Alexei Shirov believes chess should rethink the way it uses the term “World Champion”, suggesting the sport could adopt a system similar to tennis.The Spanish grandmaster made the comments while discussing India’s D Gukesh and the status attached to the classical world title.“Nothing against Gukesh, maybe we shouldn’t use words like World Champion. Chess should…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has backed the recently announced Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), saying that the mechanism will be imposed on operators and will not be passed on to customers. Addressing ongoing speculations around the charges, FM blamed the opposition for creating confusion and urged people to remain alert.Speaking to…
Central government employees living or posted outside the CGHS-covered area can now make a one-time choice to join the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), even if there is no CGHS Wellness Centre in their city. NEW DELHI: Central government employees living or posted outside the CGHS-covered area can now make a one-time choice to join…
Nisshin: India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, with Kranti Gaud, centre, and Gunalan Kamalini celebrate (PTI Photo) Nagoya: In the almost three weeks of the Asian Games, the Indian women’s cricket team got a one-week window and three matches to win the title.With cricket still relatively unknown in the region, the players have been able to…
The disruption was linked to two equipment failures. (Reuters photo) US airports across the Northeast began returning to normal on Monday after a telecommunications failure disrupted air traffic operations at several major airports, causing more than 1,000 flight delays and cancellations.US transportation secretary Sean Duffy said the communications lines had been repaired and operations were…
Students gathered in large numbers at IIT-Bombay main gate to protest against the death by suicide of BTech student NEW DELHI: Student representatives at IIT Bombay have issued an official statement following the death of student Sahil Wakode, saying they do not condone cheating or any form of academic misconduct, while calling for reforms to…
(From left) Odisha players Sandhyarani Tudu, Dumuni Marndi, Nirmalya Rout and Mama Naik in Kolkata on Monday Kolkata: Odisha’s rugby pipeline continues to power the Indian women’s sevens programme, with four players from the state earning selection in the squad for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.Senior campaigner Dumuni Marndi (Mayurbhanj) will feature in her…
US to reopen Cold War-era base, set up new military presence in Greenland. (Reuters image) The United States plans to reopen a former Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and establish a military presence at an eastern Greenland outpost currently used by Denmark’s Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, according to report by Reuters.The move is…
Shivani Chauhan survived a road-rage incident on Gurgaon’s Golf Course Road in which a man in a car chased her and knocked her off her moving bike. Her injuries will heal, but riding a bike will not be the same again for Shivani Chauhan, who survived a road rage incident in Gurgaon last week in…
NEW DELHI: India’s MMA fighter Varun Sanyal has broken his silence after being forced to withdraw from the Asian Games following a blackout during a sauna session, admitting that his attempt to cut weight on his own was “quite foolish” but saying he felt he had no choice.Sanyal, who was due to compete in the…