Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the selectors’ decision to drop Suryakumar Yadav from India’s T20I setup, calling it a “landmark” and “ruthless” call and suggesting that the World Cup-winning captain deserved more time to prove himself.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced India’s T20I squads for the tours…
A legal dispute over the use of a shared name on social media has been resolved after a namesake of singer Sonu Nigam agreed not to use the singer’s identity or likeness on the internet. The Bombay High Court disposed of a commercial intellectual property suit after the parties reached a settlement.Justice Madhav Jamdar, on…
Chennai: The state govt has created 1,328 new physical education (PE) teacher posts and 297 physical education director grade-II posts for state-run schools.The state has 5,597 high and higher secondary schools—2,864 govt and municipal high schools; and 2,913 higher secondary schools. But there are only 4,571 PE teacher posts, 93 PE director grade-II posts and…
COIMBATORE: Around 2,300 idols of Lord Ganesh have been immersed in waterbodies in Coimbatore city and in rural regions in the last three days since Wednesday.Around 300 idols installed by various right-wing organisations were immersed in the Kumaraswamy lake in the city. Hindu Munnani members, who installed 164 idols, made their procession from Theppakulam Street…
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam MLA MR Pallavi on Thursday walked out of a Greater Chennai Corporation inauguration event midway in after Mayor R Priya skipped giving the MLA the candle to light the lamp. The MLA and Mayor were to inagurate school classroom buildings in Perambur and Pulianthope areas. In the first event at an…
Regrouping after bypoll setback Chennai: AIADMK’s rebel leaders were back in action on Monday, holding closed door meetings in Chennai, after the party’s drubbing in Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypolls.In a bid to mount pressure on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to convene the general council meeting, the rebel camp is planning to stay away…
U.S. President Donald Trump, who is in Ankara to attend a NATO summit, said on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) that the ceasefire with Iran was “over”. His remarks came after tit-for-tat overnight strikes by the U.S. and Iran that threatened the already fragile ceasefire. The U.S. launched dozens of strikes on Iran in retaliation for…
India Test squad hit by injury crisis (Agency Image) MUMBAI: The selection of India’s Test squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in Aug has been hit by plenty of injury concerns and fitness issues to several key players, TOI has reliably learnt. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia had told TOI on Saturday that the…
Chennai: The state’s higher secondary education traversed on an upward graph over the past four years, with the net and gross enrolment rates (NER/GER) witnessed a steady increase over the past four years, from 64% and 80.1% in 2022-23 to 73.1% and 85.1% respectively in 2025-26. NER refers to the percentage of children who are…
Arshad Nadeem (AFP Photo) Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem has blamed the cold Glasgow weather for his disappointing performance at the Commonwealth Games. The defending champion finished ninth after failing to make the final three rounds, saying the low temperature made his body stiff and affected his usually smooth run-up.Nadeem managed 77.41 metres with…