Chess prodigy Wesley So prioritizes the Olympiad over the Global Chess League, citing a desire to dedicate himself fully to team events. (photo/ Agency) OSLO: Wesley So’s heart is in the right place. Partly because he is nurtured by Lotis Key, his adoptive mother. The elite GM has chosen the Olympiad over FIDE-approved franchise-based Global…
Most major archaeological discoveries begin with years of fieldwork, expensive expeditions and painstaking excavation. The discovery of Valeriana, a vast ancient Maya city hidden beneath the forests of southern Mexico, began very differently. Luke Auld-Thomas, a PhD student at Tulane University, was searching online when he came across an obscure LiDAR dataset buried deep in…
UKPSC PCS final result 2026 The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) has declared the final result of the Uttarakhand Combined State Civil/Upper Subordinate Services Examination (PCS) 2024. Candidates who appeared for the recruitment process can now check and download the final merit list from the official UKPSC website.According to the commission, the final selection list…
As theatres prepare for a fresh wave of releases following the conclusion of IPL 2026, one of the biggest Hindi films arriving this week is David Dhawan‘s comedy entertainer ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. Starring Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde, the film has already generated significant curiosity among moviegoers. Before its release,…
One of the most important skills in our personal and professional life is decision making. Numerology experts say some people are just born to make good decisions and be responsible for their choices. People born on 1st, 4th, 8th, 10th, 13th, 17th, 22nd, 26th, 28th and 31st of every month are said to be strong…
Bajaj Auto has quietly launched the 2026 Avenger Street 220 in India. The updated cruiser motorcycle has now been listed on the company’s official website with a price tag of Rs 1.30 lakh, ex-showroom. Recently, Bajaj had also discontinued the smaller Avenger Street 160 from the Indian market. This means the Avenger lineup now consists…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday firmly rejected speculation over the induction of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders into the BJP, asserting that the party would not admit “tainted” individuals and that “trinamoolisation of BJP would never happen.”Emphasising that the BJP’s rise in West Bengal had been driven by grassroots workers…
Screen grab from X @AshwiniVaishnaw’s video The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project achieved its third mountain tunnel breakthrough in Maharashtra within five months, marking another milestone in the construction of India’s first high-speed rail corridor.The breakthrough took place in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district in Maharashtra.Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday posted on X, “Mumbai-Amdavad…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) After Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s sensational breakthrough season, IPL founder and former chairman Lalit Modi made a bold prediction for the teenage prodigy, claiming that he could become the biggest superstar on the planet.The 15-year-old emerged as one of the biggest stories of IPL 2026, finishing as the tournament’s leading run-scorer and grabbing…
Kabir Chhillar, who secured All India Rank 2 in JEE Advanced 2026 with a score of 329 out of 360, poses for a photograph after the results. His achievement follows years of dedicated preparation, including studying away from home and maintaining a strong focus on academics. The biggest stories in Indian education often begin with…
