Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal have made a major mark on British chess after winning the women’s and open titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry.Bodhana, just 11, became the youngest-ever British women’s champion after beating 14-year-old Ireland-based talent Trisha Kanyamarala in a tense rapid-chess playoff.Her…

Chennai: The Union govt on Monday told the Madras high court that its latest notification on singing Vande Mataram at govt functions does not mandate that the Tamil Thai Vaazhthu should be sung at the end of such events.Additional solicitor-general A R L Sundaresan, appearing for the Centre, made the submission before the first bench…

India’s Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Neeraj Chopra has praised India’s young athletes after the country finished the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, USA, with three medals.The Indian team returned with two silver medals and one bronze, matching its medal tally from the 2021 and 2022 editions.“Congratulations to the entire Indian contingent at the…

Chennai: State BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Monday accused Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar and finance minister N Marie Wilson of promoting the beliefs of a particular religion while holding constitutional positions.Nagenthran, in a social media post, alleged that Prabhakar had participated in an anti-abortion campaign organised by a Christian organisation in Chennai on…