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Gurjapneet Singh (four for 34) and Sai Kishore (four for 40) ran through the Uttarakhand batting line-up as Tamil Nadu enjoyed a near-perfect day one in the second-round Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy match at the MAC Stadium here on Sunday. Opting to bowl under overcast skies after overnight rain delayed the start by an hour,…
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In this screengrab from a video released on October 4, 2026, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay drives a bullock cart alongside party leaders KG Arunraj and C Vijayabaskar during a campaign roadshow ahead of the Dharapuram Assembly constituency bypoll, at Dharapuram in Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: PTI The campaign for…
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The story so far: The University of Western Australia (UWA) recently announced it has secured the final approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to set up its campus in Chennai. It has taken 50,000 sq. ft. of floor space in Velachery to set up its campus under the UGC (Setting up and Operation of…
Mahipal Lomror’s knock was embellished with some delightful strokes | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For Rajasthan, the final day of the Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Wednesday was a matter of prudence. Assured of three points for its first-innings lead, it batted to set a…
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Health Minister K.G. Arunraj at an event on a State-level intensified IEC campaign on HIV/AIDS held on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Tamil Nadu has achieved the National AIDS Control Programme-Phase V (NACP-V) target of 95-95-95 during 2026-27 under which 95% of people living with HIV know their status, 95% of those diagnosed are…
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Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Many were doubtful whether a government could function without corruption, but Tamil Nadu has shown that it can, thanks to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, said Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar at the School Voice Educational Conference on Saturday in Chennai. Highlighting the telecast of Assembly proceedings he…
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Tamil Nadu skipper Sai Kishore received a boost with India all-rounder Washington Sundar joining the squad on Friday ahead of the team’s Ranji Trophy opener against Rajasthan at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. | Photo Credit: S. Prasanna Venkatesan There was a long-running joke until Tamil Nadu ended its 33-year wait for a second…
Rice millers in Kangayam fear that the retail price of rice may touch ₹100 a kg by the end of January, 2027. Non-availability of paddy and continuous increase in paddy prices are a matter of concern to the millers, said Palaniswamy, president of the Kangayam Rice Millers Association. The retail price of rice is approximately…
The year 1932 began ominously for satyagrahis of the freedom struggle. The British Raj was no longer in any mood to keep the Congress in good humour. Amid the severe impact of the Great Depression, a “national” government assumed office in London in August, with Ramsay MacDonald of the Labour Party as Prime Minister and…
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In the sweltering heat of colonial Madras, British rulers and the city’s elite raised glasses of Scotch whisky, chilled by ice cubes floating in their drinks. The huge blocks of ice were naturally formed in the lakes of New England in the U.S. and imported to India. In Madras (now Chennai), the ice bars were…
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