AICF confirms new dates GM Abhijeet Gupta flags 2026 chess nationals snub (Photo by Amit Sharma) NEW DELHI: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has officially announced new dates for the senior National Chess Championship, ensuring the event is held in 2026 rather than being pushed into 2027. The tournament will now take place from…
Dehradun declares one-day holiday for schools and Anganwadi centres amid heavy rain alert Following a forecast of heavy rainfall by the Meteorological Department, the Dehradun district administration has declared a one-day holiday for all schools and Anganwadi centres on Wednesday, August 5.This order covers all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12, along…
Quote of the day by Scott Eastwood: ‘Regardless of what you do in the world, you do it good… and you treat people the way you want to be treated’, when the ‘Fury’ actor gave a lesson on remaining humble in life. Today’s quote is all about leading a grounded, successful, and honorable life no…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has escalated his criticism of frontier artificial intelligence labs, telling CNBC that enterprises should not be forced to surrender intellectual property work with model markers. “We have people trying to drug addict us to a future they believe they control,” Karp said, referring to companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Karp believes…
Representative Image of marine life thriving around resilient chicken kidney sponges in polluted waters (AI-generated image) Researchers in Spain spent 455 days tracking how sponges from five species of Mediterranean sea life coped with being moved from clean, natural habitats toward a heavily polluted recreational marina near Girona. The experiment was designed to test a…
Plastic notes have several advantages, including stronger security features, a lower risk of counterfeiting. (Image for representative purpose only) India’s first plastic or polymer notes are expected to go into circulation at the start of the next financial year, RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra has said. Sharing an update on the pilot project at the post…
Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: ICC Photo) When Gautam Gambhir landed in Colombo with the Indian team on Tuesday, he did so carrying a contradiction that increasingly defines his tenure as India’s head coach. Few Indian cricketers have spoken more passionately about how sacred Test cricket is to them. Few modern Indian batters built their reputation…
Thane: Students pose as they check their Maharashtra Board class XIIth exam results, in Thane. (PTI Photo)( Rajju Bhaiya University result 2026: Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University, Prayagraj has announced the results for several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes conducted during the 2026 academic session. Students who appeared for semester and annual examinations can now…
The ‘The Odyssey’ star Matt Damon had his wife and younger daughters, Gia and Stella, attend the film’s premiere in Seoul, where they stunned the crowd and ended up stealing the limelight from their father. Image credit (Instagram) Matt Damon is continuing to stun the world with his performance in ‘The Odyssey’. However, during the…
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: The West Bengal state consumer commission, in an order dated July 30, held a finance company liable for deficiency in service after it seized a woman’s truck without giving prior notice, even though there were no overdue payments on that loan. Holding that the seizure was…
