New Delhi,25/8: Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on Thursday finished as the runner-up at the 2023 Chess World Cup in Azerbaijan’s Baku, after losing the tiebreaks against Magnus Carlsen. Earlier the two played out draws in the two classical games. Though Praggnanandhaa could not beat Carlsen, he has his chin up as he defeated many high-ranked…
Johannesburg, 25/8: Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday conferred Prime Minister Narendra Modi with The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour, hours after he flew to Athens following the conclusion of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Shortly after receiving the honour, PM Modi thanked the Greek President for the gesture, saying it…
Budapest, 25/8: Javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra has qualified for Paris Olympics by entering World Championships final with 88.77 m throw. Chopra has been trying to reach a 90-metre mark for a while now and the ace javelin thrower says he is “close” to breaching the mark and just needs “favourable conditions” to assist him…
Bhubaneswar, 25/8: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered the Government to bear all the costs of Medical Education of Krushna Chandra Ataka, the Rayagada youth, who recently passed the NEET Examinations and qualified for MBBS education. 5T Secretary V K Pandian met Krushna Chandra and informed him about the decision of the Chief Minister. Henceforth,…
Washington DC, 25/8: Windham Rotunda, a former World Wrestling Entertainment champion and a third-generation professional wrestler known as Bray Wyatt, died Thursday at the age of 36, the company announced. Rotunda’s death was announced by WWE’s chief content officer Paul Levesque, the former wrestler known as Triple H, on X, formerly known as Twitter. WWE…
Ranchi, 25/8: An FIR has been registered against Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi at Kanke police station in Ranchi for allegedly making defamatory remarks against the Soren family, including Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The FIR was registered on August 23, on the complaint of one Sonu Tirkey, reported news agency ANI. In his complaint, he…
New Delhi, 24/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Bengaluru on August 26, to greet the ISRO scientists and officials for the successful landing of Candrayaan-3’s lander and deployment of rover on moon’s surface. The Karnataka BJP is planning a grand welcome for the Prime Minister by organising a mega road show in the…
UP,, 24/8: Jostling with each other to make their way through the crowd, the ordinary travellers were taken in by surprise, when they saw an SUV, which, it later turned out, was carrying a senior Uttar Pradesh minister, drove straight on to the platform using the ramp made for specially abled person. The SUV, carrying…
Hindi film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect on Thursday won the National Award for best feature film, while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the best actress prize for their roles in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively. South superstar Allu Arjun bagged best actor award. The National Awards for 2021 were announced by filmmaker Ketan Mehta…
Mumbai, 24/8: IT services company Infosys on Thursday announced a three-year partnership with Rafael Nadal, onboarding the global tennis star as ambassador for the brand and Infosys’ Digital Innovation. To mark Nadal’s first-ever collaboration with a digital services company, Infosys and Nadal’s coaching team are developing an AI-powered match analysis tool, the Bengaluru-headquartered company said…
