D Gukesh and Viswanathan Anand (Images via X) D Gukesh, who became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion after defeating Ding Liren in Singapore last year, has revealed how Viswanathan Anand’s words helped him recover from a difficult start in the title clash. Speaking on the Quest Talk podcast, the 19-year-old said he was overconfident going…
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has started releasing the admit cards for the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Undergraduate (UG) examination for 2025. This exam is a crucial step for thousands of candidates aspiring to secure various railway posts across India. The Computer-Based Test (CBT) for RRB NTPC 2025 is being conducted over a period starting…
Screen grab from video posted on X by @nurityohanan An Israeli settler, with a rifle slung over his back, drove his ATV into a Palestinian man kneeling for prayer on the side of a road in the West Bank, reported Times of Israel, citing Palestinian media.The incident occurred near the village of Deir Jarir, north…
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday warned of worsening air quality in the national capital, citing the likely impact of an approaching Western Disturbance and the high possibility of dense fog. He urged residents to remain cautious, noting that even though GRAP-4 measures have been lifted, collective efforts are needed to…
NEW DELHI: Second half of the monsoon season (Aug-Sept) is most likely to receive ‘above normal’ rainfall over the country as a whole, barring a few regional exceptions, the IMD said on Thursday.Individually, Aug is expected to receive ‘normal’ rainfall whereas Sept may get ‘above normal’ rainfall, bringing the total quantitative rainfall to more than…
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel together accounted for over 99.8% of all new telecom subscribers in May, helping India’s total telecom subscriber base rise marginally to 120.7 crore, according to the latest data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).The sector added a total of 43.58 lakh net subscribers in May, with Jio and…
India’s exposure to a potential disruption in Russian oil exports would be limited, even as a full embargo could create serious challenges for the global economy, according to a report by Bank of Baroda. The report estimates that India’s additional oil import expenditure would be around $5 billion annually, a figure considered manageable given the…
New videos of the White House shooting emerged, showing a chaotic aftermath when the US cops captured the Afghan man accused of shooting and injuring two National Security Guards on Thursday.The suspect, who resides in Washington state, has been identified by law enforcement as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, though authorities were still verifying his full background, according…
For years, women’s workforce participation has been a subject of heated policy debate, yet the numbers on the ground have barely inched upward. The conversation has flourished; the change has not. India stands at an inflection point where the gulf between aspiration and reality demands more than rhetoric. Into this space step the four consolidated…
NEW DELHI: Multiple flash floods struck Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Sunday, disrupting connectivity along the Mandi–Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh–Manali National Highway. The incidents were reported at Panarsa, Takoli and Nagwain areas. “There has been no report of human loss in the incidents,” said Sachin Hiremath, ASP, Mandi.Heavy rainfall across the state has left…
