Aarav Dengla is India’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM) For a centuries-old game that has witnessed and survived the rise and fall of empires, kings and kingmakers, chess has developed a vocabulary of its own. This vocabulary is a veritable tour of the people and places that have had major influence on the game.To an ordinary person,…
The former India fast bowler was seen travelling like any other Bengaluru commuter. There was no cricket ground, no television camera and no entourage. Just a former India fast bowler, a trolley bag and an ordinary ride on Bengaluru’s Metro.A photograph of Javagal Srinath travelling on Namma Metro has caught the attention of cricket fans…
We often sit and admire people who look complete and accomplished in every pursuit of their life, be it their lifestyles, jobs, or relationships, but what we do not pay attention to is what they put behind achieving it- the sleepless nights, the relentless hard work, and the endless fights that seem to never come…
Travis Kelce (Getty Images) Travis Kelce‘s growing business empire is no longer limited to the familiar world of celebrity endorsements. The Kansas City Chiefs star has steadily moved into ownership, investment and sports-related ventures, creating a portfolio that stretches from beer and sleep products to professional sports and college athletics. His latest moves suggest Kelce…
Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi CHANIGARH: An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, was shot dead by four armed assailants in Punjab’s Mamdot, police said on Sunday.According to news agency PTI, the 45-year-old was travelling in a car with another man, identified as Harpreet alias Happy, 22, when the attackers opened fire on…
Talukdar Ansari and his friend Mohammad Wasim alias Akram NEW DELHI: A 64-year-old man and his friend have been arrested for allegedly killing the man’s 38-year-old son by assaulting him with a stone and strangling him in southeast Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj.Talukdar Ansari told police that his son, who was schizophrenic, had become aggressive and he…
India’s Shreyas Iyer, center, with batting partner Tilak Varma (AP/PTI) New Delhi: India’s team management and selectors are working on backups for the middle order ahead of the ODI World Cup next year. TOI has learnt that Tilak Varma’s name has come up as a potential backup option for Shreyas Iyer in the top six…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un shakes up military; names Kim Song Gi as the new defence minister North Korea has dismissed its defence minister No Kwang Chol in a reshuffle of the country’s top military leadership, state media reported Sunday, with leader Kim Jong Un approving the changes at a meeting on Saturday.The Korean Central…
Players at the US Open in New York say marijuana smoke is becoming an unexpected distraction/ Photo by Dave Dellinger/USTA The 2026 US Open is set to begin on Sunday, but as the world’s best players prepare for the year’s final Grand Slam, some competitors are dealing with an unexpected distraction around Flushing Meadows: the…
Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…