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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star MS Dhoni has nearly confirmed his participation in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), stating that he simply wants to enjoy whatever cricket he can play in his remaining years. After CSK's unexpected exit in the group stage of IPL 2024, Dhoni had been reserved about his plans for the next edition of the league. The deadline for all ten franchises to submit their list of retained players is set for October 31, ahead of the mega auction.

Diwali and Chhath Puja festivities, Indian Railways has announced the deployment of over 7,000 special trains, including clone trains, to accommodate the expected surge in passengers. Dilip Kumar, Executive Director of Information & Publicity at the Railway Board, highlighted several measures being introduced by the Railway Ministry to handle the increased demand.

IndiGo flight from Jaipur to Chennai on Saturday caused confusion among approximately 160 passengers when it took off again soon after landing at Chennai airport. Airport authorities explained that the incident was due to crosswinds affecting the landing. The aircraft touched down on the main runway beyond the threshold point, prompting the pilot to take immediate action. Realizing there might not be enough runway space to slow down safely, the pilot decided to take off again promptly. No passengers were harmed during the incident. Flight 6E265 from Jaipur usually arrives in Chennai at 1:05 pm. On Saturday, the flight arrived earlier, around 12:45 pm. However, due to crosswinds, the pilot was unable to land at the runway's start, and the plane touched down in the middle. The pilot then took off immediately, circled around, and landed again at 12:58 pm.

India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test LIVE Score: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are currently batting at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, aiming to chase down a target of 359. After scoring just 146 runs in the first innings, the Indian batters will be under considerable pressure.

MS Dhoni’s famous jersey number 7 and the phrase 'Thala for a reason' have become very popular on social media. Cricket fans have been spreading these memes widely. MS Dhoni, who has led the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to five IPL titles, addressed the meme in a recent video. When asked about the meme, Dhoni said, «I do know, but I don’t know the reason behind it. I’m not sure whether it’s funny, meant to pull my leg, just banter, or a meme. But whatever it is, I think my fans have turned it into something positive for me. That’s what I feel.» He also spoke about his fans, saying, «I’ve got brilliant fans. I don’t need to speak up or say anything; they’re the ones who step up if someone questions me. I’m just keeping quiet and enjoying my life. I try to play good cricket, and that’s what matters to me.»

M K Stalin picked up traction among professional pouncers and outgoing outragers when he, at a mass wedding ceremony at Marundeeswarar Temple in Chennai, told the 31 happy couples while blessing them to have '16 children'. Each.

Atmecs Global said it will host the grand finale of its GenAI hackathon in Hyderabad on October 26-27. The hackathon, commenced on August 30 in collaboration with HackerEarth, has provided a platform for participants to demonstrate their technical prowess and creativity. The finale will focus on the themes, each of which poses a unique challenge for developers to address using Generative AI technologies, the company said in a statement. These themes are: 1. Enterprise RAG – Revolutionizing Decision-Making with Generative AI; 2. NIM (NVIDIA Inference Microservices) – Scaling AI Performance and Efficiency and 3. Healthcare Innovation – Transforming Medicine with Multimodal AI, the company with offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore and Hyderabad, added in its statement.

Bengaluru dominated as the country's top city for job opportunities and salary growth as it has registered a 9.3 per cent year-on-year increase, closely followed by Chennai and Delhi, a report said on Thursday. This growth underlines Bengaluru's reputation as a technology and business hub as the average monthly unified salary in the city stood at Rs 29,500, making it the highest-paying city in the country, according to TeamLease Services Jobs and Salaries Primer report for FY24. The report is based on an analysis of unified salaries across temporary and permanent hiring markets. This was closely followed by Chennai and Delhi, which reported strong salary growth of 7.5 per cent and 7.3 per cent, respectively, reflecting the competitive nature of these job markets, it noted.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The government plans to restrict development of inland waterway terminals (IWTs) near major ports to protect the economic interests of these ports. From now on, such development will need a no-objection certificate (NoC) from the major port authority involved.

Ashok Leyland on Thursday announced that its electric mobility arm OHM Global Mobility has bagged an order for 500 12-m ultra-low floor electric buses from the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), Chennai. Further, another subsidiary of the commercial vehicle manufacturer, Switch Mobility, will supply EiV12 model buses to OHM, who in turn shall operate and maintain the buses over a period of 12 years, as per the contract awarded by MTC. This announcement comes days after the Hinduja Group's flagship company began delivery of electric trucks to Chennai-based Billion Electric Mobility (Member of Group BillionE), marking the company's growing focus on electric mobility. Ashok Leyland had bagged a contract to supply 180 electric trucks to Group BillionE which would be operated in the Chennai-Bengaluru, Chennai-Vijayawada routes.

On the BSE, Neopolitan Pizza and(down 14.07 per cent), Huhtamaki PPL(down 11.35 per cent), Chandra Bhagat Pharm(down 11.11 per cent), Tainwala Chem(down 10.86 per cent) and Chennai Petro(down 10.55 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Thiruvananthapuram/Chennai: After decades of planning and years of delay, the Vizhinjam International Transhipment Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport, India’s deepest natural port and its only container transshipment hub, located 25 kilometres from Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, is ready for operation. Developed by Adani Ports and Logistics, the port’s trial run began in July this year.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For Sonia Mathur, 33, an IT professional from Delhi, the idea of preserving her fertility for the future seemed empowering on the surface, but the reality was anything but straightforward. “From the moment the doctor laid out the process—hormone injections, egg retrieval, the possibility that it might not even work—there was a knot in my stomach and questions milling in my mind.

Meiyazhagan’ will be making a grand debut on OTT soon! The Karthi-Arvind Swamy-starrer will be heading to Netflix. As per a report by 123 Telugu.com, audiences can stream this highly emotional Tamil drama from November 27. The heartfelt slice-of-life drama premiered in September and received glowing reviews. Read on to learn more about the film.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As part of its plans to ink long-term coking coal import contracts with Mongolia to meet the needs of domestic steelmakers, India is working out supply routes from the landlocked country, with plans to leverage the Russian Trans-Siberian Railways to bring coal to port city of Vladivostok and then ship it to India, and deliver coal at Chennai port. Government is also developing Estern Maritime Corridor linking eastern ports of India to Russian port in Vladivostok.

Tamil drama film ‘Meiyazhagan’ is heading to OTT platforms soon! The Karthi-starrer, which is also known as ‘Sathyam Sundaram’ in Telugu, will be available for streaming on Netflix from October 25 as per a Filmibeat report. The emotional slice-of-life drama hit the theatres in September and opened to rave reviews. Read on below to find out more about the movie.

Visuals from the city show incessant rainfall leading water-logging on roads. Earlier, Several areas of Chennai recorded extremely heavy rainfall until 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. Kathivakkam and Manali registered 23 cm and 21 cm of rainfall, respectively, while Cholavaram recorded 30 cm, Red Hills 28 cm, and Avadi 25 cm.

British Airways and Air India preparing to mount new flights to capitalise on the travel boom. London is one of the most lucrative destinations for carriers connecting to India as the British capital is home to a large Indian diaspora besides being a leading tourist and business destination for Indians. British Airways operates 56 daily flights from Heathrow to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. It will add a new daily Delhi-Heathrow flight from April next year which will augment the carrier's total flights to India to 63 per week.

Chennai last week, prepared by seven senior railway officials, suggests the train might have derailed at the intersection point. Another report of a three-member committee of senior railway officials had earlier raised the apprehension of sabotage after finding some loosened or opened parts during site inspection. However, the contents of the joint note, prepared soon after the accident, do not mention any sabotage angle. A railway spokesperson said the joint report cannot conclusively tell the reasons of the accident but it can be one of the inputs for the Commissioner of Railway Safety to prepare the final investigation report.

adjoining districts to an orange alert on October 17. The weather agency has warned of heavy rainfall in northern Tamil Nadu. With several southern states Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala continue to receive heavy rainfall, the respective state governments have directed the state officials to announce holiday for schools. Parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu have been reeling under incessant rainfall for a few days now and severe water-logging and traffic congestion has been reported in Chennai and its nearby areas. Residential neighbourhoods and roads were left waterlogged with knee-deep water, and public transport services were majorly impacted today. ALSO READ: Tamil Nadu floods: Depression over Bay of Bengal moves closer to Chennai. These states to receive heavy rainfall