned a place in India’s squad for the upcoming two-match T20I series against Ireland later this month and is also set to travel with the team for the five-match…
The petitioner, advocate Parvez Mushraf, a resident Dindigul, wanted the authorities to place in the public domain the details of people from Tamil Nadu who travelled to Nepal, including those who had been rescued, those undergoing treatment, and those still missing. Chennai: A lawyer has moved Madras high court seeking direction to the state and…
Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph have finally returned with ‘Drishyam 3’, one of the most anticipated Malayalam releases in recent years.The film opened in packed theatres across several regions, with fans rushing to catch the first-day first-show experience. As the first half concluded in theatres, social media platform X quickly filled with audience reactions. Mohanlal fans…
Of the 2,245 students who appeared for the exam, 2,170 passed, marking a 3% increase over the 2025 pass percentage Chennai: The tribal welfare department recorded a 96.7% pass percentage in the Class X board examinations, surpassing the performance of government schools as well as those run by the adi dravidar welfare department, social welfare…
COIMBATORE: A wild male elephant was electrocuted after coming in contact with an illegally energised electric fence around a banana plantation near Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district. Forest department officials on Monday arrested plantation owner R Kumar, 65, and farm worker K Bakiyaraj, 42, for their involvement in bypassing solar power limits to illegally tap direct…
LSG Captain Rishabh Pant (PTI photo) Rishabh Pant has been fined INR 12 lakh after Lucknow Super Giants were found guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate during their IPL 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.As captain of the franchise, Pant is responsible for ensuring the team completes its 20…
Farmers and fisherfolk say toxic discharges over decades have damaged livelihoods and continued despite political changes. NAMAKKAL: Cauvery water has turned red, blue and green as dyeing units in the textile hubs of Kumarapalayam and Pallipalayam in Namakkal district release lakhs of litres of untreated effluents into the river, openly defying directives of the Tamil…