Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov NEW DELHI: Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand squandered critical opportunities against old rival Garry Kasparov, allowing the Russian great to stretch his lead to five points with two wins and two draws on the penultimate day of the Clutch Chess Legends showdown. The USD 144,000 event, held in the chess-960…
NEW DELHI: India has issued fresh flood risk alerts to Pakistan, warning of a “high probability” of flooding in the Tawi river after heavy and continuous rainfall in the north forced the release of excess water from major dams, sources told PTI on Wednesday.Officials said the alerts, sent through the ministry of external affairs, were…
MUMBAI: Fresh tariff-related jitters, weakness of the rupee and foreign fund selling pulled the sensex down by 733 points on Friday to 80,246 points, near its four-week low. As US President Donald Trump announced a fresh set of tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products, most pharma stocks closed deep in the red. Nifty was down…
Businessman turned actor Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, is currently facing a Rs 60 crore fraud investigation. In a recent development, he alleged that part of the disputed amount was paid as fees to Bollywood actresses Bipasha Basu and Neha Dhupia.As reported by IANS, the claim came during his statement to the…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru over the construction of Somnath temple and accused him of “the greatest hatred towards Lord Somnath.” In a series of social media post on X, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi cited numerous letters written by Nehru, claiming that Nehru…
ICC chair Jay Shah (Photo by ICC) NEW DELHI: After weeks of communication, suspense, and drama, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Scotland will replace Bangladesh for the 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup. The writing was on the wall the moment Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) “refused to participate in the tournament…
MUMBAI: The rupee closed at a record low of 89.49 against the dollar on Friday, slipping past the earlier floor of 88.80 and triggering stop-loss trades as the currency slid 78 paise from its previous close of 88.71, its sharpest fall since May.Offshore rates weakened toward 89.86, as strong dollar demand and portfolio outflows overwhelmed…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Thursday called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “a disgrace,” accusing him of defaming India and portraying its people as dishonest.“He is a disgrace. Everyone knows that he is trying to defame the country everywhere, criticising the country…If he’s criticising the country, saying that people here are quarrelsome, that people…
Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya and actress-model Mahieka Sharma have been showing off their love on social media, giving fans a peek into their blossoming romance. But amid all the adorable pictures and sweet moments, one detail has grabbed everyone’s attention, a sparkling diamond ring on Mahieka’s finger. Hardik Pandya shares special moments Hardik recently posted…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday clarified that the Sanchar Saathi App could be deleted by the user from their mobile phones, adding that the government’s job was only to “introduce this app to everyone”. The clarification came after a massive political row erupted over the government’s dictum to makers to pre-install the app in…
