Day: January 27, 2020

Young Indian Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa pulled off a huge upset, beating former world champion Veselin Topalov in the sixth round of the 18th Gibraltar chess festival to record his fifth straight win here.

Kobe Bryant’s laserlike focus and sublime skills were remembered Sunday by NBA colleagues, fans and athletes he inspired as they absorbed the shock of his death at the age of 41.

Gold imports, which have a bearing on the current account deficit (CAD), fell 6.77 per cent to USD 23 billion during the April-December period of the current financial year, according data from th

Being a good doctor is duty, but being an impactful one is great. In Madurai, there would be around 15 girls with the name Suthanthira Devi- they are named after the doctor who delivered them. Meet Dr Suthanthira Devi (71), a veteran in High Risk Obstetrics and Gynecology who currently works as a senior consultant at a private hospital in Velacheri. From February, she will be serving as a visiting doctor at a small hospital run by a trust on 100-Feet-Road, free of cost.

The BSP on Monday demanded withdrawal of cases lodged by the UP government against women protesting against the amended Citizenship Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. Women have been staging protests in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, including at the historic Clock Tower here, demanding scrapping of CAA and NRC.

Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly attempting to hurl bombs at the residence of Tamil magazine Thughlak editor S Gurumurthy in Mylapore area in the city.

The government plans to complete three of the 22 expressways and green corridors in the next three years, including the flagship Delhi Mumbai Expressway being built at a new alignment, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said. These 22 projects comprising 7,500 km of greenfield expressways and corridors are planned to be completed by FY25 at a cost of Rs 3.10 lakh crore.

Tata Motors aims to establish itself as the leader in the electric vehicle (EV) market in the country as it looks to roll out new products for both private and fleet segments, a senior company official said. The company, which sells its Tigor EV primarily to fleet customers, is now gearing up to cater to the personal segment with the introduction of the electric version of compact SUV Nexon which comes with a range of over 300 kms.

The CB-CID today conducted an inquiry with three more persons in connection with the scam in Group 4 examination conducted by the Tamilnadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) last year.

The flight in which actor Rajinikanth was travelling to Mysuru developed technical snag ahead of its departure from Chennai airport this morning.