Magnus Carlsen and spectators at Freestyle Chess Las Vegas (Screengrab & Stev Bongage) NEW DELHI: Have you ever stepped into the playing hall of a chess tournament? The atmosphere feels almost sacred. A vast space, rows of tables stretching endlessly with chessboards and pieces in their eternal black-and-white standoff. Players sit hunched, brows furrowed, as…
Desert Vipers defeated MI Emirates by 46 runs to win ILT20 season 4 (ILT20) Dubai: Third time’s a charm. Third time lucky. These are two popular sayings in the English language. It’s as if the first two attempts were stumbling blocks, they were launchpads for something that was inevitable. For Desert Vipers, that was the…
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar said Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should be viewed differently because of their record in ODI cricket, and their place in the team should not have been questioned. He said this while speaking to JioStar.There has been speculation that selectors and head coach Gautam Gambhir…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee and her government after a heavy voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, claiming the people of the state had voted for change and that the Bharatiya Janata Party was heading for an absolute…
Coach RB Ramesh carries Pranesh M after his win in the challenger section of Chennai Grand Masters 2025 NEW DELHI: Karaikudi is a small town in Tamil Nadu and also the birthplace of 18-year-old Grandmaster (GM) Pranesh M. With his mother working at an anganwadi, caring for underprivileged children, and his father being an accountant…
BENGALURU: Satellites watching the sweep of the Himalayas have begun to read the mountains like a slow-moving diary. Grasslands revive with the seasons, forests deepen in colour, and valley flora shifts its pattern, yet the same images also carry warnings of strain. An analysis of two-decade data of Uttarakhand’s vegetation shows how closely the region…
Govinda’s wife Sunita Ahuja is known for her bold attitude and no-filter honesty. She has always been someone who speaks her mind, whether it’s about her family, her career or life in the limelight. Sunita has now revealed that she has been approached for two major reality shows, ‘Traitors’ season 2 and ‘Fabulous Lives of…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) Rampaging Rajasthan Royals will aim to cement their top spot when they take on an inconsistent Sunrisers Hyderabad in Monday’s IPL clash.The Royals have been the team to beat this season, winning all four matches with authority. Their dominance has been driven by a destructive opening pair in…
New Delhi: It is a case where both the accused and the survivor ended as sufferers of the justice delivery system as injustice was done to the former who had to spend 13 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, while the latter was denied justice as the real perpetrator of sexual…
Impact Player Shivam Dube delivered an all-round performance to hand India the win in the final (Images via Getty Images, AP & Screengrab/BCCI) After India’s dramatic five-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final, all eyes turned to the Impact Player of the Match award. In keeping with tradition, a member of the…
