New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Defending champions India made a winning start in the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, but their 3-1 win over Thailand was marked by a stunning defeat for Arjun Erigaisi on the top board.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president and MP Rajiv Shukla has expressed confidence that the Indian men's team will win the third T20I too and complete a clean sweep.
Turin, Sep 16 (IANS) Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has qualified for the season-ending 2026 ATP Finals for the fifth consecutive season, joining World No.1 Jannik Sinner and No.2 seed Alexander Zverev in sealing their berths for the event to be played in Turin in November.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A few days after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that the Pakistan hockey team will be travelling to India for the Asian Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Hockey Federation has sought a neutral venue for their matches for the tournament to be played in Mohali.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) As Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi criticised the Centre over its decision to "impose" fees on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, five Congress MPs -- P. Chidambaram, Manish Tewari, Gaurav Gogoi, Kishori Lal and K. Gopinath -- actually supported a tiered Merchant Discount Rate (MDR)/revenue framework for UPI in the Parliament.
Bhopal, Sep 16 (IANS) Four years after the first African cheetahs arrived in India, the country’s cheetah population has reached 52, with 49 animals in Kuno National Park and three in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary. Of these, 32 are Indian-born, marking a key consolidation phase for Project Cheetah.
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) Sounding the clapboard to mark the launch of the filming of the biopic of legendary Carnatic singer and Bharat Ratna Awardee M S Subbulakshmi, actor, producer and parliamentarian Kamal Haasan on Wednesday paid a glorious tribute to the iconic singer, calling her India's pan-Indian lady superstar.
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Actress Zoya Hussain, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming streaming series ‘Hunkkaar: The Roar’, has shared her experience of working with veteran actor Raghubir Yadav in the show.
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) Director Adhik Ravichandran, who is directing actor Ajith Kumar's upcoming Tamil film titled 'Dare Devil', on Wednesday announced that shooting for the film will commence from November 2 this year.
Nagoya (Japan), Sep 16 (IANS) Widespread transport delays left numerous athletes and officials from various countries and regions stranded on Wednesday at Aichi Sky Expo, a venue next to Chubu Centrair International Airport, ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
