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India’s top Grandmasters Pravin Thipsay, SL Narayanan, Abhimanyu Puranik, Srinath Narayanan, SP Sethuraman, and Shyam Sundar M (Designed by TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: Earning an official FIDE (the primary governing body of chess) rating has never been easy. A player must participate in FIDE-rated tournaments, which are organised under strict regulations and often require travel, entry...

Rescue operations remain focused on the country’s worst-hit northern regions, particularly La Guaira Amid the heartbreak left behind by Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, a series of remarkable rescues has offered rare moments of hope as emergency workers and ordinary citizens continue searching for survivors beneath collapsed buildings.The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck within a...

BCCI Photo NEW DELHI: India’s first T20I against Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Ground in Stormont on Friday could be affected by the weather, with rain expected in Belfast during the day. The match marks the beginning of a new era under captain Shreyas Iyer, while 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could make his...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is all set to make his senior men’s international debut, and at just 15 years of age, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes the teenage sensation should simply enjoy the experience of representing his country.Sooryavanshi has taken the cricketing world by storm with a string of record-breaking performances. Despite...

Accused Siya Goyal’s mother, Pooja Goyal, on Thursday demanded stringent punishment for her daughter in connection with the alleged murder of businessman Ketan Agarwal PUNE: As the investigation into realtor Ketan Agarwal’s alleged murder gathers pace, the mother of arrested accused Siya Goyal publicly distanced herself from her daughter on Thursday, saying she should face...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is on the verge of creating history. If India hand him a debut in the first T20I against Ireland in Belfast on Friday, the 15-year-old will become the youngest player to represent India in international cricket, going past Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record.Sooryavanshi will be 15 years and 91 days old if...

Abhijeet Dipke shared videos on X alleging that BJP workers assaulted reporters and protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. (Screengrab/X/@abhijeet_dipke) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday alleged that BJP workers physically assaulted reporters and protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, sharing videos of the incident on X.In one of the videos, a...

NEW DELHI: Rape and murder accused cabbie Basu Kumar Singh had driven past the spot in south Delhi’s Mehrauli where the minor victim was sleeping with her family nearly an hour before abducting her. Police said Singh parked his car and lurked around for nearly 45 minutes, waiting for the right moment to lift the...

Michael Burry, the famous “Big Short” investor, has once again sounded alarms over Palantir Technologies, describing the company’s stock as “a sand castle” and highlighting its prolonged decline. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Burry shared a chart noting Palantir had made a “new lower low” after a...

Co-Founder of Microsoft Bill Gates Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates testified that Jeffrey Epstein attempted to use compromising information about Gates’ extramarital affairs to force his way back into the billionaire’s life after Gates tried to sever ties, according to a transcript of a closed-door congressional session released this week. Appearing before the House Oversight Committee...