Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Divya Deshmukh, and Magnus Carlsen (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: On Sunday, Round 6 marked the beginning of the reverse fixtures at Norway Chess this year. As a regular practice, it featured the exact same pairings as the opening round, but with opposite-coloured pieces at the Deichman Bjørvika library…
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new communications office is facing backlash after budget documents revealed it could cost taxpayers more than $5.2 million in salaries. Critics are calling the spending “morally incomprehensible”.The Office of Mass Engagement has expanded far beyond its original size. According to the city’s 2027 executive budget, its headcount has risen…
IIT Roorkee releases JEE Advanced 2026 results JEE Advanced 2026 results: The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee has announced the results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 along with the final answer key for both Paper 1 and Paper 2. Candidates who appeared for the examination can access their results and download the…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Sunday praised the country’s new sprint icons Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur both of whom broke national records at the recent National Senior Athletics Federation Competition in Ranchi.In his monthly radio address, Mann ki Baat, Modi said four national records were broken in four different events. “Gurindervir Singh, Vishal TK,…
UBS has downgraded MCX to neutral but raised the target price to Rs 3,600 from Rs 3,200 earlier. Analysts said that bourse’s peak earnings momentum is likely behind as there’s been elevated volatility across key commodities in recent months. So far in the April-June quarter (Q1FY27) there’s been healthy volumes on the exchange, after normalizing…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defended their crown in emphatic fashion, outclassing Gujarat Titans in all departments to clinch their second consecutive Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket victory in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. As RCB completed a successful title defence, fans across the…
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant have been dating since 2017, and have been going stronger than ever. While the two like to keep most parts of their relationship out of the public eye, there are times when the two end up giving fans a glimpse into what their life is like. In one of their…
This is your strongest day of the week, Aquarius, and people are likely to show it. Social recognition, respect, and easy support from different directions are all written in the sky. Saturn gives you stature, and Jupiter opens channels, so your name may carry weight in meetings, group discussions, or professional circles. Nice, isn’t it?Still,…
RCB’s title defence turned theatres, pubs and apartments into mini-stadia as Bengaluru celebrated long before the winning runs, with fans packing watch parties across the city Later in the night, when RCB completed the chase to retain the title, the celebrations merely caught up with what the city had begun believing long before the winning…
Car burns as PSG supporters celebrate in Paris (AP Photo) Celebrations following Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) Champions League triumph descended into chaos across France, leaving one person dead, 219 injured and nearly 800 people arrested, authorities said on Sunday.French interior minister Laurent Nunez said 219 people were injured during clashes between football fans and police after…
