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Carlsen and a bluff: How Indian GM Adhiban's pep talks gave Vaishali the edge at Candidates

Bengaluru, April 17 -- Adhiban Baskaran received a text from R Vaishali the night before she left for Cyprus for the Candidates tournament. It read: "Can we meet Anna?" (elder brother). They hopped on... Read More


'It's clear that at my best I can match the top players'

Bengaluru, April 17 -- R Vaishali is still in disbelief. After a wild fortnight at the Women's Candidates tournament in Cyprus, where the field seemed wide open, the Indian emerged champion. She is on... Read More


Macron dials Modi to discuss Iran crisis

New Delhi, April 17 -- French President Emmanuel Macron dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, ahead of a conference to be hosted by Britain and France on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, an... Read More


SC refuses to entertain Anil Ambani's plea on 'fraud' tag

New Delhi, April 17 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain businessman Anil Ambani's challenge to the classification of loan accounts of Reliance Communications group companies as "frau... Read More


Compliance data from 7 stadiums yet to come

New Delhi, April 17 -- A total of seven cricket stadiums across the country have yet to share compliance data on groundwater utilisation and recharge, the Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has info... Read More


Couple, 2-yr-old locked in house, killed in Rohini fire

New Delhi, April 17 -- A couple and their two-year-old child died in a fire that reportedly originated from a heap of plastic scrap and engulfed their hutment, located on a 400-square-yard plot near a... Read More


Delhi HC refuses to stay trial in CM assault case

New Delhi, April 17 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to immediately stay trial court proceedings against two men accused of assaulting Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta during a Jan Sunwai ... Read More


At 39.2degC, Delhi sees hottest day of yr, temp crosses 40degC in parts

New Delhi, April 17 -- Temperature continued to rise in the capital, with parts of Delhi crossing the 40degC mark, as the capital recorded its hottest day of the year for the second consecutive day. S... Read More


repeated bomb threats creating 'sense of fear': speaker to police

New Delhi, April 17 -- The Delhi Legislative Assembly received another hoax bomb threat e-mail on Wednesday, prompting a rush of forces and multi-agency frisking, an officer said. According to police,... Read More


MCD to map Capital'scentury-old structures

New Delhi, April 17 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will identify and document over 100-year-old railway stations, schools and colleges, senior civic officials said. A database will be sha... Read More