Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan on Sunday qualified for the FIDE World Cup, scheduled to be held in July, by winning the AICF World Cup qualifier online chess tournament.
‘Saudi committed to meet India’s oil requirement’
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, on Sunday said it is committed to meet India”s requirements of petroleum products, an affirmation that came in the wake of the country pitching for easing global output cuts to rein in surging oil prices.
Mary Kom signs off with silver medal at Asian Championships
Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) signed off with a silver medal in the Asian Boxing Championships after going down in an intense final against Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan here on Sunday.
CSK recalls Raina’s knock against KXIP
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday recalled Suresh Raina’s ferocious innings in the knock-out match against King Xi Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014.
Score big tons, taking five-fors: Elgar to SA cricketers
South Africa skipper Dean Elgar conceded that the skill level of his team hasn’t been where it should be and that the players should “get back to scoring big hundreds and taking five-fors like it used to be.
Andujar upsets Thiem in five sets at Roland Garros
Pablo Andujar recovered from two-sets-to-love down for the first time in his career on Sunday at Roland Garros for his first victory over a Top 5 star in the FedEx ATP Rankings.
Lockdown extension comes into effect in TN from today
The full and complete lockdown, which has been extended further by a week sans relaxations till 6 am of 7 June, has come into effect from today.
167 gentleman cadets, 31 women pass out from OTA
A total of 167 Gentleman Cadets of the SSC-111 and 31 Women Cadets of the SSC (W)-25 Courses were inducted into the Indian Army on Saturday at an an impressive Passing Out Parade (POP) held at the Officer’s Training Academy (OTA) here.
Pulwama Martyr’s wife joins Army in Chennai
It was a poignant and a proud moment as Nitika Kaul, wife of Pulwama Martyr Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, was inducted into the Indian Army at an impressive Passing Out Parade held at the country’s premier defence training establishment, Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai.
Anandakrishnan: A scholar with heart at right place
Renowned educationist and former Anna University Vice-Chancellor M Anandakrishnan died here on Saturday after testing positive for Covid-19. He was 93.