Chennai

India and England will most likely be playing on a fairly different pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai when the second Test of the four-match series gets underway on Saturday.

Debate around whether India should stick with Virat Kohli as Test captain will continue because the team has lost its last four Tests, says Kevin Pietersen.

"If rules suddenly change during lockdown, nothing is in your control," an irate Virat Kohli said on Tuesday, taking a dig at the ICC after India slumped to fourth place in the World Test Championship table.

The Madras High Court had allowed the government to go ahead with the opening ceremony but ordered that the building shall not be thrown open to the public.

India skipper Virat Kohli was asked about whether the team would stick with Rishabh Pant or give Wriddhiman Saha a run and he confirmed that Pant would start.

England's Test captain Joe Root wants to be in the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup though he understands it is not going to be a cakewalk.

Chennai customs authorities recovered four gold paste bundles from the rectum of a passenger who arrived from Dubai and 58 gm gold inside a cordless machine.

The police were quite impressed by Saravana’s thoughtful act as one officer mentioned how it was a rare incident in their field of work.

Along with Dr Krishnamurthy, Dr Shanta played a pivotal role in the development of the Adyar Cancer Institute from a small hospital with 12 beds to a massive cancer center of repute.

The home of main accused Mukesh Kirar in Chhera village was also demolished as part of the action following the tragedy, they added.

The unprecedented health and economic catastrophe caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and widened economic and social fault lines across countries, Das said.

In an effort to create a sense of confidence and dispel rumours, the vaccination would be administered to ten popular doctors in the state on Saturday, Vijayabaskar told reporters in Pudukottai district.

While the actor was supposed to launch a party in January 2021, he announced that he won't do so citing health reasons.

The private garbage collection agency is having a tough time in clearing the fallen leaves and other waste on the roads of Chennai following the cyclone.

In Delhi and Mumbai, 24-carat gold today is coming at a price of Rs 51,990 per 10 gram and Rs 48,850 per 10 gram, while the prices of 22-carat gold stand at Rs 47,660 per 10 gram and Rs 47,850 per 10 gram.

The 10-gram of 22-carat quality gold, at a national rate, can be purchased at Rs 49,750, while one will have to pay Rs 50,750 for purchasing the same quantity of 24-carat gold.