Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Saturday approved Chief Minister M K Stalin’s recommendations on a cabinet reshuffle that included the elevation of his son Udhayanidhi as deputy CM and saw the return of V Senthil Balaji to the council of ministers, two days after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a money […]

Fast bowler Mayank Yadav, who lit up IPL 2024 with his searing spells of 150kph-plus pace, has earned his maiden India call-up. He has been named in India’s squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh. Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who last played a T20I in 2021, has been recalled. India have named a fresh-looking squad […]

Franchises can retain up to six players each, the right-to-match option is back at the auction, and the Impact Player rule will remain in place for IPL 2025. That aside, the auction purse is bigger at INR 120 crore (US$ 14.33 million approx.), INR 20 crore more than last year. These are among the most […]

The Chennai regional round of the 21st edition of The Hindu businessline Cerebration Quiz 2024 took place on September 28, featuring six brilliant participants. After an intense showdown spanning four competitive rounds Jayakanthan R emerged victorious with 55 points. Gaurav Dutta secured second place with 30 points, and Ramesh Natarajan came in third with 10 […]

Players in IPL 2005 are set to receive a boost to their earnings with the BCCI introducing a match fee of INR 7.5 lakh (US$ 9000 approx.) per game. This means that in addition to the value of players’ contracts, franchises will also pay them for their appearances over the course of the season. BCCI […]

The young legal professionals should be the harbingers of change for the betterment of the legal system, said Indian President Droupadi Murmu.  In her address at the 21st Convocation of the Nalsar University, Hyderabad on Saturday, the President said, “Unfortunately, a poor person does not get the same access to justice as a rich person. This […]

The young legal professionals should be the harbingers of change for the betterment of the legal system, said Indian President Droupadi Murmu.  In her address at the 21st Convocation of the Nalsar University, Hyderabad on Saturday, the President said, “Unfortunately, a poor person does not get the same access to justice as a rich person. This […]

The ten IPL teams will likely be allowed five retentions each as well as the option of using one right-to-match card during the IPL 2025 auction. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the IPL is most likely looking at approving this option as soon as it finalises the retention rules ahead of the mega auction for the […]

Special Gram Sabhas will be held on October 2 to guide panchayats on preparing their development plans for the 2025-26 financial year, officials in Panchayati Raj Ministry said. The sabhas (meetings) would engage over 2.55 lakh Gram Panchayats (GP) across the country, they said. The training and orientation programme is being conducted under the ‘Sabki […]

Governments around the world have earmarked almost $2 trillion in direct investment support for clean energy since 2020, a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report revealed. The first edition of the report, State of Energy Policy 2024, said this is almost triple the amount committed following the 2007-08 financial crisis. The report found that around […]