R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) R Praggnanandhaa scripted history by becoming the first Indian ever to win the prestigious Norway Chess title. The 20-year-old Grandmaster completed a remarkable comeback in the final round, defeating Germany’s Vincent Keymer to secure the championship and etch his name into the tournament’s history books.Heading into…
For FY27, the company has guided for revenue growth in the range of 1.5 to 3.5 per cent in constant currency terms. (AI image) Infosys Q4 results: India’s second largest IT services firm, Infosys, on Thursday reported a 20.8 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,501 crore for the January to March…
Lucknow: Governor Anandiben Patel, also chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), on Tuesday asked teachers in govt engineering colleges to improve teaching methods so their students can match or outperform private-college counterparts in academic results and awards.Addressing the AKTU convocation, Patel said govt institutions typically admit top-ranking qualifiers, yet students from private colleges…
Rupee continued its downward journey against the US dollar on Tuesday morning, falling 18 paise to 96.38 in early trade. This comes amid concerns around rising crude oil prices and ongoing Middle East tensions, that dragged down market sentiment.Since the Iran war began in late February, rupee has declined by more than 5%, trimming 2.2%…
Outside the box goals goals soar to record high at World Cup 2026 In the 80th minute of Argentina’s final group game against Jordan, Lionel Messi, 39 years old, probably playing his last World Cup, entered as a substitute. He received the ball just outside the penalty area, paused for a fraction of a second,…
Bengaluru: A 52-year-old doctor practising in the US lost 725 grams of gold ornaments worth around Rs 1 crore from a convention hall in east Bengaluru while attending a wedding reception on April 22.Police said Siruvella Sridevi had come to Bengaluru on April 18 for her elder sister’s son’s wedding and was staying in Ganganagar….
Pune: The Koregaon Park police have recovered more than 300 counterfeit Rs 500 currency notes after conducting searches at the rented residences of two accused in Tingrenagar and Lohegaon on Sunday.Police had arrested Omprakash Agarwal (32), a resident of Tingrenagar, and Mausam Narendra Mishra (36), a resident of Lohegaon, on Dhole Patil Road after they…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has recalled the genocide that happened in Mullivaikkal in Sri Lanka back in 2009 where lakhs of Sri Lankan Tamils were killed by Lankan armed forces. Vijay on X expressed solidarity with Tamils living across the world on Mullivaikkal remembrance…
Mapusa: Mapusa police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old man from Gadag, Karnataka, in connection with a series of burglaries reported across the town earlier this week.Police said Ishwar Gopi Harnishikari was identified through CCTV footage. He was one of two suspects captured on camera. He was taken into custody, and efforts are ongoing to trace…
Rajkot: Two men died under suspicious circumstances late on Sunday night, after allegedly drinking country liquor at a house in Bhagirath Society, in the jurisdiction of the B Division police station, prompting suspicion of a possible hooch tragedy. The deceased were Mansukh Dabhi (50) and Alpesh Sabariya (43).According to police, both men allegedly drank the…
