Grandmaster Tornike Sanikidze beat Grandmaster Raset Ziatdinov in 42 moves in the thrid round of the Aurionpro Grandmaster chess tournament at the World Trade Centre on Wednesday. Raset opted to exchange his queen for a couple of minor pieces and pawns, but it did not work to his advantage. Tornike made a second queen and […]
Gonzalo Garcia came into the limelight in Real Madrid’s FIFA Club World Cup opening game against Al-Hilal. The 21-year-old scored the first goal for the team in the group stage match at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami. But who is this emerging talent? Let’s find out. Real Madrid’s first goal against Al-hilal Gonzalo Garcia made a […]
An Indian-American professor drew flak after she blamed ‘reservation’ for Air India crash. Indian-American professor Dr Rajeshwari Iyer triggered a social media storm, blaming ‘reservation’ behind the Air India crash that killed at least 265 people, including those on board and also those on the ground. Sharing a recruitment notice of the Airports Authority of […]
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has not yet decided whether the United States will join Israel in launching strikes against Iran, but warned that the “regime could fall,” as a result of the conflict.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump was asked whether he believed the Iranian government could fall. […]
Hundreds of supporters gathered outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Wednesday as Liam O’Hanna, known by his stage name Mo Chara, a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap — appeared in court on a terrorism-related charge.The 27-year-old rapper and member of the Belfast-based group Kneecap is accused of displaying the flag of Hezbollah, […]
After deliberating since June 13, the jury Wednesday pronounced the verdict in the Karen Read case and found her not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe but guilty of a lesser charge of drunken driving. Read’s lawyers have been claiming for long that she was framed […]
Donald Trump (left), and Asim Munir. TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan’s Army Chief, “Field Marshal” Asim Munir, for lunch at the White House on Wednesday, declaring “I love Pakistan” and insisting he averted a catastrophic war with India despite New Delhi bluntly repudiating his claims of mediation. “Well, I stopped […]
US announces visa restrictions on foreign government officials who facilitate illegal immigration to the US. The United States announced new visa restrictions on foreign government officials and others who facilitate illegal and mass immigration to the United States. In a statement, the US Embassy India said, “We will not tolerate those who facilitate illegal and […]
Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja at a training session. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sporting transitions are often intimidating and discomforting. Personnel change, demands shift, goals are reset and targets revised. In cricket, where captains often mould teams in their own image, a change at the helm brings about an entire identity switch. […]
Once hailed as one of Europe’s brightest young wingers, Mykhailo Mudryk now finds himself at the centre of a doping scandal that could dramatically alter the trajectory of his career. The 24-year-old Chelsea forward has been officially charged by the FA after testing positive for meldonium, a banned performance-enhancing drug. The charge comes six months […]
