USA GM Hikaru Nakamura blasts FIDE NEW DELHI: World No. 2 American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has hit out at FIDE, the world chess governing body, over what he sees as excessive anti-cheating measures at the 2026 Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. Opening his fourth Candidates with a loss to fellow American Fabiano Caruana, Nakamura took to…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: For someone who once played cricket only for the thrill of neighbourhood battles with a tennis ball, Prince Yadav now dares to dream on the biggest stage of all. The young Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer recently revealed an emotional ambition that instantly struck a chord…
US House(L); refugees fleeing East Pakistan in 1971 (R, AP file photo) US Congressman Greg Landsman has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives seeking to recognise the atrocities committed by Pakistani army and its allies, against Bengali Hindus in 1971, as war crimes and genocide.Landsman, a Democrat from Ohio, moved the resolution on…
Australia social media ban for under 16 teens now in effect. Australia has become the first country in the world to roll out a blanket ban preventing children under 16 from holding accounts on major social media platforms. The law, passed in 2024 and now in force, comes amid intensifying concerns over online harms, mental…
United States’ Nosthush Kenjige celebrates the wicket of Netherlands’ Michael Levitt during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Netherlands and United States in Chennai, India, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP) The United States secured a 93-run win over the Netherlands in a group-stage match of the T20 World Cup on Friday, riding on Saiteja…
RRB JE recruitment 2025: The registration window for the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Junior Engineer (JE) recruitment under CEN 05/2025 is closing soon, with the last date for form submission set to 10 December, 2025 (11:59 PM). The previous deadline was 30 November, 2025.The recruitment drive now includes 2,585 vacancies, covering the roles of Junior…
NEW DELHI: TVK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday said that the political battle in the state was now “only between TVK and DMK”. Addressing his first rally after TVK’s massive poll win in Tamil Nadu, Vijay accused the former ruling party of promoting “family politics”. The actor-turned-politician further said…
Gold prices surged to a fresh on Tuesday as investors flocked to the safe-haven metal amid rising geopolitical tensions linked to US actions against vessels carrying Venezuelan oil. At the same time, silver also hovered close to historic highs, extending a strong rally across precious metals.Spot gold was up 0.5% at $4,467.66 an ounce by…
SPPU result 2026: Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has released the BE Winter Session results for 2026. Students who appeared for the examinations can now check and download their results from the official website at unipune.ac.in. The results have been announced for various undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses. Students will need their seat number…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come out with a parenting calendar for the academic year 2026–27. It seeks to bring about an increase in engagement between schools and parents for their children’s all-around development. This Parenting Calendar for 2026–27 comes in the continuity of the one introduced last year during 2025–26 based…
