Bengaluru: Every so often, Nihal Sarin pulls up a Chess.com profile and waits, hoping to find its owner online. He knows he’s in for disappointment. Nihal dedicated his recent Bullet Chess Championship title to the late American grandmaster Naroditsky (HT) It has been roughly eight months since Nihal last played American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky. Last…
Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had made his mark in IPL 2025 and then stepped it up further with performances for the age-group Indian team in different tournaments and tours. After producing 252 runs across seven innings in the previous IPL, the 15-year-old stepped up and how: 776 runs…
Photo: Hardik Pandya/ Instagram The celebrations of India’s consecutive T20 World Cup triumph in 2026 are still fresh in Ahmedabad, and Hardik Pandya stands at the heart of the festivities. His transformation, from the most heavily criticized figure in Indian cricket in 2024 to the “Ice-Man” of the 2026 final, is a remarkable tale of…
The VC further said that, following established protocol, the university authorities will suspend Khan at least until the investigation is complete A shocking case has come to light from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, where a man has been arrested for allegedly hiring assassins to kill his father so he could get a job on compassionate grounds,…
JEE Main 2026 Session 2 city intimation slip expected soon The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the city intimation slip for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 shortly, allowing candidates to check the city where their examination centre will be located. The April session of the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2026 is scheduled…
Bucharest , Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will take on Alireza Firouzja of France in the first round of the Super Chess Classic here, the first classical event of the year which is as part of the Grand Chess tour. Super Chess Classic: Praggnanandhaa to take on Firouzja in opener Left as the lone Indian in…
Sunil Narine and Rinku Singh (Agency Image) Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a nerve-shredding Super Over win against Lucknow Super Giants after both teams finished tied on 155 in regulation time at Lucknow on Sunday. The contest swung wildly across 40 overs, but Sunil Narine once again proved to be KKR’s trusted match-winner in the…
In a delightful twist, the hit movie ‘Dhurandhar’ has become the muse for an innovative accounting exam, where characters from the film take the spotlight in place of traditional question phrasing. This humorous initiative has garnered a wave of applause from online audiences, who are reveling in the educator’s inventive method to make learning more…
Greek proverb of the day (Image: AI-generated) Some proverbs survive because they sound poetic. Others survive because people quietly recognise truth inside them, even if the wording feels exaggerated at first. This old Greek proverb seems to belong in that second group. The sentence is short, though it carries a surprisingly large idea about resilience,…
Banking operations in Karnataka remain suspended on Monday, April 20, as branches observe regional holidays on account of Basava Jayanti and Akshaya Tritiya. According to the Reserve Bank of India holiday calendar, several banks, including State Bank of India and HDFC Bank, kept their branches closed in cities such as Bengaluru. Although banking services in…
