Chess: Shyaamnikhil on top after Round 4
Shyaamnikhil is closely followed by IMs, Anton Sitnikov and Mohan Kushagra, who have three points each.
Wrestling trials ‘challenged’ in Delhi HC
The Sanjay Kumar Singh-led WFI announced that the trials will be held at the IG Stadium in New Delhi on March 10 and 11.
Conversations with friends: How Harris helped unlock Navgire’s beast mode
The birthday twins, the big hitters and the role players... The behind-the-scenes story of how Grace Harris and positive affirmations helped unlock the power of Kiran Navgire
Has extreme poverty vanished in India? And is it time for the poverty line to be redrawn?
We continue to live with the Tendulkar poverty line adopted way back in 2009. Now, the chorus for increasing it is growing louder with the economy growing steadily.
Slow consumption growth, fading price increases pull down FMCG stocks
In the first two months of calendar year 2024, shares of top FMCG firms have fallen 4-19% while the sectoral index – Nifty FMCG – is down by about 6%.
Early-stage start-ups witness uptick in fundraising
According to data sourced from Tracxn, early-stage start-ups raised $260.4 million in January in 26 rounds.
Govt approval for Rs 75K crore rooftop solar subsidy plan
Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13, 2024, the scheme promises to deliver up to 300 units of free electricity each month to a crore homes.
Three semiconductor projects receive govt approval
All three semiconductor units will start within next 100 days, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Biden says Gaza ceasefire unlikely by Monday as Israeli attack on aid point set to complicate talks
The US president said he did not yet have clarity on what happened in Gaza City earlier Thursday, when one of the worst single incidents of the nearly five-month war occurred.
Nikki Haley couldn’t win Republican primary with 40% support, but she can reveal Trump’s…
By staying in the race longer than any other major candidate, Haley has highlighted Trump's political problems with key constituencies in their party and suggested that he is a "sinking ship."
Russia’s Putin ‘warns’ that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks global nuclear…
Putin cast Western leaders as reckless and irresponsible and declared that the West should keep in mind the "tragic consequences" for any country that dared to send troops to Kyiv.
MEA says about 20 Indian citizens ‘stuck’ in Russian army; families of recruits say they…
An apple farmer, an airline caterer and an out-of-work graduate are among the Indians hired to fight in Ukraine; recruits say they were lured by promises of high salaries and a Russian passport.
Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded South Sudan camps
The journey is rife with danger, said Fatima Mohammed, a 33-year-old teacher who escaped with her husband and five children from El-Obeid city in central Sudan.
Oil spill from capsized barge near Tobago soils beaches hundreds of miles away
Environmental activists have questioned who will pay for the cleanup costs and demanded help for fishermen whose livelihood and equipment were affected.
Pope Gregory XIII gave us the leap year – but his legacy goes so much further
The need for calendar reform was driven by the inaccuracy of the Julian calendar.
France’s navy finds a body and looks for 2 people missing on the treacherous English Channel route
The maritime authorities overseeing French waters in the channel said about 180 people were assisted Wednesday in four rescue operations coordinated by the French side.
Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid kills 70, Gaza officials say, taking war’s toll past…
The U.N. says a quarter of Gaza's 2.3 million Palestinians face starvation; around 80% have fled their homes.
Court worker serving eviction notice and an officer were fatally shot in Missouri, police say
A male suspect was in custody and sustained minor injuries, Corporal Justin Ewing with Missouri State Highway Patrol said during a news conference.
Jihadist attacks displace tens of thousands in Mozambique
Thousands of displaced people walked in the rain, some carrying sacks of clothes and others babies on their backs.
AAP Councilors in Mohali MCD Charge Mayor With Incompetency
Incapable of raising funds for routine and developmemt works of Mohali, an important city of Punjab