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Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh, and Harika Dronavalli (from left to right) (Photo by Maria Emelianova/Chess.com) NEW DELHI: Last Sunday was International Women’s Day. Unless you’ve been on a total digital detox, your feed was likely buried under a mountain of Instagram stories and WhatsApp statuses celebrating the day. You probably liked a few,…
India’s top chess Grandmasters suffering from poor form at the moment NEW DELHI: When Grandmaster (GM) Gukesh Dommaraju paused in the middle of the Prague Masters to apologise to fans, the moment felt unusually raw and emotional.“I really appreciate all the fans coming here every day. But I want to apologise to them. This tournament…
Abhishek Sharma and Sahibzada Farhan (Agency Image) Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has edged closer to the summit of the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings, tightening the race with India’s Abhishek Sharma after the latest weekly update released on Wednesday. T20I Batting Rankings Farhan climbed to second place following a historic outing at the ICC Men’s…
In terms of overall strength, the Indian passport has seen an improvement compared with last year. (AI image) India’s passport has risen through the ranks, climbing to the 75th position in the world’s most powerful passports list, as per the latest Henley Passport Index data for February 2026. India’s passport ranked at 80th position at…
Harvard Still Dominates, Though It Fell To No. 3 On Academic Output. Other American Univs Falling Farther Behind Their Global Peers Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication. That position may be teetering, the most recent evidence of a troubling…
Priyanka Chopra‘s glamorous appearance on the Golden Globes red carpet did more than just make heads turn. As per the latest reports, the actress’ strut down the carpet landed her on the list of the top ‘power rankings’. Interestingly, she featured on the list twice. At a time when the 2026 Golden Globe Awards saw…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s golden run in one-day internationals has taken him back to the very top of the game. The Indian great reclaimed the No.1 spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings following his sublime knock against New Zealand in the first ODI in Vadodara, marking a return to the summit for the first…
India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur with teammate Shafali Verma at the end of play after India defeated Sri Lanka during the third T20 International cricket match (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India opener Shafali Verma has once again shown why she is one of the most exciting batters in women’s cricket. After a series of strong performances…
‘Prefer Our Own Assessment To Make Policies’ NEW DELHI: Different global organisations, including environmental think tanks, may be ranking India on different green parameters, but the country prefers its own assessment for policy formulation instead of banking on “external” findings on pollution, sustainability and disaster resilience. Environment ministry made the country’s stand over such global…
Beauty is subjective, as well as elusive, meaning it will not mean the same thing for different people. There will be differences of opinion, but no one will be wrong or right. One traveller might think the snow-capped mountains are out of the world, another will find beauty in sun-drenched beaches, and yet for another,…
