October 2026

Nihal Sarin looks back at his Chess Olympiad loss to Uzbekistan NEW DELHI: World champion Dommaraju Gukesh was patiently following the game between his compatriot Nihal Sarin and Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev in Round 6 of the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.The other three boards had already ended in draws, Gukesh’s own game against Shamsiddin Vokhidov…

Puducherry: CPM Tamil Nadu state secretary P Shanmugam on Friday lashed out at the political landscape in TN and the Union territory of Puducherry, accusing major political parties—including the TVK—of distributing cash for votes in ongoing assembly byelections.Speaking to reporters in Puducherry, Shanmugam targeted TVK founder and Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay, questioning…

India women’s hockey team won their first Asian Games gold medal in 44 years. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India have moved into the top five of the Asian Games 2026 medal tally after a stunning day of gold-medal performances across sports.India now have 16 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze medals, taking their overall tally…

Chennai: Today, a ‘wall of hope’ built of 20,000 Post-it notes, each carrying a young person’s raison d’etre, will come together at IIT Madras Research Park in Taramani. ‘To become an IAS officer,’ says a yellow 3×3 inch note from a 15-year-old. ‘For my younger brother,’ says another. ‘There is no one to care for…