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A detailed view of a chess board and pieces (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) The inaugural day of the AI chess exhibition tournament, hosted by Google’s Kaggle Game Arena project, witnessed four Large Language Models (LLMs) securing dominant 4-0 victories to advance to the semifinals. Gemini 2.5 Pro, o4-mini, Grok 4, and o3 defeated their…

Asaduddin Owaisi and Mohammed Siraj NEW DELHI: India secured a thrilling six-run win over England in the final Test at The Oval, levelling the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 2-2. The standout performer was Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj, whose brilliant five-wicket haul in the second innings proved decisive in turning the match in India’s favour.Siraj’s heroics drew…

A file photo of Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar. BENGALURU: A gearless scooter ridden by Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar during an inspection of the newly constructed loop on Hebbal flyover on Tuesday has Rs 18,500 pending in traffic fines from 34 cases, the JD(S) alleged in an official post on X (formerly Twitter).DK…

NEW DELHI: Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and Lok Morcha chief Swami Prasad Maurya faced a shock ambush on Wednesday as a Karni Sena worker, disguised as a well-wisher, tried to slap him.The incident occurred at Saras Crossing in Fatehpur, where Maurya had stopped for a quick welcome ceremony organised by his local supporters. Just…

Atishi (left), Vijinder Gupta (ANI, PTI) NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Delhi assembly Atishi and other AAP MLAs on Wednesday were marshalled out of the house following a heated exchange with BJP members over the authenticity of a so-called British-era “phansi ghar” on the House premises, reported news agency PTI.Speaker Vijinder Gupta on Tuesday…

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (ANI image) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee on Wednesday led a massive protest rally in Jhargram, denouncing the alleged attacks on Bengali-speaking migrants outside the state and accusing the BJP of orchestrating a campaign to harass Bengalis in the name of citizenship and voter list revision.“How can…

NEW DELHI: At least 11 Indian Army soldiers are missing after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst swept through the Harsil area of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) confirmed the incident on Wednesday as rescue efforts intensified in the affected region.DIG Mohsin Shahidi of the NDRF said,…

NEW DELHI: Congress party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday wrote to Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh to allow discussion on the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling it an “issue that is of paramount concern to crores of voters, especially those belonging to the weaker sections of the society”….

Representative Image (ANI image) An earthquake of 4.4 magnitude struck Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at 2:24 pm IST, at a depth of 155 kilometers. The epicenter was located at latitude 36.51°N and longitude 70.70°E within the Afghan territory.This was the second quake recorded today, as…

Brett Lee greeted a young Sikh fan after Australia Champions’ semi-final in the World Championship of Legends. (Screenshots) Australia Champions suffered a heartbreaking one-run defeat against South Africa Champions in the second semi-final of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 at Edgbaston Cricket Ground on July 31, despite notable performances from Dan Christian and…