India skipper Shubman Gill is likely to be replaced by Sai Sudharsan in the second Test against South Africa and spin bowling all-rounder Axar Patel and seam bowling all-rounder Nitish Reddy will fight for the other slot available in the playing eleven for the game starting here Saturday.
Real’s Militao out for at least two weeks
Real Madrid will be without central defender Eder Militao for two busy weeks after the club confirmed on Wednesday that he has suffered a groin injury.
Good show by Lakshya Sen
Young shuttler Ayush Shetty and former world championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen advanced in the Australian Open in contrasting fashion to set up an all-Indian quarterfinal clash, while senior pros HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made early exits here on Thursday.
FIFA rankings: India stands at 142nd place
The embarrassing 0-1 defeat to Bangladesh in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers saw the Indian men’s football team drop six places down to 142nd in the latest FIFA rankings, reflecting the national side’s free fall in the last two years.
Power cut areas for tomorrow
Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday (22-11-2025) for maintenance work.
CREDAI, CPT College sign MoU for construction practices
In a significant move to strengthen industry–academia collaboration in the construction sector, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) and Central Polytechnic (CPT) College, Chennai, on Wednesday signed an MoU to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Construction Practices.
Cops deny permission for TVK’s Dec 4 meet
A couple of months after the Karur stampede tragedy that claimed 41 lives during his weekend rally on September 27, actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay has resolved to resume his statewide election outreach, this time on a weekday schedule.
Human chain formed to raise awareness on SIR exercise
A large human chain was organised in front of the historic Ripon Building on Wednesday to raise public awareness about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu.
DMK, protest against Centre for denying Kovaj Metro project
The ruling DMK and its alliance partners under the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Wednesday staged a massive protest in Coimbatore condemning the BJP-led Central government for refusing to grant approval for the long-awaited Coimbatore Metro Rail project.
SIR: AIADMK protest against DMK’s alleged unterference
The AIADMK staged a strong protest in Chennai accusing the ruling DMK government of interfering in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter correction exercise and attempting to derail the transparent process overseen by the Election Commission.

