Pentala Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and Vidit Gujrathi (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: Chess-wise, Wednesday was a day of celebration. Edging toward its final month, the year produced its second 19-year-old, and youngest-ever, World Cup winner. The first, of course, was India’s own Divya Deshmukh, who brought home the women’s title earlier this year. The...
Hong Kong fire (Photo credit: AP) Firefighters in Hong Kong battled for a second day to extinguish a devastating blaze that tore through the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex, with the death toll rising to 94 in what officials describe as one of the city’s worst disasters in decades. Scores remain unaccounted for as rescuers...
Giannis and LeBron (Image via Getty) Talk around the league has escalated as the Los Angeles Lakers are increasingly positioned as a potential landing spot for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. With the franchise eyeing a future built around Luka Dončić, the possibility of pairing him with another generational MVP has created a wave of...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ (PTI) NEW DELHI: Disproportionate focus on SIR/vote chori at the cost of crucial local issues of cost of living, migration and corruption was cited by some senior functionaries as a reason for the decimation of Congress in...
Fatty liver can creep up on you without any overt symptoms, but your body may be sending out warning signs. According to Dr. Saurabh Sethi, unexpected weight gain around the belly, increased blood sugar levels, darker urine, ongoing fatigue, and discomfort in the upper abdomen are all red flags. Fatty liver grows in silence. Many...
The Trump administration has ordered a sweeping review of all green cards issued to people from 19 countries it classifies as “of concern”, escalating its immigration clampdown following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. Joseph Edlow, director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, said he acted on President Donald Trump’s...
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ordered an unprecedented nationwide audit of all private and deemed universities, transforming a student grievance into a deep scrutiny of India’s sprawling higher education sector. In a sweeping directive, apex court has asked Centre, all states and UTs, and University Grants Commission (UGC) to submit personally sworn affidavits disclosing how...
Security forces in Pakistan have killed at least 22 militants linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a major intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military said on Thursday. The raid was launched in Dera Ismail Khan after reports emerged about the presence of members of the group referred to by authorities as “Fitna Al-Khawarij”....
Investigators uncovered two more hideouts linked to Al-Falah University professor Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, who was making IEDs. He had stored 2,600kg of ammonium nitrate at a mosque shed before moving it to a cleric’s house, from where it was seized just before the Delhi blast. FARIDABAD: The investigation into the Nov 10 Delhi terror attack...
Who is Fuzzy Zoeller? Famous two-time major champion golfer dies at 74 after Masters history (Image via Getty) Fuzzy Zoeller has died at the age of 74, as confirmed by Sky Sports and the USGA. Zoeller was one of golf’s most well-known players. He was the last player to win the Masters on his first...
