Aravindh Chithambaram (second from left) NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram became the first Indian player to qualify for the Chess main event at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 after winning the Road to EWC qualifier at DreamHack Atlanta.The 26-year-old produced a composed display in the high-pressure rapid format, where matches consisted of two…
Shots fired at Rohit Shetty home in Mumbai MUMBAI: A bike-borne gunman fired five rounds at the Juhu bungalow of filmmaker Rohit Shetty shortly after midnight on Sunday and was arrested along with three others from Pune a few hours later. Shetty and his family were at home but no one was injured, police said.Gangster…
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo/Izhar Khan) New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell has played down any talk of India’s senior stars being on the wane, stressing that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma remain forces to be reckoned with in ODI cricket. Ahead of the upcoming series, Bracewell said it would be “silly to…
Sri Lanka vs Japan Live Score, U19 World Cup 2026: Japan U19 won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. Teams: Sri Lanka U19 (Playing XI) Dimantha Mahavithana, Viran Chamuditha, Dulnith Sigera, Vimath Dinsara(c), Kavija Gamage, Chamika Heenatigala, Aadham Hilmy(w), Sethmika Seneviratne, Rasith Nimsara, Vigneshwaran Akash,…
Australia vs England 4th Ashes Test Live: England surged to the brink of a rare Test victory on Saturday, needing just 98 more runs to win a wildly fluctuating fourth Ashes Test after an explosive afternoon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Chasing a modest target of 175, the visitors reached tea on day two at…
A viral video has triggered a storm online as a railway employee was seen cleaning a train coach and then dumpeing the collected waste into the tracks. The video raised questions about hygiene practices and civic sense within Indian Railways.The clip, captured by foreign tourists travelling on an Indian train, shows the staff sweeping garbage…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Bajaj Broking Research, the top stock picks for January 9, 2026 are Hindustan Unilever, and Tata Power. Here’s its view on Nifty and Bank Nifty:Index View: NiftyDomestic equity benchmarks witnessed a sharp correction over the last four sessions, giving up the entirety of last…
Glaw Lake in Himachal Pradesh NEW DELHI: India’s one more wetland, Glaw Lake of Arunachal Pradesh, has entered the global list of protected wetlands as a Ramsar site. It is the country’s 101st such site and the state’s first to join the elite club for additional care and conservation.Located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and…
NEW DELHI: The United States has accused China of conducting a covert nuclear explosive test on June 22, 2020, just days after the deadly Galwan Valley clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, saying the allegation underscores the need for a new global arms control framework following the expiry of the New START treaty.On…
How many times have you witnessed kindness happening right before your eyes? Well this is one such story that could have gone unnoticed, but thankfully it was captured on time and was shared on social media. “Humanity still exists”, that’s how the Instagram post began. It was just another day at a railway station in…