Arjun Bhati has managed to raise 4.30 lakh to fight the COVID-19 pandemic by selling all his trophies, including three world junior golf championship titles and a national championship. Meanwhile, chess players in the country, including the likes of Grandmaster P Harikrishna, are doing their bit in the fight against the Covid-19 by raising more than Rs 3 lakh as their contribution.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
RBI said a total of 8,707 frauds involving Rs 1 lakh and above were detected during 2019-20 involving an amount of Rs 185,644 crore.
The court, in its order, noted that the investigation in the case was of prime importance and considering this aspect, the further presence of the accused before the NCB was necessary.
The Indian Grandmaster was held to a draw by International Master Daniel Gormally of England in the seventh round of the 10-player Hastings chess tournament.
Ramesh tied with Alexander Fominyh and Marat Dzhumaev but was declared winner on the basis of better progressive score.
Former India hockey coach Harendra Singh finds himself on a different turf in the country's battle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic -- supervising arrangements for Indian evacuees from coronavirus-struck nations as Air India's General Manager.
Given India's reliance on coal, electric vehicles could at best be 10% more efficient than petrol in terms of CO2 savings.
"I practice chess based on what I think is a priority, and what I feel like doing. I also read some chess books -- 'Saying No to Chess Principles' by Evgeny Bareev and 'Life and Games of Mikhail Tal"
The plum chutney bring depth of flavour to this dish.
The decision marks first successful policy intervention.
He drew with Grandmaster Alexei Barsov of Uzbekistan, his fifth successive draw in as many rounds, in the fifth round of the 65th Hastings International Chess Congress.
Viswanathan Anand may not quite have an heir yet among Indian chess players, but the country has youngsters with the highest aspirations.
Marat Dhzumaev of Uzbekistan, Pendyala Harikrishna, Alexander Fominyh of Russia and R B Ramesh share the lead in the Parsvnath international.
The Indian ace beat eighth seeded Grandmaster Konstantin Landa of Russia in the sixth round of Hogeschool Zeeland International Chess tournament.
The competition begins with a series between world champions England and Ireland, beginning at Southampton on July 30. The rest of the schedule will be unveiled later.
The second seeded GM beat Lenier Dominiguez of Cuba in his fifth round match in the 18th North Sea Cup.
The Indian GM scored a tactical victory over GM Bruzon Lazaro of Cuba in the fourth round of the 18th North Sea Cup.
The International Master drew with Grandmaster Hua Ni of China to take his tally to 3.5 points in the fifth Asian Chess championship.
Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran slipped to joint second after drawing with GM Artashes Minasian of Armenia in the seventh round of the Dubai International Chess Championship.
The Indian ace scored his second straight victory in the Masters' section of 15th Abu Dhabi International Chess festival.
The duo joined overnight leaders Pavel Kotsur, Saidali Iuldachev and Serik Temirbaev at the top after the penultimate round in the Parsvanath chess tournament.
As of now, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, along with GM MV Sridhar, is likely to look after the day-to-day functioning of the board.
The two Indian Grandmasters played out a fighting draw amongst themselves to remain in joint lead after the third round of Gibraltar Chess Congress.
The Indian Grandmaster's first victory took him to joint-fifth in the 10-player Hastings chess tournament.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly finished second in the Gibeltelecom Masters International Open Chess tournament.
The Indian Grandmaster was beaten by GM Mark Hebden of England in the opening round of the Hastings International Chess Congress.\n\n
Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Sandipan Chanda maintained their lead after the fifth round of the Gibtelecom Masters International Open chess tournament.
The Indian Grandmaster drew with GM Jonathan Rowson of Scotland in the second round of the Hastings International Chess Congress.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
GM Pavel Kotsur of Kazakhstan and Saidali Iuldachev of Uzbekistan maintained their joint lead after the eighth round of the Parsvanath International Chess tournament.
Canine lover and dog trainer Pooja Sathe Gawande answers your queries.
The Indian bounced back to joint lead after splitting a point with Eduard Gorovykh of Russia in the ninth round.
Unable to break through the solid defenses of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by the Azerbaijani in the second round of the Group 'A' of Corus International Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.
The Vietnam GM beat Chinese GM Zhang Peng Xiang in the eighth round in the Commonwealth chess championship.
Either Hyderabad or Rajkot may host India's maiden day-night Test match when the West Indies will arrive for a tour, later this year.
With two rounds left the Indian GM is level with GM Luke McShane of England in the North Sea Cup.
The draw left the top seeded Indian at the bottom of the table after the second round in the Marx Gyorgy Memorial International Chess tournament.
The Indian GM drew with GM Michal Krasenkow of Poland in the third round of the North Sea Cup.
Krishnan Sasikiran drew the final round game against GM Vitaly Tseshkovsky to tie for sixth place.
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