- Monday, April 21, 2025
INDIAN Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, outplaying him in the third round to draw level on points in Singapore on Wednesday. The two players now have 1.5 points each. The 18-year-old Indian won in a winning position after…
WORLD Athletics boss Sebastian Coe is quite aware that cricket is nothing short of "religion" in India but he feels it shouldn't be viewed as a "roadblock" for other sports. They too can challenge cricket's dominance by producing trailblazers like javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to capture the public imagination, he…
RAINS continued on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops, and farmers claim at least 2,000 acres have been affected. Crops were submerged partially and completely at several places, including those in and around Tiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupettai, Mayiladuthurai, and Vedaranyam. Huge acreage of salt pans in…
KEERTHY SURESH’S father, Suresh Kumar, has confirmed the actor’s wedding to Antony Thattil, her childhood sweetheart. The ceremony is scheduled for December 11 at a church in Goa and will be an intimate event attended by family and close friends. Preparations for the destination wedding have already begun, according to…
THE ARREST of a prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in Bangladesh and the subsequent the denial of bail has evoked sharp reactions in India cutting across party line, with some even calling for UN intervention. Das, a leader of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, was arrested from…
THE AKKINENI family has another joyous occasion to celebrate as Telugu superstar Nagarjuna announced the engagement of his younger son, actor Akhil Akkineni, to Zainab Ravdjee. The announcement comes as the family prepares for Nagarjuna's elder son Naga Chaitanya's wedding to actress Sobhita Dhulipala, scheduled for December 4 at Annapurna…
HONDA Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) on Wednesday forayed into the fast-growing domestic electric mobility market with the introduction of e-scooters, ACTIVA e: and QC1, with swappable and fixed batteries. With this, the Japanese two-wheeler maker will now be competing with other legacy players such as Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp,…
JAILED former prime minister Imran Khan's party on Wednesday formally suspended its protest for the time being blaming the midnight crackdown by the authorities that left at least four dead and over 50 injured. Amid concerns about the whereabouts of Khan's wife Bushra Bibi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali…
INFOSYS has declared a 90 per cent average performance bonus for the eligible employees for the September quarter citing an uptick in growth. The country's second largest software services company said the bonus will encompass the junior to mid-level employees across delivery and sales units. The bonus amount will be…
DELHI Police has used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to unmask a masked snatcher, who had snatched and run away with the mobile phone of a woman in north Delhi, an official said on Tuesday. The accused, Afnan Ali, was seen committing the crime on a CCTV camera footage but his identity…
