New York: Grandmaster Koneru Humpy capped a wonderful year for Indian chess, defeating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia to emerge the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Chess champion here on Sunday. Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia and the Indian No. 1 is only the second player after China’s Ju Wenjun to clinch…
Melbourne: Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland frustrated the Indian bowlers in the final session of Day 4 of the fourth Test at Melbourne. The three players together batted for more than 200 balls and scored 91 runs. Australian tail-wagging put the hosts in the driver’s seat yet again in this match as they…
Mahakumbh Nagar: The upcoming Maha Kumbh will feature unprecedented security measures with the deployment of drones capable of monitoring 100 metres underwater and 120 metres above ground, officials said. More than 45 crore pilgrims are expected to participate in the grand gathering. In a first for Uttar Pradesh, underwater drones will be deployed in the…
Melbourne: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday became the second fastest Indian along with Ravindra Jadeja to complete 200 Test wickets and the first bowler ever to reach that milestone with a sub-20 average during the fourth day’s play of the fourth Test against Australia here. Bumrah dismissed Travis Head (1) for his 200th victim…
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has asked a petitioner to approach the Delhi Pollution Control Committee or the mining department regarding allegations of illegal instream and riverbed sand mining from the Yamuna in north Delhi. The tribunal gave the order to enable the committee or department to ascertain the extent of the illegal activity….
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party of “manipulating votes” in Delhi to win the upcoming Assembly elections. In a press conference, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, sharing data of voters in the last Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, claimed that lakhs of minority voters were added to the…
Melbourne: Jasprit Bumrah (4/30) continued to lead India’s fightback but Marnus Labuschagne’s unbeaten 65 helped Australia, who were 135/6 at tea, extended their overall lead to 240 on Day Four of the fourth Test here on Sunday. Bumrah completed 200 dismissals in Test cricket when he removed Travis Head (1) and soon accounted for Mitchell…
New Delhi: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday claimed that the Congress’ hypocrisy stood exposed as the party sought to “politicise” former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s last journey. In a series of posts on X, Vaishnaw accused the Congress of repeatedly sidelining Singh during his tenure as the prime minister. “Congress’s hypocrisy stands exposed as…
The Two-Handed Backhand: Tennis’ Greatest Innovation The 1970s, a decade defined by bell-bottoms, disco, and polyester suits, also marked a transformative period for tennis. The sport witnessed an unprecedented surge in global popularity, fueled by the construction of new tennis facilities and the emergence of professional tournaments with lucrative prize money. Tennis had become big…
Moscow: Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbhaijani Airlines place tried to land in Grozny before crashing, while stopping short of claiming responsibility. The Kremlin said Putin apologized to Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev over the “tragic incident” in a phone call, but did not say Russian air defence shot the…
