R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: The Norway Chess 2026 title race is heading for a dramatic finale, with three players still in contention and just one round left to play. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remains firmly in the hunt and will enter the final day knowing the championship is within…
(L-R) Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI and Dario Amodei, CEO, Anthropic The OpenAI and Anthropic Cold War has come to Illinois, one of America’s biggest states. Sam Altman’s OpenAI and Dario Amodei’s Anthropic are clashing over a proposed Illinois law that would allow AI labs largely off the hook for mass deaths and financial disasters. The…
In Srivaikuntam, G Saravanan (TVK) won the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election by 1,186 votes against S Oorvashi Amirtharaj (INC), while SP Shanmuganathan contested from the AIADMK.Srivaikuntam is a competitive constituency in Thoothukkudi district and has seen representation from both the Dravidian parties and the Congress.Since the 1977 Assembly elections, the seat has alternated evenly…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held a telephonic converstaion with his counterpart Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar. Sharing the details of the conversation, Jaishankar said that the talks “covered different aspects of the West Asia situation.”This is a developing story. Details to follow… Source link
AGRA: A 19-year-old girl narrowly escaped death after bravely fending off a crocodile attack on the banks of the Kali river in Aligarh district on Thursday. Armed with sickles, she and her sister-in-law fought the reptile until it retreated back into the water.The incident occurred near Raipur Mustaf village under Atrauli police station. Suman, daughter…
With a biofuel in the mix, E20 petrol aims at lowering emissions, at the same time reducing the requirement of petrol in the fuel mix. (AI image) For a country that imports over 85% of its crude needs, any savings in the oil imports bill is important. With the Middle East conflict and the US-Iran…
Rajpal Yadav was recently granted bail after surrendering at Tihar Jail earlier this February in connection Rs 9 crore debt case that dates back to 2012. Just before turning himself in, the actor had told the media that he did not have the means to repay the amount, triggering conversations about the financial struggles faced…
Vinesh Phogat (ANI photo) Vinesh Phogat has responded strongly to the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) show-cause notice, insisting that she is fully eligible to return to competitive wrestling and rejecting several of the federation’s claims regarding timelines and rule violations. Vinesh Phogat statement In her detailed statement, Vinesh confirmed receipt of the notice dated…
India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $711 million to $681.610 billion in the week ended June 5, dragged down by a sharp fall in foreign currency assets, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, PTI reported.The decline follows an increase of $938 million in the previous reporting week, when…
Gold prices on Wednesday showed a mixed trend with futures trading higher while retail rates moved both up and down across cities.Data from the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) showed that the June contract rose Rs 3,236, or 2.15%, to Rs 1,53,525 per 10 grams, while the August contract gained Rs 3,498, or 2.29%, to Rs…