R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: The Norway Chess 2026 title race is heading for a dramatic finale, with three players still in contention and just one round left to play. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remains firmly in the hunt and will enter the final day knowing the championship is within…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi applauds the crowd after the World Cup round of 32 soccer match against Cape Verde (AP Photo) Lionel Messi acknowledged the stern test posed by Cabo Verde after defending champions Argentina survived a dramatic scare to secure a 3-2 extra-time victory in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32.The reigning champions…
The Indian Navy and the defence research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have successfully conducted the first salvo firing of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Short Range (NASM-SR). The test was carried out from the Navy’s Sea King helicopter off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal.During the trial, the helicopter fired two NASM-SR missiles in quick…
By 2024, Russia appeared to have defied expectations. Despite unprecedented Western sanctions, the economy grew by 4.9%, unemployment fell to record lows, and factories linked to the defence sector ran around the clock. President Vladimir Putin pointed to these figures as proof that Russia had adapted to wartime conditions.But beneath the headline numbers another story…
There was an air of supreme excitement when Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United from Juventus in 2021, which was elevated by Peter Drury’s commentary: “Madeira, Manchester, Madrid, Turin and Manchester again. Wreathed in red. Restored to this great gallery of the game. A walking work of art. Vintage. Beyond valuation, beyond forgery or imitation….
OpenAI is willing to pay up to $445,000 for a single researcher whose job is to think about a problem that may not exist yet: an AI that can make itself smarter. The listing, first reported by Business Insider, sits on the company’s Preparedness safety team and asks for “strong technical executors” who are also…
What began as a crowdwork moment at a comedy show has snowballed into a much larger debate online. A viral clip from comedian Pranit More’s performance is facing backlash across social media, with many viewers arguing that the issue goes beyond an audience member’s remarks. As the clip continued to circulate, creators including Kusha Kapila…
A two-year-old warning from tech billionaire Elon Musk has resurfaced online following the news that Apple has officially sued its artificial intelligence (AI) partner, OpenAI, for trade secret theft. Apple filed a lawsuit on Friday, July 10, in the Northern District of California, accusing the ChatGPT creator of running a coordinated espionage campaign to systematically…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at NBC’s Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker before abruptly ending a television interview, accusing her and major American news networks of being ‘crooked’ while defending his claims that US elections are rigged.The confrontation escalated when Welker pressed Trump to provide evidence for his repeated allegations of…
Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked exporters to target $1 trillion in goods and services exports in the current financial year, after India recorded an all-time high outbound shipment value of $863.11 billion in 2025-26, PTI reported.“This year, let’s aspire for a $1 trillion exports target. It’s possible,” Goyal said at an…