Day: April 30, 2019

Former Australian captain Steve Smith on Monday said competing in the IPL has immensely helped his preparation for the upcoming 50-over World Cup.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings who had an impressive run during the first half of the tournament, is now currently in a lean phase with three losses in their last five games.

Signing off his IPL campaign with another match-winning half-century to help Sunrisers Hyderabad take a step closer towards qualifying for the playoffs, David Warner said the cash-rich tournament is a stepping stone for the World Cup.

Sai Saketika Chekuri, a student of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Bengaluru, secured first rank in the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE)-2019 held from 10 to 21April in 124 selected cities across India, as well as Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat and Qatar.

Actor Vijay Sethupathi has once again shown why people call him ‘Makkal Selvan’. The actor known as much for his fabulous performance onscreen as for benevolence off the screen, has gifted athletics champ Gomathi Marimuthu Rs 5 lakh.

In a first, the Indian Army has said that a massive footprint of a ‘Yeti’ was sighted near the Makalu base camp earlier this month. In a tweet, the Indian Army informed that a Mountaineering Expedition team had spotted the giant footprint – measuring 35X15 inches – in the snow on 9 April.

India’s G Sathiyan scaled new heights in his rapidly rising career by becoming the first Indian to break into the top-25 of world rankings.

Wipro Consumer Care (WCC) Monday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Philippine-based personal care company Splash Corporation. This will be Wipro Consumer care’s 11th acquisition, said WCC Chief Executive Officer Vineet Agrawal.

“Selvaraghavan’s work is way ahead of its time. NGK is his take on politics and the way he extracts performance from his actors is unique.”

The 50th edition of the All India YSCA trophy will begin from 1 May, with 54 teams set to feature this year.