R Praggnanandhaa vs Anish Giri (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: The opening day of the 2026 FIDE Candidates at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Paphos, Cyprus, proved that while chess doctrine often predicts a draw when both sides play perfectly, the reality on the board could be far more volatile. Of […]
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a written message thanking the people of Iraq for their support during the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel, according to Iranian media reports on Sunday.Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike at the start of […]
India hosts key IONS maritime exercise in Kochi NEW DELHI: Indian Navy hosted the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) maritime exercise at Maritime Warfare Centre of Southern Naval Command in Kochi last Friday. The high-level engagement brought together delegates from IONS member navies to deliberate on evolving non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indian Ocean […]
Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton (BCCI) Mumbai: At last, the Mumbai Indians have ended their jinx of losing the first match of the IPL, an unwanted habit which they had been carrying for 13 long seasons — from 2013 to 2025. In fact, on Sunday night at the Wankhede Stadium, that unwanted record looked like […]
Rohit Sharma endured a rare lapse in the field during Indian Premier League 2026 clash between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium. The moment came in the 14.5 over when AM Ghazanfar delivered a tossed-up ball on middle and leg to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Looking to accelerate, Raghuvanshi went aerial, lofting the […]
Chennai Super Kings’ batter Dewald Brevis (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Chennai Super Kings have been dealt another injury setback ahead of the Indian Premier League 2026, with Dewald Brevis set to miss the opening matches of the campaign. The development comes as a fresh blow for CSK, who are already without MS Dhoni for the initial […]
Harbhajan Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh found himself at the centre of a viral social media moment after hitting back at a troll during an IPL broadcast. Known for his outspoken nature, Harbhajan didn’t hold back when he saw a disrespectful comment aimed at him and his fellow commentators.The incident […]
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has now made it clear that his company’s arms sales will always align with US government policy even if it that meant selling weapons to North Korea, according to a report by Fortune. “If the U.S. asks me to, yes,” Luckey told Fortune at the Singapore Airshow in February. He added: […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned that a petrol and diesel crisis was developing worldwide as ongoing conflicts continued to affect key energy regions.Speaking during the 132nd episode of Mann Ki Baat, he said, “This month of March has been extremely eventful on a global level. We all remember that, in the […]
TRICHY: A devotee was killed and two others were injured after a portion of the ceiling collapsed at the Samayapuram Mariamman Temple in Tiruchirappalli on Sunday, police said. The incident took place at the Sannathi Street mandapam, where devotees were resting after arriving for darshan. According to Trichy district police, the deceased has been identified […]
