Born exactly 50 years after Garry Kasparov! How 13-year-old Maths Olympiad genius Pratitee Bordoloi became India’s lone medallist at World Youth Chess | Chess News

Pratitee Bordoloi becomes India’s lone medallist at World Youth Chess NEW DELHI: Last week, 13-year-old Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Pratitee Bordoloi created history for India in Montesilvano, Italy. Competing at the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2026, the Bengaluru-based youngster clinched the silver medal in the Girls Under-18 category.Entering as the 16th seed with a…

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New York Mayor Zohran Mayor brings back ‘Click-To-Cancel’ rule that Comcast, Disney, Warner Bros and many other companies sued FTC over months ago

The rule that America’s biggest entertainment and telecom companies helped bury in federal court is back—this time as city law. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a “Click-to-Cancel” rule on Friday that forces businesses to let people cancel a subscription the same way they signed up for it. Sign up with one click, cancel…

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‘I am proposing a meeting’: Zelenskyy seeks direct talks with Putin, suggests neutral venue

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to hold direct talks, and said that Ukraine could not afford to simply wait for the Trump administration to refocus on the war while Washington remains heavily engaged in the conflict with Iran.In an open letter – his first public message to the…

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‘Time will answer’: DK Shivakumar on Karnataka CM buzz amid leadership change speculation | India News

NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that time will decide whether he will become the chief minister of the state, amid growing speculation over a possible leadership change in the Congress government.Speaking to reporters in Chamarajanagara in response to a question on whether he would become the CM, Shivakumar said,…

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Sebi, NISM and IICA sign MoU to strengthen capital markets, focus shifts to governance and ESG

The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), established by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen corporate governance, ESG frameworks and capital markets in India.According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,…

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‘EPS has no such idea’: Rebel AIADMK MLA Shanmugam turns ‘betrayer’ charge on party chief | India News

NEW DELHI: The war of words intensified within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Wednesday after a section of MLAs voted for Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) during crutial floor test. After the trust vote, which Vijay won comfortably, AIADMK MLA CV Shanmugam rebelled against party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami and said: “There…

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Smuggler hurls currency notes during escape bid, held high-drama encounter in Sonbhadra | Varanasi News

Despite hurling currency notes Punjab’s drug smuggler caught in encounter in Sonbhadra VARANASI: In a dramatic two-hour chase across Sonbhadra in the early hours of Monday, a Punjab-based drug smuggler was arrested after being shot in the leg during an encounter with a joint police team, while attempting to evade capture by throwing bundles of…

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