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PUNE: In Maharashtra, some surnames have for long carried more weight than manifestos, like Thackeray and Pawar.For BJP, the January 15 polls and its favourable outcomes on Friday were not just about gaining control over the richest civic body in India — the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — or to establish its governance in Pune,…
RCB’s captain Smriti Mandhana Grace Harris (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a one-sided show in Navi Mumbai as an explosive opening stand between Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana sealed a nine-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League on Monday. Asked to bat first, UP Warriorz were rocked early by disciplined…
Viswanathan Anand and Nihal Sarin (Photos by Vivek Sohani) KOLKATA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand recovered from an early setback to register two victories and emerge as joint leader with Nihal Sarin after six rounds of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid on Thursday.Rounds four to six produced fighting chess and frequent shifts at the…
Jason Smith of MI Cape Town drives a delivery down the ground during match 15 of the SA20 season 4 between MI Cape Town (MICT) and The Joburg Super Kings (JSK) held at the Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on the 6th January 2026. (Photo Credit: Shaun Roy / Sportzpics for SA20)…
Viswanathan Anand in Kolkata (Photo by Lennart Ootes) KOLKATA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand showed he remains a force to reckon with in a field increasingly dominated by youngsters, notching up two wins to emerge joint leader with 2.5 points after three rounds of the Rapid games on the opening day of the Tata Steel…
Kolkata ready to embrace the warmth of chess (Photo by Timothy Neesam and Tata Steel Chess India) NEW DELHI: On a winter evening in Kolkata, when the fog hangs low over the Maidan and the city’s iconic hand-pulled rickshaws creak their way home, the clatter inside a chess hall, mostly the slamming of pieces, ticking…
US President Donald Trump has issued a series of blunt warnings to multiple countries over the past few hours, signalling an increasingly confrontational posture across regions.The remarks came a day after an audacious US military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his transfer to New York to face…
D Gukesh (Pic credit: FIDE) KOLKATA: In a major blow to the Kolkata Rapid and Blitz chess tournament, D Gukesh pulled out of the Jan 7-11 meet citing ‘personal reasons’.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Unfortunately I had to skip this year and will be missing the fun but sure to be…
PM Narendra Modi and Arjun Erigaisi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took to social media and congratulated Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning the bronze medal at the World Blitz Championships in Doha, saying the achievement reflected India’s rapid strides in chess.Erigaisi topped the Swiss Round with 15 points,…
Magnus Carlsen (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen once again showcased his endgame brilliance, clinching a record-extending ninth World Blitz title to go with the Rapid gold medal he won two days earlier. However, Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi endured a dramatic collapse in the semifinals and had to settle for a…
