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Arjun Erigaisi, participating in his first home tournament since achieving a historic 2800 ELO rating, defeated compatriot Vidit Gujrathi after five hours of intense play in the opening round of the Chennai Chess Grand Masters 2024 in Chennai on Monday. The Chennai Chess Grand Masters 2024 features two categories: Masters and Challengers. With a rating […]
Thomas Draca, a right-arm seamer from Italy, has registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction, becoming the first international cricketer from Italy to do so. The auction will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25. Draca has entered his name in the all-rounders category with a base price of Rs. 30 […]
India’s services sector witnessed a robust performance in October, with the Services PMI index climbing to 58.5, up from a ten-month low of 57.7 in September, according to HSBC India Service PMI compiled by S&P Global. This marks a sharp acceleration in business activity, outpacing the long-term average of 54.1. The index highlights that strong […]
India’s auto market saw a 32% year-on-year growth across all vehicle categories, as reported by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Wednesday. The two-wheeler segment led the charge with a 36% YoY increase in sales. The surge was fueled by the convergence of major festivals like Navratri and Diwali, which spurred consumer purchasing. […]
Legendary folk singer Sharda Sinha, fondly known as the “Nightingale of Bihar,” passed away at the age of 72 on Tuesday evening. She breathed her last at 9:20 PM at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. According to AIIMS officials, Sinha succumbed to a refractory shock caused by septicemia. Her […]
Delhi’s air quality remained ‘very poor’ on Wednesday morning with a thin layer of smog covering several parts of the national capital for the sixth consecutive day post-Diwali. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 358 as of 8 am today (Wednesday). Alipur […]
The United States is likely to become more isolationist regardless of who becomes its next president, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event in Canberra as Americans were still casting votes, Jaishankar said the election was unlikely to reverse what he called he called a long-term trend in U.S. policy. […]
India’s benchmark indices rose on Wednesday as investors monitored the U.S. presidential election results, with Republican Donald Trump initially leading against Democrat Kamala Harris. The Nifty index gained 95 points, or 0.39%, to open at 24,308.75, while the Sensex climbed 295 points, or 0.37%, to 79,771.82. Ajay Bagga, a banking and market expert, said: “Vote […]
Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday, with thick smog blanketing parts of the city for a sixth consecutive day following Diwali celebrations. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 358 at 8 a.m., with several areas in the capital […]
The runway of Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport will be closed for three and a half hours each night for maintenance work from November 8 to 14. The runway will be shut down daily from 1:00 AM to 4:30 AM, according to an airport official in a message on Monday. All flight landing and takeoff operations […]
