NEW DELHI: Puducherry is all set to vote on Thursday (April 9) and although the contest may be fought over just 30 seats, the stakes are anything but small. Around 9.5 lakh voters will decide the fate of 294 candidates, with even narrow margins capable of flipping the result.Here are 3 key factors shaping this…
Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann (Photo by Grand Chess Tour) NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Netflix finally pulled back the curtain on the most scandalous chapter in modern board games with the release of “Untold: Chess Mates”.For 74 minutes, the documentary dissects the 2022 controversy that erupted when Niemann defeated Carlsen at the…
David Warner (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer David Warner has landed in trouble after being charged with drink driving in Sydney. The 39-year-old, who now captains Sydney Thunder and Karachi Kings, was allegedly caught during a routine breath test with a blood alcohol level of 0.104, more than double the…
SSC announces CGL 2025 FRTA results for candidates qualifying Tier-II and Computer Knowledge Test SSC CGL Final Result 2025: The Staff Selection Commission (HQ) has declared the first round of tentative allocation (FRTA) for the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination, 2025. This follows the Tier-I result announcement on December 18, 2025, and the Tier-II examination…
Kerala Assembly Election 2026 Polling date: The results of 2026 Kerala elections will be announced on May 4, 2026. NEW DELHI: The Kerala story is not the same this time. As the state prepares for polling tomorrow (April 9) for 140 assembly seats, it is no longer the old “every five years, change the government”…
Sameer Rizvi has emerged as the early breakout star for Delhi Capitals, turning difficult situations into match-winning performances. His impact has not just been about scoring runs, but about timing and control under pressure. In the opening game, Delhi were struggling at 26 for 4 in a modest chase. Rizvi stepped in and anchored the…
Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) fall cheaply, reducing them to 46/5 inside five overs. Despite brief resistance from the lower middle order, MI never recovered and finished on 123/9, slipping to their second consecutive defeat. With both bat and ball firing, Rajasthan Royals look like a side building serious momentum, and at the heart…
Balvatika admissions 2026 KVS Balvatika Lottery result 2026: The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has declared the Balvatika Lottery Result 2026 for the 2026–27 academic session on the official website, kvsangathan.nic.in. It has released provisional selection lists and waitlists for Balvatika-1 and Balvatika-3 admissions. Parents can visit the official website to check their child’s status.According to…
NEW DELHI: Assam is all set to vote on Thursday (April 9) for the 126 assembly seats. The contest has unfolded as a direct fight between the chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gaurav Gogoi-led Congress in the state. Sarma is aiming for a rare third consecutive term for the BJP-led alliance, while the Congress,…
Bangladesh Cricket Board election scandal (Screengrab/X) A government-appointed investigation committee in Bangladesh has uncovered widespread irregularities, including vote-rigging, coercion, and bias, in the October 2025 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections. The five-member panel, headed by former justice AKM Asaduzzaman, submitted its report to the sports ministry on Sunday. According to the ESPNcricinfo, the election process…
