Nihal Sarin at Chess Olympiad (Photo by Michal Walusza from FIDE) NEW DELHI: On Monday, India’s open team was paired against hot favourites and tournament hosts Uzbekistan in Round 6 of the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.The anticipation around this fixture had been building since before the tournament began, perhaps because these two nations have…
U.S. President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helicopter landing pad, attempting to brush aside a First Amendment firestorm even as major television networks kept their cameras away in protest of CNN being banned from the grounds. A drizzle fell on the South Lawn on Monday (September 21, 2026) as Mr. Trump used…
Chennai: Governor R V Arlekar is yet to decide on prosecution-sanction requests concerning former DMK ministers V Senthilbalaji and Anitha S Radhakrishnan, despite Enforcement Directorate (ED) approaching the state govt in May.Union govt has introduced a provision in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) that provides for “deemed consent” if sanction is not granted within four…
General:This could be your most favourable day of the week, and you should use it with care. Saturn steadies your steps, while Jupiter opens doors through status, public regard, and work-related opportunity.Social honour and recognition are likely. You may receive praise, a respectful mention, a useful introduction, or simply find that people listen more closely…
Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s pinnacle as India captain was the 2011 World Cup triumph, and Zaheer Khan was one of that campaign’s unsung heroes. His joint-highest tally of 21 wickets in the tournament, alongside Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi, and his opening spell of 5-3-6-1 in the final against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede are not…
Robin Williams’ daughter, Zelda Williams, condemns the use of AI to create videos of her father online after one such video ended up going viral. (Instagram) Zelda Williams is taking a stand against AI. The actress and director, whose father, the world-renowned star Robin Williams, passed away in 2011, recently called netizens out online for…
India vs Japan Live Score, T20I: India’s one-off T20I against Japan is more than an unusual fixture on the international calendar. It carries echoes of a cricketing tradition that dates back nearly a century. On their way to England for the 1930 Ashes, Australia stopped in Ceylon, where touring teams traditionally played a day of…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was clinging to power on Monday (September 21, 2026) after his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered its worst regional election defeat in post-War Germany, and members of his coalition clashed over his unpopular reform agenda. Mr. Merz himself described the loss on Sunday (September 20, 2026) in the northeastern state…
Cartoon illustration of customs officials at Chennai International Airport escorting a suspected passenger to an x‑ray screening room to check for internally concealed contraband such as gold or narcotics as part of an airport security investigation. Chennai: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a novel gold-smuggling racket at Chennai airport, involving two customs havildars…
General:Keep a tighter grip on the day than usual. Saturn asks for discipline, and the Moon highlights leakage of money, energy, and patience, so things can slip if you act carelessly.Expenses may run ahead of income today. Small spending adds up fast, online orders, convenience food, cab rides, subscriptions, a household item you didn’t plan…