Magnus Carlsen (Photo by Freestyle Chess/Stev Bonhage) World No. 1 and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen has clinched the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour championship by advancing to the semifinals at Grootbos in Cape Town. The early victory secured him the USD 100,000 bonus prize, while the South Africa Finals, with its USD 200,000…
NEW DELHI: Potential voter inducements worth over Rs 650 crore have been seized by Election Commission teams from the five poll-bound states/UT so far, with West Bengal accounting for almost half of these seizures.Since the electronic seizure management system (ESMS) was activated on Feb 26, 2026, flying squads and static surveillance teams have reported cumulative…
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene on Saturday revealed that Jasprit Bumrah carried a niggle from this year’s T20 World Cup, which India won, into IPL 2026, and that was one of the reasons behind the pacer’s underwhelming season in the league. Jayawardene said Bumrah did not get enough…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday, a day ahead of the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, as it seeks cooperation from opposition parties to ensure the smooth functioning of both Houses. The meeting, a long-standing parliamentary convention before every session, is scheduled to begin at 11 am in…
US Department of EducationImage credit: AP Photo Educators, school districts, unions, and disability-rights advocates have taken the Trump administration to court, accusing it of illegally dismantling the US Department of Education and transferring tens of billions in critical program funding to other federal agencies, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT). This…
Players of Pakistan Cricket team. (File photo) Iceland Cricket has taken aim at the Pakistan Cricket Board through a series of sarcastic posts on social media over the past week, reacting to developments linked to the ICC T20 World Cup.In its latest post, Iceland Cricket said that even if Pakistan were to pull out of…
Cabinet secretary T V Somanathan NEW DELHI: For the first time, government has carried out a performance assessment of ministries on various administrative parameters, including delays in clearing of files, grievance redressal and responses to Cabinet proposals. Cabinet secretary T V Somanathan, on Thursday, presented the ranking of ministries and departments on each of these…
Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni (Insta) In the lead-up to the ODI series against South Africa, Ranchi has once again become the emotional centre of Indian cricket. After Virat Kohli visited MS Dhoni at his home, a new set of photographs featuring Kohli and Dhoni surfaced on Instagram on Saturday, sending fans into another wave…
Television presenter Rachel Riley revealed developing PTSD after her 2013 stint on Strictly Come Dancing. The intense competition stress triggered the condition, but she found recovery through cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Riley credits CBT for helping her manage perfectionism and build resilience, shifting her perspective on failure and embracing challenges. Television presenter Rachel Riley has…
FMGE December 2025 scorecard: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the individual scorecards for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) December 2025 session. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check and download their scorecards by logging in to the official website, which is natboard.edu.in.The FMGE December 2025 result…