TN assembly passes bill to end restriction on 'veshti'

The Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill making enforcing dress code and banning entry of persons wearing 'dhoti' in public places a cognisable offence punishable with jail......

SC reserves verdict in BCCI case

Could Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar have become the Board of Control for Cricket in India president had his predecessor, Jagmohan Dalmiya, not given his individual vote and a casting vote......

Allow dhotis or club licences will be cancelled: Jaya's new diktat

Decrying the action of a private club imposing a dress code and denying entry to a dhoti-clad judge as an “insult” to Tamil culture, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said the......

Tamil Nadu govt takes note of dhoti controversy

Days after a sitting Madras High Court Judge was denied entry into a club in Chennai for wearing a dhoti -- the state's traditional attire, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday said it would look......

Shami struggles for rhythm, Chennai T20I return unlikely

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami worked hard on finding his bowling rhythm at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, but never really hit his flowing peak. Photograph: Mohammed Shami//Instagram Mohammed......

Dhoni leaves for Sri Lanka tour

Newly-married Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday left for Sri Lanka to join the rest of the side for a three-match Test series and a tri-nation ODI series, starting July 18.......

Gavaskar slams MCC proposal of one ball in Tests

Gavaskar says unfortunate it's being taken seriously IMAGE: Gavaskar said playing in home and overseas conditions form the essence of Test cricket. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Sunil......

PIX: Sakshi and Dhoni, 10 happy years

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Dhoni/Instagram   Ten years! It seems like just yesterday that Mahendra Singh Dhoni, then India's cricket captain -- wed the petite Sakshi Singh Rawat.......

Dhoni conferred MCC honorary membership

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday recalled memories of his long association with the city and his Test debut here as he accepted the honorary membership conferred on him by the 164-year......