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Levon Aronian, who won the FIDE World Junior Championship in 2002, is taking part in the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa. (Image by Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: In the long and storied history of the Chess World Cup, only two players have managed to lift the trophy twice. India’s very own five-time World Champion…
Levon Aronian, who won the FIDE World Junior Championship in 2002, is taking part in the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa. (Image by Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: In the long and storied history of the Chess World Cup, only two players have managed to lift the trophy twice. India’s very own five-time World Champion…
Flights were suspended for almost two hours at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Friday after sightings of unidentified drones, the latest in a series of similar scares across Europe, an airport spokesman told AFP. Take-offs and landings were suspended between 8:08 pm (1908 GMT) and 9:58 pm and a “whole series of flights” were diverted to…
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she fled the country on August 5 last year “out of necessity”. She claimed that remaining in Bangladesh, which was battling widespread protests against Hasina, would have endangered her life and the “safety of those around her”.“Staying would not only have put my life in danger, but…
Shreyas Iyer hobbles out of the ground after the third ODI; Shreyas’ sister Shresta’s Instagram Shreyas Iyer’s family reached Sydney on Wednesday to be with the Indian cricketer, who is on the road to recovery after sustaining a ruptured spleen and rib cage injury during the third ODI against Australia.The 30-year-old suffered a lower left…
As the world remains dependent on fossil fuels and falls short of its climate goals, a new report has issued a grave warning: climate inaction is now endangering global health. The 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, released in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), highlights that rising temperatures, extreme weather, and…
After eight years of a relentless campaign against the term ‘ORS’ (oral rehydration solution) being used for many packaged beverages, often high in sugar, Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh has finally seen a breakthrough. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued an advisory last week banning food and beverage companies from using the term…
A new study reveals that ‘skinny fat,’ or hidden visceral and liver fat, silently damages arteries even in individuals who appear healthy. This condition, linked to inflammation, increases cardiovascular risk and challenges the reliance on BMI alone for assessing health. Researchers emphasize the need for imaging-based fat distribution assessments. So what contributes to skinny fat?…
Aaron Finch and Rohit Sharma hold the record for the highest individual T20I and ODI scores respectively (Getty Images) Former Australia captain Aaron Finch has sparked a buzz on social media after commenting on which cricketing record could be broken first. Finch, who holds the highest-ever T20I score of 172 against Zimbabwe at Harare in…
Black plastic containers have become a common sight in food deliveries across the world. Their popularity stems from convenience, affordability, and durability. Many people even reuse them multiple times, assuming that plastic is a safe material for storing and reheating food. However, the reality is more complex. Black plastic is not a single, uniform material—it…
