World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will headline the Super Rapid tournament at the 2026 London Chess Classic (LCC), scheduled for December 5 and 6 at Novotel London West. The five-time classical World Champion will use the event as preparation for the defence of his World Rapid and Blitz titles in Istanbul after Christmas.Carlsen has a…
Kublai Khan, the grandson of Mongol king Genghis Khan conquered China but failed to overtake Japan. However, his massive invasion fleet of 1281 left behind more than traces of warfare. Archaeologists in Japan were investigating a Mongol invasion ship off the coast of Japan when they discovered 29 gaming pieces and five dice that had…
Indian entrepreneur celebrates Diwali with Trump at Oval Office; gifts him ‘copy of ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ TOI correspondent from Washington: In an awkward collision of symbolism and reality, US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali’s victory of good over evil in the Oval Office last Friday just hours before a right-wing extremist he pardoned for January 6…
Leo Toake, 16, from New Jersey, who turned discarded potato peels and coffee grounds into a weedkiller (Image Credit: Barron Prize for Young Heroes) What if food scraps usually thrown into the bin could help restore damaged ecosystems? In New Jersey, 16-year-old Leo Toake is exploring that possibility by turning discarded potato peels and coffee…
The house on Skyline Road South in Salem, Oregon, was sold at a foreclosure auction in 2022 (AI image) An Oregon couple in their 70s have been awarded more than $8 million after a jury found that companies involved in the foreclosure of their home had committed unlawful trade practices and financial abuse. The couple,…
A plate of leftover biryani was supposed to be thrown away. But for one child searching through a garbage dump, it was something to eat. The sight left West Bengal professor Chandrashekhar Kundu deeply disturbed and made him question how food could be wasted when children were struggling to find their next meal. What began…
Former chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan has warned that India’s national security challenges are increasingly extending beyond conventional military threats, with deepfakes, information manipulation and influence operations emerging as tools of cognitive warfare.He has called for making strategic thinking part of the country’s education system, arguing that universities, citizens and society must play…
File photo: Trump revives 2020-style fraud claims after Democrats sweep midterms In a turn of events, US president Donald Trump has questioned the legitimacy of the midterm election results, reviving claims about electoral fraud that he repeatedly made after losing the 2020 presidential election.In a post on Truth Social made on Monday, Trump questioned how…
A view of final preparations at a Ganga ghat ahead of the upcoming Chhath Puja festival, in Patna, Bihar. NEW DELHI: The Bihar government on Monday stepped up safety preparations for Chhath Puja, directing district administrations to impose a ban on firecrackers near ghats and prohibit private boat operations during the four-day festival from November…
The rare coin from King Olaf Haraldsson’s reign, around 1025 (Museum of Cultural History) A rare coin minted during the reign of Norway’s King Olaf Haraldsson around 1025 has been discovered in a Viking hoard in Norway. The coin was found among thousands of objects recovered from the Morstad Hoard, discovered by two metal detectorists…
