Venkatachari Jagannathan

Stories by Venkatachari Jagannathan

FIDE Chess World Cup In India!

FIDE Chess World Cup In India!

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2025

The FIDE World Cup for chess will be held between October 30 and November 27, 2025.

Will July 20 Be India's International Chess Day?

Will July 20 Be India's International Chess Day?

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2025

The Indian women chess masters will continue to keep the country's flag flying at the on-going FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 at Batumi, Georgia.

How British Airways Treated Chess Star!

How British Airways Treated Chess Star!

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2025

Arjun Erigaisi had to face involuntary downgrade from business class, rude staff and above all baggage loss.

AI Crash Report Raises More Questions: Pilots

AI Crash Report Raises More Questions: Pilots

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2025

Pilot groups have accused the AAIB of portraying the pilots as responsible for the incident, with vague and selective presentation of cockpit conversations.

Kepler Wins Defence Deal for Swarming Satellites

Kepler Wins Defence Deal for Swarming Satellites

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2025

The autonomous satellite swarm is being designed for the Defence Space Agency.

One Step Closer To Gaganyaan...

One Step Closer To Gaganyaan...

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2025

With these successful tests, ISRO has moved a step closer to India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan.

Anil Menon Will Spend 8 Months In Space In 2026

Anil Menon Will Spend 8 Months In Space In 2026

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2025

Anil Menon, the latest to join the list of American astronauts with Indian roots, will fly to the International Space Station in June 2026 as a flight engineer.

5 Indian GMs Among World's Top 25

5 Indian GMs Among World's Top 25

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2025

Neither current World Champion D Gukesh nor former world champion Vishy Anand are the top rated Indian chess player.

Indian Startups Team Up For Global Space Services Hub

Indian Startups Team Up For Global Space Services Hub

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2025

The strategic partnership aims to unify the two companies' end-to-end, indigenously-developed capabilities across the upstream and downstream segments of the Space value chain.

Aayush Goyal Is Headed To The North Pole!

Aayush Goyal Is Headed To The North Pole!

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2025

Aayush will represent India on Rosatom's Arctic expedition aboard the 50 Let Pobedy nuclear icebreaker.

India's Shubhanshu Shukla set to fly to ISS on June 25

India's Shubhanshu Shukla set to fly to ISS on June 25

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2025

The mission was originally scheduled for lift-off on May 29 but was put off multiple times when engineers detected a liquid oxygen leak in the boosters of the Falcon-9 rocket and NASA also detected leaks in the ageing Russian module of the ISS.

Indo-US NISAR Satellite Set for July Launch

Indo-US NISAR Satellite Set for July Launch

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2025

NISAR will not be used for surveillance and will be used to observe the earth.

Did ISRO Play Role In Axiom Mission Delay?

Did ISRO Play Role In Axiom Mission Delay?

Rediff.com   17 Jun 2025

'ISRO recommended to carry out in-situ repairs or replacement and conduct a low-temperature leak test to validate system performance and integrity, before proceeding with launch.'

Delhi Or Goa: Where Will Chess World Cup Be Held?

Delhi Or Goa: Where Will Chess World Cup Be Held?

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2025

FIDE, which has listed the venue for all its global events, has not yet announced the venue for the World Cup.

Shuks To Fly To ISS On June 19

Shuks To Fly To ISS On June 19

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2025

The rocket flight was aborted in order to plug the liquid oxygen leak identified during post-static fire Falcon 9 rocket inspections.

How SpaceX Can Speed Up Shuks' Mission

How SpaceX Can Speed Up Shuks' Mission

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2025

'The solution is to replace, clean up, retest and proceed.' 'There is nothing to worry about if corrected.'

What RBI's 50 bps rate cut mean for the 'aam aadmi'

What RBI's 50 bps rate cut mean for the 'aam aadmi'

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2025

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.5% was contrary to the expectations of many economists. Firstly, most of the economists expected the MPC to cut the repo rate by 25 bps citing the weakening of inflation, prospects of economic growth, geopolitical uncertainty and comfortable system liquidity.

Will FIDE Take Action Against Carlsen?

Will FIDE Take Action Against Carlsen?

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2025

Magnus Carlsen banged the table while his game against World Champion D Gukesh was still in progress, an act that violated chess conduct rules.

Why RBI is likely to cut repo rate by another 25 bps

Why RBI is likely to cut repo rate by another 25 bps

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2025

The weakening of inflation, prospects of economic growth, geopolitical uncertainty and comfortable system liquidity may result in the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut the repo rate by another 25 basis points, opine top economists. They also said the external economic pressures like trade policies and others would require continued RBI's accommodative stance and policy support for the Indian industry to sustain the growth.

Two Chess Bodies, One Big Controversy

Two Chess Bodies, One Big Controversy

Rediff.com   26 May 2025

Two associations claiming to represent Bihar chess has startled the AICF.