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Sunil Chhetri’s experience will come in handy for BFC. | Photo Credit: Bengaluru FC The Indian Super League begins a new chapter on Saturday, with clubs taking charge of the ISL’s commercial future and the competition returning to a full-fledged home-and-away format. The shift marks a departure from the ISL’s previous structure. While the All…
Rod Laver in tennis is like Don Bradman in cricket. The famed left-hander is the only player to have achieved the Grand Slam — the herculean feat of winning all four Majors in a single year — twice. It’s like Bradman’s astronomical average of 99.94, a measure of greatness unlikely to be emulated or surpassed…
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Ian Nepomniachtchi’s victory over Magnus Carlsen of Alpine APL Pipers in the final match of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League led his team Ganges Grandmasters to an unlikely maiden title in Bengaluru. Back in 2021, he had unsuccessfully challenged Carlsen in the World title match; that would turn out to be the Norwegian’s last…
The procession of idols for the annual Navaratri festival celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram begins at Padmanabhapuram palace in Kanniyakumari district on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The procession of idols of deities for the annual Navaratri festival celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram began at Padmanabhapuram palace in Kanniyakumari district on Friday (October 9, 2026). Every year, three…
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Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay. File | Photo Credit: AP Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay, a South African jurist of Indian origin and a former ICC judge, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (October 9, 2026) “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the 85-year-old Justice Pillay’s commitment to universal legal…
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Coal India and its subsidiaries offered power plants with existing supply agreements the option to lift additional coal beyond their annual contracted quantities | Photo Credit: The Hindu Daily coal supplies to the power sector have risen 36% from their post-monsoon lows in September and are averaging about 9% higher in October than in the…
R. Vinay Kumar. | Photo Credit: File photo: G. P. SAMPATH KUMAR R. Vinay Kumar’s maiden stint as Karnataka coach, which begins this Sunday with the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy opener against Andhra in Mulapadu near Vijayawada, is both an opportunity and a challenge. Karnataka hasn’t won India’s premier red-ball tournament since the back-to-back triumphs in…
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The meeting assumes significance as Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s request to the two States to settle the pending reorganisation issues amicably came as a dampener. The State government has decided to focus on making a strong pitch for resolution of the pending bifurcation issues with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. The government has entrusted the responsibility…
India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod in action during the Asian Games 2026 recurve event in Aichi-Nagoya, | Photo Credit: Reuters Admiring Virat Kohli and B. Dhiraj for their work ethics, 17-year-old women’s recurve Asian Games champion Kumkum Mohod understands the importance of staying grounded in order to win an Olympic gold. After returning to a grand…
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President Donald Trump listens as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks in the Oval Office on October 7, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hired Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s former pick for the Federal Reserve Board, as an adviser with a particular focus on China, the Treasury Department said on…
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