Author: Rahul M

Chess World Cup 2025: India’s 19-year-old chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh scripted history on Sunday, July 27, by becoming the first Indian ever to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup, defeating the legendary Koneru Humpy in an all-Indian final at Baku. With the win, Divya not only lifted the prestigious global title but also earned the Grandmaster (GM) title, becoming the 88th Indian and one of the youngest ever to do so. In a gripping final that went into tiebreaks, Divya held her nerve under pressure. The first Rapid game ended in a tense draw, but the teenager showed remarkable resilience…

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday took a swipe at the Opposition during discussion on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha, stating that focus must not remain on small issues when aiming to achieve a higher feat, since it can divert attention from national security. “When the aim is to go higher, we should not pay attention to small issues because focusing on issues that remain comparatively small can divert attention from national security,” Singh said while addressing the lower house of Parliament on Operation Sindoor. He criticised the choice of questions raised by the Opposition over time and…

Bengaluru‘s renowned restaurant chain Empire has come under scrutiny from the Karnataka Health Department after tests revealed that chicken kebabs from several of its outlets were unsafe for consumption. Ambarish Gowda, Food Safety Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), inspected the Empire outlet near Anand Rao Circle on June 27 during a routine check, and collected 2 kilograms of chicken kebab samples for laboratory analysis. Later, the Authority collected more samples from six outlets, and all of them were declared as unsafe for consumption. Test results from the State Food Laboratory of the Public Health Institute, released…

In the case of Byron, of Coldplay concert infamy, there are multiple articles asking ‘who is his wife?’and speculating about his family. As 404 Media writes, the incident is “emblematic of our ​​current private surveillance and social media hellscape,” where TikTok commenters are using facial recognition tools to identify random people online.“I think shaming is the extension of the algorithmic flow toward extremism,” says Cohen. “The internet normalizes content as it progresses, meaning anything extreme must continue to become more extreme … We’re also living through a period of perceived lawlessness and true crime investigations and shaming seem like justice,…

Perl was once everywhere. Or at least it felt that way. Around the turn of the millennium, it seemed that almost every website was built on the back of this scripting language. It processed massive amounts of text—mechanisms for doing this powerfully and easily were part of the language—and it was even used in bioinformatics, munging and churning through genetic data. Based on one list, the companies that used Perl ranged widely: Amazon, Google, Yahoo, Deutsche Bank, Akamai, Citibank, Comcast, Morgan Stanley, Mozilla. A lot of Craigslist was programmed in Perl.Even at its peak use, the popularity of Perl was…

New Delhi: ‘Dog Babu’, a canine in Patna, was listed as a resident of Masaurhi with a residence certificate, prompting the Opposition to fire fresh salvos at the Election Commission for its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exercise in Bihar. In a tweet late Sunday night, Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav had flagged the certificate, saying, “See it with your own eyes! On July 24 in Bihar, a dog got a residence certificate issued. This is the same certificate that is being accepted in Bihar under SIR, while Aadhaar and ration cards are being called fake.” Yadav had pointed…

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has a new ride for the upcoming Assembly election campaign: a custom-built ‘Nischay Rath’, designed to double as a mobile stage and war room on wheels. The vehicle, imported from Haryana, is now stationed in Patna and ready for action. The fully equipped vehicle will be Nitish’s mainstay for roadshows and public outreach across Bihar’s constituencies. He officially launched it on Saturday during a stop in Madhubani, boarding it for the first time. Built with the CM’s comfort and privacy in mind, the rath features four adjustable, cushioned seats tailored for long journeys. It also…

Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar shared his emotions after scoring his maiden Test century in Manchester and said that every century matters but this one means a lot and revealed coach Gautam Gambhir’s message of “fighting through the entire day” in an effort to secure a draw.   Sundar, who came to bat at No. 5 for the first time, scored an unbeaten 101 in an unbroken 203-run fifth-wicket stand with Ravindra Jadeja (107 not out). The duo’s brilliant stand for the fifth wicket saw India through to complete a draw. “It feels very special. Honestly, it’s difficult to put this…

Archive Photos/Getty Images With the release of “Halloween” in 1978, John Carpenter announced himself as a new master of horror, and he spent the 1980s honing his skills as the premiere maker of low-budget genre fare. Movies like “Escape from New York,” “The Thing,” “Starman,” “Big Trouble in Little China,” and “They Live” proved his skills not just at horror, but at action, sci-fi, and comedy as well.  Yet his career hit a snag in the 1990s with a film that very nearly caused him to stop directing altogether: the 1992 Chevy Chase vehicle “Memoirs…

IND vs ENG: England have named their squad for the much-anticipated fifth and final Test against India at The Oval, starting Thursday, July 31. Leading the five-match series 2-1, Ben Stokes and his team will look to seal the inaugural Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, while India aim to level the contest after pulling off a remarkable draw in Manchester. Overton Returns To Boost Pace Attack The only change to England’s squad from the fourth Test is the inclusion of Surrey all-rounder Jamie Overton. The 31-year-old, who last played a Test in 2022 against New Zealand, returns to the red-ball setup after three…