Vaishali and coach RB Ramesh carrying Pranesh M (Photo by Michal Walusza and Chennai Grand Masters) NEW DELHI: Chennai Grand Masters is an elite-level annual closed tournament held every year in what is widely considered the chess capital of India. Divided into two sections, Masters and Challengers, players from different countries are invited to compete…
Nearly three decades after two civilian aircraft were shot down over waters near Cuba, US has indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the deaths of four Cuban Americans in one of the most controversial incidents in US-Cuba relations.The US Justice Department (DOJ) on Wednesday announced charges against 94-year-old Castro accusing him of conspiracy to…
Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes (Getty Images) The Kansas City Chiefs opened their preseason campaign with a 20-12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, but Brittany Mahomes did not let the result define her weekend. After spending game day at Arrowhead Stadium supporting Patrick Mahomes and their three children, she shifted gears and headed to…
NEW DELHI: For the first time since the Covid pandemic, fatalities on national highways (NHs) declined last year, even as overall road deaths rose in India. Govt data submitted in Lok Sabha last week shows that deaths on NHs, including Centre-run expressways, fell by 4.1% to 62,122 in 2025 from 64,772 in 2024.Among states and…
NEW DELHI: Jobs in the informal sector grew nearly 15% (yo-y), breaching the 15-crore mark for the first time in JanMarch 2026 from 13.1 crore in the same period last year, the latest quarterly data on the unincorporated sector enterprises released by NSO Thursday showed. The number of establishments in the sector grew nearly 17%…
Thousands of homebuyers across India continue to struggle with delayed possession as builders fail to hand over flats within the promised timelines, leaving buyers burdened with prolonged uncertainty.However, under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, commonly known as RERA, builders cannot delay possession endlessly without facing legal consequences.The law provides homebuyers with clear…
Vince Young story: “Vince had distractions. He enjoyed himself and spent money, and he’d burn it real hard Friday night. So, he’d miss meetings. He’d miss treatment” – From troubled childhood and Texas glory to NFL fallout, bankruptcy and redemption (Image via Getty: Vince Young) Vince Young had a troubled childhood. His father left when…
This year, Tomorrowland arrives at the Land of Smiles, Thailand! It marks Tomorrowland’s first full-scale Asian festival, set in Wisdom Valley, a tropical festival playground surrounded by nature, mountains, water, and open landscapes in Chonburi, near Pattaya, from December 11–13, 2026. Tomorrowland has always been carefully built for festival goers. Thailand, by contrast, feels unscripted,…
Vinesh Phogat and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday disclosed that she is one of the six female wrestlers who had accused former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.The announcement comes just days before her return at a ranking tournament in…
Saudi Arabia arrests 15,430 violators in weeklong crackdown. Saudi Arabia arrested 15,430 people in a nationwide enforcement campaign over the past week for violating residency, labour and border security regulations, according to the Ministry of Interior, as cited by Arab News.Official figures showed that 7,913 people were detained for residency-related offences, while 3,480 were arrested…