Team Pakistan gives walkover to team Israel (Image: Screengrab/x) Pakistan forfeited its opening-round match against Israel at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, after refusing to field players across all four boards.Israel was awarded a 4-0 victory by default in the Open section, with every board left unplayed. The Chess Federation of…
Election Commission of India NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled a hearing with a five-member delegation led by Ritabrata Banerjee on September 17 in connection with representations received by the poll panel concerning the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC).In a letter dated September 16, the Commission said the hearing will be…
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has entered the escalating discussion around artificial intelligence (AI) safety, warning tech giants to steer the technology responsibly even as automated systems grow increasingly capable. Speaking to CNBC on the sidelines of Salesforce’s flagship Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Benioff pointed to the risks and dangers that…
100% tariff on India? Russia sanctions bill clears key hurdle, final House vote next US President Donald Trump’s tariff ambitions could soon get a legal pathway to hit India with tariffs as high as 100 per cent if a proposed Russia sanctions bill clears the US House of Representatives and becomes law.The House is scheduled…
Surya Warrior undertook a tandem parachute jump over Behat DZ with a dog handler and his combat canine. NEW DELHI: An Indian Army paratrooper has carried out a tandem parachute jump over Behat Drop Zone with a dog handler and a combat canine, in an exercise the Army described as a rare instance of an…
Patrick Mahomes leads NFL’s top earners as player valuations soar near $600 million (Image via Getty: Jared Goff, Patrick Mahomes, and Josh Allen) The NFL’s financial landscape has reached a new, unprecedented level in 2026. The league’s 10 highest-paid players are projected to take home an estimated $598 million before taxes and agent fees.Forbes’ latest…
PNS Hunain of the Pakistan Navy has returned to harbour after severe damage New Delhi: In another incident of friction, a Pakistan navy ship collided with an Indian warship when the latter was on a routine surveillance mission. The incident happened on Tuesday evening in the North Arabian Sea.“On the evening of Sept 15, a…
Losing a job can be difficult for anyone, but telling family members about it can sometimes feel even harder. For one man in Gurugram, the fear of worrying his parents appears to have made the situation more complicated. After being laid off from an MNC where he had worked for seven years, he decided not…
Khalwinder Singh Bhengura was arrested on September 11 in US. A 69-year-old Indian Green Card holder is among seven non-citizens facing federal charges in Texas over alleged illegal voting or false claims of US citizenship.Khalwinder Singh Bhengura, an Indian man and lawful permanent resident since 2022, has been charged with voting by an alien in…
Pakistan is now walking a tightrope between backing Saudi Arabia and avoiding a confrontation with Iran. A month ago, Pakistan was celebrating. Its leaders, Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir, posed for cameras in Mecca, ink still wet on a defence pact that promised to bind the fate of Islamabad to that of Riyadh and Ankara.A…