Category: Events

India’s top chess Grandmasters suffering from poor form at the moment NEW DELHI: When Grandmaster (GM) Gukesh Dommaraju paused in the middle of the Prague Masters to apologise to fans, the moment felt unusually raw and emotional.“I really appreciate all the fans coming here every day. But I want to apologise to them. This tournament...

CHANDIGARH: In a major setback to the CBI, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Saturday acquitted Gurmeet Ram Rahim, the controversial head of Sirsa based Dera Sacha Sauda, in connection with the journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati murder case.Division bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikram Aggarwal passed these orders while allowing the...

The United States will deploy a new anti-drone missile system in the Middle East to bolster US defences against Iran, after it proven to work in Ukraine, US officials told news agency Associated Press.According to officials, the system that is being sent – known as Merops – flies drones against drones. It is small enough...

Representative image NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent US 30-day waiver allowing New Delhi to buy Russian oil. The attack was charged with the quote of Donald Trump’s aide Scott Bessent, who said the US had given “permission” to India to accept oil from...

File picture: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) A number of letters said to be representing employees of technology companies including Amazon, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are circulating. These letters call upon leaders of these and some other technology companies for clearer limits on how their companies work with the US army. One...

India’s Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) AHMEDABAD: For a nation of just 5.3 million people — smaller than many of the world’s major cities — New Zealand’s cricketing rise over the past decade has been remarkable. The Black Caps have reached eight major ICC finals, including the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups, the 2021...

Israeli strikes hit Tehran on Saturday as the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States intensified, with explosions reported at the capital’s Mehrabad International Airport and other parts of the city.Footage posted on social media showed strikes and large fires at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, with eyewitnesses reporting burning planes on the tarmac after...

Representative AI image The United States has given “permission” to India to buy Russian oil already stranded at sea issuing a temporary waiver aimed at stabilising global oil supplies amid disruptions caused by the escalating conflict in West Asia.US treasury secretary Scott Bessent praised India as a “very good actor” for previously complying with Washington’s...

Varun Chakravarthy of India celebrates with teammates after dismissing Jos Buttler of England during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 Semi-Final match between India and England at Wankhede Stadium on March 05, 2026 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: For the first half of the T20...

An Iranian intelligence operative has been convicted by a US federal jury for terrorism and murder-for-hire offences linked to a foiled plot to assassinate American political figures, including President Donald Trump. Prosecutors said the man was sent to the United States by Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to organise political killings and other...