2026 Candidates women champion Vaishali with her mother (FIDE Photo) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a new qualification system for the 2028 FIDE Candidates Tournament and the 2028 FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament. These events decide who will challenge for the World Championship titles. The updated rules are designed to make qualification fairer by…
CBSE Class 10th and 12th result 2026 CBSE Class 10th, 12th admit card 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to release the Class 10 and Class 12 admit cards for regular students very soon as the board examinations are scheduled to start from February 17, 2026. If we look at the…
The Union Public Service Commission has released the marksheet for the Civil Services Examination 2025 on its official website. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now check their detailed scores by visiting upsconline.gov.in. The marksheet provides a complete breakdown of marks obtained in the Mains written examination and the Personality Test (interview). It allows…
Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 Sahibzada Farhan scripted history on Wednesday as he became only the second Pakistan batter to score a century in the T20 World Cup. The right-handed batter achieved the feat…
Financial fraudsters are increasingly shifting their operations toward small business and current accounts, using them to move large amounts of illegal funds, executives at fraud-detection startups said.In the past, scammers generally hijacked retail and Jan Dhan accounts and converted them into mule accounts. However, now they are turning to business accounts for the same purpose….
Ajinkya Rahane (Image: IPL) Ajinkya Rahane etched his name into the record books as he became the 11th cricketer to play 200 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The milestone came during Kolkata Knight Riders’ clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026 at the Eden Gardens.Rahane, who made his IPL debut in 2008 for…
This is a representative image. India’s services sector lost momentum at the end of 2025, with growth moderating in December as incoming demand softened and companies held back on hiring, according to a monthly survey released on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index declined to 58.0 in December from 59.8…
NEW DELHI: Actor-politician Vijay and members of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), have been booked for alleged violations of the model code of conduct (MCC) during a campaign event ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, police sources told PTI on Tuesday. According to sources, the Peravallur police registered cases under multiple…
Erin Routliffe (L) and Gabriela Dabrowski (R) won two US Open women’s doubles titles and the year-ending WTA Finals in 2024. (AFP) NEW DELHI: Erin Routliffe was born in Auckland while her parents were on an around-the-world sailing adventure, with New Zealand serving as their base at the time. They remained in the country for…
NEW DELHI: A poor woman sought a DNA test on a man to prove that her daughter was born to him. In 2006, the man agreed to undergo the test but said the woman seeking the medical examination must bear the cost. The woman didn’t have the money. The trial court and Bombay HC had…
