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Indian Quartet storms into QFs at FIDE World Cup

Batumi (Georgia), July 19 -- In an extraordinary day for Indian chess, all four tiebreak matches in Round 4 of the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup were won by Indian players, who now make up half the quar... Read More


Erigaisi's dazzling run comes to crashing halt

Las Vegas, July 19 -- Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi's dazzling run at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas came to a crashing halt today IST as he was outplayed 0-2 by veteran GM Levon Aron... Read More


UP: Six killed in road accident on Yamuna Expressway

Mathura, July 19 -- Six people died and two others are in critical condition after a car overturned when it was hit by an unknown vehicle on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura. The car occupants were g... Read More


CIK raids 10 locations across Kashmir in ongoing terror-crime investigation

Srinagar, July 19 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police's Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing is carrying out searches at 10 locations across the Valley in connection with an ongoing terror-crime investigat... Read More


'Historic Victory for Himachal': Shanta Kumar on SC ruling in Karchham Wangtoo Case

Shimla, July 19 -- Former Chief Minister and Union Minister Shanta Kumar has hailed the Supreme Court's decision to grant Himachal Pradesh 18 percent royalty from the Karchham Wangtoo hydroelectric pr... Read More


Iraq says entities behind drone attacks on radar sites identified

Baghdad, July 19 -- Iraqi authorities on Friday said the entities behind recent drone attacks on several of its military radar sites had been identified, without giving details. Sabah al-Numan, spok... Read More


Israeli army says intercepted missile fired from Yemen

Jerusalem, July 19 -- The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen toward Israel on Friday night. Israel's national emergency service, Magen Dav... Read More


3 killed in explosion at police training facility in U.S. state of California

Los Angeles, July 19 -- Three deputies were killed Friday morning in an explosion at a police training facility in Southern California, authorities confirmed. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Depart... Read More


UN chief appoints independent scientific panel to examine effects of nuclear war

United Nations, July 19 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed an independent scientific panel of experts to study the physical effects and societal consequences of a nuclear war, a sp... Read More


Support plummets for French PM Bayrou after 2026 budget plan

Moscow, July 19 -- More than 50 per cent of French citizens would like to see Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who announced measures to reduce France's public deficit earlier this week, stepping down,... Read More