India’s D Gukesh has made history by becoming the youngest player ever to win Candidates tournament, which earns him the right to challenge chess world champion Ding Liren. This achievement surpasses a record set by the legendary Garry Kasparov four decades ago.The 17-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh scored 9/14 points to clinch the first place. He…
TORONTO: India’s 17-year-old phenom D Gukesh on Monday created history as he became the champion of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 after an exciting final round in Toronto.He is only the second Indian player to win the Candidates Tournament, after legendary player Viswanathan Anand. In Round 14, Gukesh used black pieces to hold rival…
NEW DELHI: Google has unveiled a new doodle on Monday celebrating Earth Day. The Google Doodle, which replaces the iconic ‘Google’ logo on the search engine’s homepage, featured aerial photos from Earth, highlighting some areas where progress has been made towards a more sustainable future.The Google letters highlight various locations worldwide where individuals, communities, and…
NEW DELHI: Brazilians gathered in a rally to express their support for former President Jair Bolsonaro, where they lauded Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Musk’s defiance against perceived censorship by Brazil’s Supreme Court earned him accolades from Bolsonaro’s supporters. Thousands attended the rally, displaying signs expressing gratitude to Musk, who has been…
Besides the last-ball thriller that the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match produced on Sunday evening in IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens, the dismissal of Virat Kohli on a controversial waist-high delivery remains one of the talking points from the game. IPL 2024: RESULTS | POINTS TABLEChasing KKR’s 222 for 6, RCB’s…
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and First Lady, Jill Biden, extended greetings to people of Jain faith on Mahavir Jayanti. In a post on X, Biden stated, “Jill and I wish a joyous Mahavir Jayanti to people of the Jain faith. Today, let us continue to recognize the values Mahavir Swami embodied and celebrate by…
Village in Pune’s Baramati constituency didn’t have road link until Feb, so people had to walk 12km to polling station in neighbouring SanghviFor the first time in more than 60 years, 89-year-old Baburao Ramchandra Akhade won’t make the 3-hour trek to Sanghvi village to cast his vote. A polling booth will be set up in…
MUMBAI: The blistering heat has spurred the sale of consumer durables, with industry players looking at the best summer in several years.Demand for air-conditioners, now a must-have in middle class homes, and air coolers has spiked, and there is robust sale of refrigerators. “This looks to be one of the best summers for the industry,”…
The first model of the USS Enterprise, the starship that appeared in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” TV series, has been returned to Eugene Roddenberry Jr, the son of the creator of the series, decades after it went missing. “After a long journey, she’s home,” Roddenberry wrote on social media Thursday.For die-hard…
RANCHI: Two empty chairs for jailed Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren headlined INDIA bloc’s bid to turn the tables on BJP at a joint rally here today as the Delhi chief minister’s wife Sunita Kejriwal led the offensive by accusing the Narendra Modi govt of conspiring to kill her diabetic husband in Tihar jail by…
