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Magnus Carlsen on Gukesh vs Javokhir Sindarov World Championship clash BENGALURU: Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has pushed back against the framing of D Gukesh’s upcoming World Championship match as a “title defence”, arguing that the Indian should instead be approaching it as an opportunity to gain rather than something to protect.Speaking to the reporters…

Solomon Pappaiah passed away at 90 in Madurai Throughout his life, even when he stood on stages created by the privileged, Solomon Pappaiah’s words were directed towards those who were struggling, had nothing. Ayya spoke for them. He was their voice.The pattimandram — Tamil legal-style debate forum taken to the streets by Kundrakudi Adigalar —…

Mbappé addresses viral dictator memes and a bizarre nickname, admitting the comparisons leave him with mixed feelings/ Image: AP, X Kylian Mbappé has never been short of attention, but a strange social-media trend surrounding the France and Real Madrid star has taken his fame in a direction he would rather not embrace. Images of Mbappé…

Chennai: Arumbakkam may soon get more shopping options and office space as Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) plans to construct a standalone seven-storey building near the Phase-1 station. The locality will join a growing list of areas such as Alandur, Saidapet and Ekkattuthangal where CMRL has either built or planned standalone commercial properties.The complex, integrated…

A forgotten camera sent Ian Thorpe back, narrowly keeping him from the World Trade Center that morning. Ian Thorpe was only 18 when a forgotten camera changed the course of one September morning. The Australian swimming sensation was in New York on September 11, 2001, and had planned to visit the observation deck of the…

Solomon Pappaiah in ‘Sivaji – The Boss’ Chennai: For generations of Tamil audiences, Solomon Pappaiah’s booming yet genial voice, effortless Madurai dialect, quick wit and ability to turn an argument into entertainment made him virtually synonymous with pattimandram. Cinema, however, discovered something else in him: Pappaiah did not have to become an actor to hold…

Pakistan’s Razaullah (AP) Pakistan produced a remarkable fightback on Day 3 of the third Test at Edgbaston, turning what looked like a straightforward innings defeat into a potentially tricky chase for England.After being bowled out for just 133 in their first innings and conceding a 320-run lead, Pakistan were expected to fold quickly in their…

Chennai: An elderly man hacked a 29-year-old man on the head with a sickle following a drunken brawl near Thimmavaram in Chengalpet. The victim is receiving treatment at a hospital and his condition is said to be critical.Police said Balaji of Thimmavaram, who worked at a private factory in Sriperumbudur, was returning home on a…

Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi NEW YORK CITY: Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi and Ukraine’s Antonina Sushkova pulled off another upset on Thursday, shocking the fourth-seeded Russian combine of Felitsata Dorofeeva-Rybas and Anna Pushkareva 6-4, 6-4 in 64 minutes to reach the US Open junior girls’ doubles semi-finals.It was another clean performance from the Indo-Ukrainian duo, who had knocked…

Carers of all psychotic illnesses go through extreme stress At 55, Sivaprasad* doesn’t work. Not that he doesn’t want to. After his parents passed, he is the sole caregiver of his brother with schizophrenia. His 52-year-old brother’s medications cost some Rs 9,000 a month, so he takes on online freelance projects whenever possible to fund…