Teenaged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down to Poland’s Jan-Krzystof Duda via the tie-break in the sixth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, here on Sunday.
Imran Khan booked for threatening judge, police officials
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan was booked for threatening a judge and two top police officials in a public meeting held at the F-9 Park late Saturday evening, local media reported.
UN chief inspects Ukraine’s grain export in Istanbul
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Istanbul and inspected the efforts of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in bringing Ukrainian grain to international markets.
China issues highest alert for high temperatures
China’s national observatory on Sunday continued to issue a red alert for high temperatures, the most severe warning in its four-tier warning system, as sweltering heatwaves still linger in a dozen of provincial-level regions.
20 die as heavy flooding hits Afghan’s province
At least 20 people died after a devastating flash flood hit Khoshi district in Afghanistan’s Logar province, officials said on Sunday
Japan wants missiles that can strike China
The Japanese government wants to extend the range of its Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles to at least 1,000km – and modify them to be launched from vessels and aircraft and to strike ground targets – in order to close the “missile gap” with China, local media reported.
Rs 60 crore worth drugs seized from Cochin airport
Drugs worth around Rs 60 crore were seized at the Cochin International Airport here on Sunday from a Delhi-bound Kerala native who had arrived in the port city from Zimbabwe via Doha
WhatsApp plans to bring Stories-like feature to chat list for iOS
After launching several new features this year, Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out the ability to watch Status directly from WhatsApp’s chat list for iOS users.
No plans to import wheat into India: Govt sources
The government has no plans to import wheat as it has sufficient stocks to meet the country’s requirements, official sources said. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has enough stock for public distribution, they added.
Biden says slavery ‘America’s original sin’
Slavery is “America’s original sin,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement….
