Tushar Deshpande (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Proving naysayers wrong and winning them over has been a hallmark of Indian cricketer Tushar Deshpande’s playbook over the years. A Mumbai U-19 coach once questioned Deshpande’s potential to represent the national team as a pacer, expressing a lack of faith in his ability to generate pace. The conversation…
Chennai: Noting that no local body elections had been held in the Union territory of Puducherry for about 14 years, a former MP from the UT moved Madras high court seeking direction to the territorial administration to expedite the civic poll process.Disposing of the plea moved by M Ramadoss, president of the Puducherry Makkal Munnetra…
Chennai: South Central Railway has extended the temporary changes in the origination and termination of four unreserved MEMU passenger train services from Tirupati to Tiruchanur until June 6.According to a release, Arakkonam–Tirupati MEMU Passenger train (66043), which leaves Arakkonam at 9.15am, will terminate at Tiruchanur at 11.45am instead of Tirupati. Tirupati–Moore Market Complex MEMU Passenger…
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Chennai: Less than four months after electricity minister C T R Nirmal Kumar blamed previous govts for costly short-term power purchases that caused heavy losses to the state power utility, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) has floated tenders for similar purchases over six months to meet demand in summer 2027.The power purchase…
From free laptops to gold rings, 5 key takeaways in Tamil Nadu budget. CHENNAI: The Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government’s maiden Budget for 2026-27 rolled out several welfare measures across education, healthcare and family support.From student-focused initiatives to benefits for brides, newborns and expectant mothers, here are five announcements that could directly impact households…
The scale and impact of the disaster are such that belongings of those affected by the floods could be found hundreds of kilometres from the site of the incident. CHENNAI: Around 100 of the nearly 319 people from Tamil Nadu who travelled to Nepal remained untraceable following the flash floods there, state Information Minister A…
About 70% of the Chennai forging cluster’s products go into auto applications, with the remaining 30% going into non-auto areas Tamil Nadu’s forging industry grew on a simple logic: where there are vehicles, there will be forged parts such as crankshafts, gears and axles, among others. That formula served the state well as its automotive…
FOCIA office-bearers submit a petition to TNPDCL executive engineer R Sudha COIMBATORE: The Federation of Coimbatore Industrial Associations (FOCIA) has urged Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) to allow industries to pay the additional security deposit for electricity connections in 12 monthly instalments, citing severe financial strain on MSMEs.In a petition submitted to TNPDCL…
Chennai Super Kings has parted ways with Stephen Fleming NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have parted ways with long-serving head coach Stephen Fleming, ending a long association with the former New Zealand captain. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the franchise is reviewing its cricket operations, with former India batter Hemang Badani emerging as a contender…