PM Modi gifting Javokhir Sindarov’s World Cup scoresheet to Uzbek Prez​​ Prime Minister Narendra Modi used chess as a unique diplomatic gesture during his visit to Uzbekistan, gifting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev the original handwritten scoresheet from Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov’s 2025 FIDE World Cup final victory in Goa.The scoresheet was presented in a leatherette cover…

Ban on mobile phones at temples in Tamil Nadu come into effect, Rs 5 deposit fee at designated entrance counters. After the mobile phone ban, a scene of phones being deposited at the Vadapalani Murugan Temple in Chennai came into effect from today. Chennai: The restriction on carrying mobile phones with cameras into 52 major…

Coco Gauff, of the United States, hits a return to Zeynep Sonmez, of Turkey, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Coco Gauff began her US Open campaign with a straight-set win, but her opening match was far from effortless. The…

Chennai: Pothole-riddled roads, dug-up stretches, and low-hanging electric cables have been plaguing the residents of Puducherry Pattai Road on OMR’s Semmenchery for the last one and a half years, as civic work in the area has moved at a snail’s pace.With more than 500 houses, including apartments, PG accommodations, and small-scale industrial units, the stretch…