Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has explained what happened during his chaotic third-place match against Alireza Firouzja at the Esports World Cup 2026, after a series of technical problems eventually brought the contest to an unexpected end.Nakamura was competing against his Falcons Esports teammate Firouzja for third place. The match was already close and complicated when multiple…
80th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Saturday New Delhi: As the nation got ready to celebrate its 80th Independence Day, the morning began on a misty note, with a veil of fog hanging over Red Fort. But as the hour for the annual flag-hoisting by Prime Minister approached, sunlight broke through the mist….
Mumbai: A 31-year-old Thane-based model-actor Antara Banerjee, who was on her way to Surat on the Bandra-Ganganagar Aravali Express to shoot for a web series, allegedly undressed herself and attacked a ticket checker and RPF personnel with a razor blade on the night of Aug 12. Banerjee was deboarded from the train when it arrived…
FSSAI officials inspect the quality of cooking oil used to fry chicken at a food outlet on KS Rao Road in Mangaluru on Saturday. Bengaluru: The crackdown on stale and unhygienic food is no longer confined to Bengaluru. After surprise inspections in the state capital exposed food safety violations, the Food Safety and Drug Administration…
The school once landed in soup two years ago after TOI flagged substance abuse and poor campus infrastructure Liquor bottles strewn around campus grounds, salty domestic water, unclean drinking water filters and frequent mixing of sewage with Metrowater lines plague the Chennai corporation’s higher secondary school at Kalyanipuram, Vyasarpadi, falling under chief minister C Joseph…
THDC executive director Verma said authorities had lowered the water level by around 1.5 metres and were continuously increasing the number of pumps. NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Ganesh Godiyal on Saturday criticised the Pushkar Singh Dhami government over the Pipalkoti tunnel accident in Chamoli district, questioning how a reported leak at the…
Devastation in Indonesia as multiple powerful earthquakes hit in under 24 hours Indonesia was rocked by three major earthquakes within 24 hours, with a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake striking off Flores on Saturday, killing at least 47 people and triggering tsunami warnings.The strongest tremor struck off the coast of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, near Ende,…
Govinda has spoken about Sunita Ahuja’s use of abusive language and asked her to exercise greater caution while speaking publicly. The actor specifically raised concerns about expressions involving mothers and sisters. In a video, Govinda addressed Sunita Ahuja directly. He said her recent choice of words had become a concern. The actor also pointed to…
Seventeen years after Hyderabad hosted the BWF World Championships, badminton’s biggest tournament is returning to India with the 2026 edition set to begin at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The return offers an opportunity to look back at the last time the world’s best shuttlers gathered in India — an edition remembered…
New Delhi: Around 150 students and parents logged in Saturday to hear JNU professor emerita Zoya Hasan speak on ’Why Pluralism Matters’, a day after her scheduled appearance as chief guest at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya’s Independence Day function was cancelled following protests outside the school. At the virtual Independence Day celebration organised by parents and…
