Recent Views 23 Vantika Agarwal opens up on Chess Olympiad and more NEW DELHI: The 46th edition of the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand, like usual, had just one rest day, after Round 6. Consequently, India’s Vantika Agrawal, who had beaten US chess legend Irina Krush in that sixth-round matchup on Board 3, ended up…
Recent Views 28 Satheesan demanded that Vijayan and the CPI(M) central leadership break their silence and clarify their position on the remarks NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan has strongly condemned CPI(M) leader P Nandakumar’s alleged remarks describing Malappuram district as a “nest of fundamentalists and communalists”, accusing the CPI(M) of tacitly endorsing…
Recent Views 18 India’s Rohit Sharma and skipper Shubman Gill (ANI Photo) New Chandigarh: If one takes a quick scan of India’s ODI resources for next year’s World Cup in South Africa, the pace cupboard wears a bare and fragile look. There’s only Jasprit Bumrah who truly commands a place in the XI. The rest…
Recent Views 20 West Indies’ Shai Hope plays a shot during the third and final One Day International (ODI) cricket match of a series between India and West Indies, in Mullanpur. (PTI) Shai Hope’s unbeaten 162 against India in the third ODI at New Chandigarh may have looked like another masterclass from the West Indies…
Recent Views 20 Aryna Sabalenka (AP Photo) World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock third-round exit at the China Open on Sunday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Czech Republic’s Nikola Bartunkova. The 34th-ranked Bartunkova produced one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, defeating the four-time Grand Slam champion in one hour and 34 minutes….
Recent Views 19 Hamam al-Hammami, the accused co-pilot in the flydubai incident (Image source: LinkedIn) Hamam al-Hammami, the flydubai co-pilot accused of trying to crash a passenger jet bound for Tel Aviv, told investigators after the plane landed in Saudi Arabia that he wanted to deliberately bring it down and was ‘not afraid of death’,…
Recent Views 23 The deposits in question were made by the medicine shop owner in three savings accounts. (Image for representative purpose in only) Cash deposits made in bank accounts can invite income tax scrutiny if the assessing officer is unable to detect a clear trail and source. In one such case a pharmaceutical and…
Recent Views 20 ‘United effort must prevail’: Akhilesh Yadav says alliance victory matters over seats NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the focus of the alliance should be on ensuring victory rather than negotiating the number of seats each party gets, amid discussions over seat-sharing.In a post on X, Yadav reiterated…
Recent Views 25 India’s team holds the national flag as they celebrate after winning the final T20I cricket match against Pakistan(PTI Photo) BCCI president Mithun Manhas praised India’s handling of pressure in the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket final against Pakistan, while taking a dig at the quality of competition offered by the arch-rivals in…
Recent Views 23 The upcoming world chess championship between defending champion D Gukesh of India and challenger Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan will take place in Geneva from November 22 to December 12. Organized under the aegis of FIDE, the match carries a prize fund of USD 2.5 million.The first world chess championship took place 140…
