‘Judit Polgar and Hou Yifan were exceptions’: Koneru Humpy urges women chess players to play more ‘open’ tournaments | Chess News

Koneru Humpy (FIDE Photo) PUNE: Koneru Humpy, India’s top-rated woman chess player, said that besides China’s Zhu Jiner she doesn’t see any woman player having the potential to reach an Elo rating of 2600 and break into the top-100 in Open world rankings.Humpy, who is set to play Norway elite chess meet from May 25…

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‘Govt will study’: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on US Supreme Court ruling striking Trump tariffs

Union minister Pralhad Joshi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the Centre will study the recent US Supreme Court ruling on tariffs before making any official statement, stressing that the matter will be handled by the Piyush Goyal-led commerce ministry and Jaishankar’s ministry of external affairs (MEA).Speaking to reporters here,…

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IPL 2026: Will Varun Chakravarthy play vs RCB? Massive update on KKR mystery spinner | Cricket News

Varun Chakravarthy (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a must-win IPL 2026 clash at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. KKR, currently eighth on the points table with four wins, five losses and nine points, need victories in all their remaining matches to keep…

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Women’s T20 World Cup final: Money, Litchfield, bowlers star as Australia clinch 7th title | Cricket News

Australia Women’s team, rewriting history Normal services has resumed in women’s international cricket. Australia are back. After losing in back-to-back semifinals, the Australian women’s team, led by a new captain in Sophie Molineux, has clinched a World Cup again.Powered by a magnificent half-century by experienced campaigner Beth Mooney (64, 49b, 10×4) and explosive young gun…

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Yale researchers found a new way to tackle ‘forever chemicals’: they make some PFAS molecules roughly twice as large so they separate from water and become easier to destroy

forever checmicals(Representative image) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are often called “forever chemicals” because their ultra-strong carbon–fluorine bonds make them stubbornly resistant to breakdown in the environment. They’re prized in industry for repelling water, oil and heat, but that same durability means they persist in soil, water and living tissue long after use. Now, a…

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