GM Pravin Thipsay (left) and GM Aaryan Varshney with his father Gaurav (right) NEW DELHI: In 1978, the chess world was a reflection of a fiercely guarded aristocracy, it can be said. The title of Grandmaster (GM) was not merely a designation. Rather, it was an exclusive fraternity reserved for the absolute statistical anomalies of…
Remember CATS, the early-2000s television series featuring Nafisa Joseph, Kuljeet Randhawa and Malini Sharma? While Joseph and Randhawa tragically died by suicide, Sharma gradually distanced herself from the entertainment industry. Today, she leads a life that looks very different from her Bollywood days — surrounded by farms, trees, homegrown produce and guests at her property…
Representative Image (AI-generated) For more than three decades, a collection of animal bones from Ireland’s Ferriter’s Cove was considered some of the earliest evidence that farming had reached the island. But new research has now overturned that interpretation. According to University College Dublin (UCD), bones once identified as cattle have instead been identified as belonging…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: A poor outing with the bat did not stop Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from making an impact in the Duleep Trophy. The 15-year-old East Zone vice-captain rolled up his sleeves and picked up two wickets in the space of four balls against North East Zone in the quarter-final at the BCCI…
Zeeshan Ansari bowls during India A vs Sri Lanka A match at Galle (Photo Courtesy: Sri Lanka Cricket) NEW DELHI: Zeeshan Ansari went six years in cricket’s red-ball wilderness. After playing for Uttar Pradesh against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy in January 2020, the legspinner admitted that he found it difficult to bowl with…
Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu during the groundbreaking ceremony of Federal Express Corporation’s (FedEx) integrated air cargo hub, in New Delhi Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) plans to invest around $150 million (over Rs 1,400 crore) to develop an integrated air cargo hub spread across 2.3 lakh square feet at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).The…
Kriti Sanon’s Raksha Bandhan ad row grows as Suzanne Bernert reacts (Image Credits Instagram) Kriti Sanon’s latest Raksha Bandhan advertisement has sparked a debate on social media, with viewers divided over its styling and creative treatment of the festival. Actress Suzanne Bernert has now publicly criticised the campaign, arguing that the advertisement does not capture…
Dr DisRespect vs Nickmercs heats up as Doc appears to threaten him during Call of Duty stream. (Image via: Instagram/@drdisrespect & @nickmercs) Dr DisRespect, whose real name is Herschel “Guy,” has once again taken aim at Nickmercs, this time during a Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Beta livestream. On August 24, 2026, a 42-second…
NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Rahul Dravid believes India still have a chance of reaching the World Test Championship final, but their path has become tougher. India have slipped behind in the race and will need strong results in their remaining matches to make the top two.India are currently fifth in the WTC points…
Kit Harington opens up about being cast in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise and how excited he is to bring the character to life. (YouTube) It seems that after fighting around with swords for the ‘Game of Thrones’ series, actor Kit Harington is ready to take on a more magical role and fight with wands this…