Nihal Sarin (on right) saves India’s day at Round 2 of Chess Olympiad (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: The current world champion, Dommaraju Gukesh, was on Board 1 facing all the top-rated opponents during India’s gold-clinching campaign in Budapest at the 2024 Chess Olympiad. Besides the team, Gukesh won an individual gold…
More than two decades after Princess Diana’s death, her brother Charles Spencer is revisiting the painful days surrounding her funeral and the disagreements that took place behind the scenes. In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Earl Spencer describes the difficult task of planning Diana’s funeral while dealing with members…
Trump weighs ‘big decision’ on Iran as IRGC halts tanker in Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump has once again raised the possibility of resuming a large-scale attack on Iran. His repeated warning comes as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps keeps the Strait of Hormuz heavily in its control and continues to restrict passage…
The part reserved for employees was almost fully subscribed MUMBAI: The Rs 22,562 crore IPO for NSE, the largest stock exchange in India in terms of turnover and profits, received bids for nearly 3.8 crore shares against about 8.9 crore shares on offer in the post-anchor bidding process. This translates to an overall subscription of…
1 (Those born on the 1st, 10th, 19th and 28th of any month, are ruled by the Numerology number 1)Today is a pulsing rhythm and you’ll be feeling it before. When you’re on a call or waiting for your taxi or cab, your thoughts could be diverted toward music, colours or performance or some thought…
Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: India’s Asian Games 2026 campaign continues today, a day before the official opening ceremony in Aichi-Nagoya, with action across women’s cricket, teqball and soft tennis. The defending women’s cricket champions will be the main attraction as Harmanpreet Kaur’s side begin their title defence against hosts Japan in the quarter-finals at…
Poland has sought a bigger allied military presence on NATO’s eastern flank since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States was making progress towards establishing a permanent Army base in Poland, signalling a potentially significant expansion of the American military presence on NATO’s eastern flank.Trump attributed the…
India at the Asian Games (AI generated representative image) “Abki baar, sau paar” was the rallying cry when India arrived at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2023.By the time the Games ended, it had become more than a slogan. India had crossed the 100-medal barrier for the first time in its Asian Games history,…
Canadian activist Tamara Lich barred from international travel. Tamara Lich, one of the best-known leaders of Canada’s 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, has been barred from leaving the country after an Ontario judge rejected her request to travel internationally while serving her sentence.Lich had asked the court for permission to leave Canada for work-related reasons. The…
Minority shareholders in the company’s various businesses will be watching as an IPO could affect Tata’s ability to shift capital between its cash-rich established businesses and newer, less profitable ventures. MUMBAI: With the possibility of Tata Sons’ listing gaining traction, stocks of several Tata companies that hold shares of the group’s holding company rallied on…
Prince Harry talks about the UK move with Meghan Markle and their children for the first time. (Instagram) Prince Harry officially made his first-ever public appearance after he and Meghan Markle shifted back to the UK last month. The two arrived in the country in Birmingham on August 26, accompanied by their children, Archie and…
Deep in Ethiopia’s Harenna Forest, a snake that initially appeared familiar has turned out to represent a species new to science. The discovery began with a juvenile female collected from the forest and kept for observation as she grew. The appearance gradually raised questions about whether she belonged to a known egg-eating snake. What followed…
