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Chess has always been in Divya Deshmukh’s genes; great-grandfather used to play with Vinoba Bhave | Chess News

Divya Deshmukh becomes India’s first Women’s Chess World Cup winner (FIDE Photo/TOI Special Arrangements) NAGPUR: Only a few know that Divya Deshmukh carries in her veins a quiet legacy. The youngest and only Indian woman to win the women’s chess World Cup, Divya ‘inherited’ her love for the 64-square battlefield partly from her maternal great-grandfather, […]

DGCA audit of 8 airlines finds 263 lapses in 1 year

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Wednesday said it has had 263 ‘findings’ (lapses found during audits) across eight airlines in the last one year. Among big airlines, 51 ‘findings’ were at Air India, followed by 25 at Air India Express and 23 at IndiGo.Of the total 263, 19 were level one […]

After over 40 years, India issues tender for Sawalkote project as Indus treaty remains in abeyance | India News

SRINAGAR: India, taking advantage of its keeping in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, floated on Wednesday international tenders for construction of the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab river a little over 40 years after it was conceived.The project, designated by govt as one of national importance, had suffered long delays due to […]

India-US trade deal: Donald Trump announces 25% tariff on India, plus penalty for buying energy and arms from Russia

Donald Trump announces 25% tariff on India plus penalty for purchases from Russia (AI image) NEW DELHI: US president Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that India will have to pay 25 per cent tariff from August 1. Trump also said that India will have to pay an additional penalty for buying energy and arms from […]

Control blood sugar levels with these 10 powerful morning drinks |

Managing blood sugar levels naturally is essential for overall health, and incorporating simple drinks and foods can make a big difference. Remedies like apple cider vinegar drink, green tea, black coffee, and vegetable smoothies are known to improve insulin sensitivity and help regulate glucose levels. Additionally, cinnamon tea, lemon water, aloe vera juice, and fenugreek […]

‘Were you sleeping in history class?’ Jaishankar’s ‘China guru’ dig at Rahul; slams Gandhi family | India News

S Jaishankar and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: In a fiery address in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, external affairs minister S Jaishankar launched a stinging, thinly veiled attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Jaishankar branded him a “China-guru” and accused him of acquiring his knowledge of Beijing through “Olympic invites and private tuitions from Chinese […]

Elon Musk corrects ‘hiring post’ of xAI’s Aditya Gupta; says: Starting today,… there are only engineers …

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI is eliminating the job title “researcher” and exclusively use “engineer” for all technical staff, following a public correction of an employee’s hiring post on X.The move came after xAI employee Aditya Gupta posted a job listing seeking “researchers and engineers for scaling up our RL environments with user feedback and […]

No gym, no crash diet: How Kapil Sharma lost 11 kilos in just 63 days with just 1 rule |

Image credit: Instagram.com/kapilsharma Kapil Sharma’s new avatar, lean, sharp, and glowing with confidence, has caught everyone’s attention. Known for bringing smiles with comic timing, the comedian is now earning praise for something entirely different, his health transformation. Behind this change is not just a trending fitness routine or fad diet, but a thoughtfully planned lifestyle […]

Earthquake of magnitude 8 strikes off Russian coast; tsunami alert issued in Alaska: USGS

A tsunami alert was issued in the Pacific after an earthquake of magnitude 8 struck Russian coast, AFP reported citing USGS on Wednesday.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake struck about 85 miles (136 kilometres) east of Petropavlovsk, located on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The quake occurred at a depth of 12 miles […]

Air India starts online yoga for stressed crew members; pilots say address real issues

NEW DELHI: Air India has begun conducting “online yoga” classes for its crew members, including pilots who have been under severe psychological stress post the June 12 Ahmedabad crash. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had soon after that accident directed major Indian carriers to hold post trauma mental health workshop for their flight […]