Aarav Dengla is India’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM) For a centuries-old game that has witnessed and survived the rise and fall of empires, kings and kingmakers, chess has developed a vocabulary of its own. This vocabulary is a veritable tour of the people and places that have had major influence on the game.To an ordinary person,…
Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi CHANDIGARH: An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, was shot dead by four armed assailants in Punjab’s Mamdot, police said on Sunday.According to news agency PTI, the 45-year-old was travelling in a car with another man, identified as Harpreet alias Happy, 22, when the attackers opened fire on…
High-level review meet held over proposed ‘ARISE’ project for coastal projection and climate resilience in Odisha A high-level meeting on the proposed Adaptive Resilience Investment in Coastal Systems on Economics (ARISE) Project was held on Saturday at Lok Seva Bhawan to deliberate on a comprehensive and long-term strategy for protecting Odisha’s coastline, enhancing climate resilience…
Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…
England’s Joe Root celebrates (AP) Joe Root has added another major record to his remarkable Test career, surpassing Ricky Ponting to become the highest run-scorer in Test history on home soil.The England captain reached the milestone during the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s in London. Root came to the crease on Day 2 and…
PM Narendra Modi with Uzbekistan Shavkat President Mirziyoyev Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm and personal welcome from Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev after arriving in capital Tashkent on Saturday for a two-day state visit.From the airport, the two leaders travelled together by car to the presidential palace, marking the latest instance of PM Modi…
India’s Manav Suthar (ANI Photo) Manav Suthar has wasted little time making an impression in Test cricket, with the left-arm spinner already putting himself in the conversation for a bigger role in India’s red-ball plans.Suthar has claimed 23 wickets from his first three Tests, but his impact has gone beyond the numbers. His ability to…
The shooting unfolded following a call about a domestic dispute Two people, including the suspect, and a police officer were killed, while another officer was wounded in a gunfight at a park in Columbia, South Carolina, the city’s police chief said Saturday (local time).According to police, the incident began around 9:30 a.m. when a woman…
In the case of Everest, FSSAI has prohibited the sale of compounded (hing powder) variants with immediate effect. NEW DELHI: The humble pinch of hing used in Indian kitchens has come under the scanner, with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issuing prohibition orders against Everest Food Products Private Limited and Laljee…
Mourinho picks Mbappé for the Ballon d’Or, insisting individual brilliance should outweigh major trophies/ Image: Real Madrid, AP José Mourinho has thrown his support behind Kylian Mbappé to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or, with the Real Madrid manager arguing that the award should recognise the best individual player in the world rather than simply going…