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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…
Security increased ahead of Cockroach Janta Party protest near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on October 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap As Delhi braces for a protest at Jantar Mantar by the CJP over the demand for the resignation of chief election commissioner, traffic diversions will be enforced from 6 a.m. on…
Barricades installed outside the Election Commission of India’s office as part of heightened security arrangements by Delhi Police on October 9, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI As authorities gear up to tackle Saturday’s (October 10, 2026) protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar, the capital is set to face stringent curbs on…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke says will be landing in Delhi at 9.30 a.m. As Delhi police authorities prepare to subdue a mass gathering, Cockroach Janta Party’s founder in a late night X post said he would be reaching Delhi by 9.30. a.m. Mr. Dipke appealed to protesters to remain peaceful, saying that protest called on…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Bengaluru A three-day crackdown against black market syndicates diverting rice from public distribution system across Karnataka has resulted in the seizure of 564.99 tonnes of rice whose value is estimated to be ₹1.34 crore. The multi-agency drive was taken up by the Food and Civil Supplies Department…
Amid the claims of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar that “sting operations” were attempted on him and some of his ministerial colleagues by the Opposition, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara said on Friday that the charge was made based on information received from the intelligence. Asked if the allegation had been brought up to divert attention…
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A FlyDubai aircraft carrying Israelis who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The axe-wielding co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv last month intended to seize control of the airplane and…
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File image of Katie Zacharia. Photo: X/@KatieZacharia Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, has been offered the position of White House press secretary following Karoline Leavitt’s departure from the role in August, a White House official said on Friday (October 9, 2026). Ms. Zacharia did not immediately respond to…
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A second powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Panama Friday (October 9, 2026) afternoon following a series of aftershocks, the US Geological Survey said. It came after a magnitude 7.7 quake shook the Central American country, collapsing buildings near its epicenter and prompting evacuations. The quake, which was felt as far away as neighboring Colombia, was…
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Homeowners gassed up generators, filled bathtubs with water and bought last-minute supplies along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday (October 9, 2026) while Hurricane Isaias gained strength as it charged toward the beaches of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The Category 3 storm has grown into a major hurricane — the first of an unusually…