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Gupta And Kannan Maintain Dominance In Pune Chess

Gupta And Kannan Maintain Dominance In Pune Chess

Rediff.com1 Jul 2026

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta and USA's Vaidyanathan Kannan have emerged as joint leaders in the Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin Chess Tournament after securing their second consecutive wins. Kannan, a 13-year-old, defeated GM Aleksey Fedorov, while Gupta overcame Ashwath S. India's Kushagra Mohan also caused an upset by beating GM Aleksey Alexandrov.

Abhijeet Gupta, Vaidyanathan Kannan Share Lead In Pune Chess

Abhijeet Gupta, Vaidyanathan Kannan Share Lead In Pune Chess

Rediff.com2 Jul 2026

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta and USA's Vaidyanathan Kannan are joint leaders after the third round of the Pune International Grand Master Round Robin Event, both tied at 2.5 points. The round saw several draws and an upset victory.

Gupta Secures Top Spot At Pune Grandmaster Chess Event

Gupta Secures Top Spot At Pune Grandmaster Chess Event

Rediff.com3 Jul 2026

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta has taken the sole lead in the Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin Chess tournament after drawing his fourth-round match. He is followed by Advik Agarwal and Vaidyanathan Kannan, with Kannan losing his joint lead.

10 Women With Supernatural Powers In The Movies

10 Women With Supernatural Powers In The Movies

Rediff.com7 days ago

From superheroes and aliens to witches, ghosts and shape-shifting mutants, these 10 Bollywood women prove that supernatural powers come in all shades of mischief, menace and magic.

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta Dominates Pune Chess Event

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta Dominates Pune Chess Event

Rediff.com5 Jul 2026

Top seed Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta secured a decisive victory against Aleksej Alexandrov in the sixth round of the Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin Chess Tournament, maintaining his sole lead. Indian International Masters Aswath S and Kushagra Mohan are in second and third positions, respectively, with three rounds remaining.

Gupta Holds Top Spot After Seventh Round In Pune

Gupta Holds Top Spot After Seventh Round In Pune

Rediff.com6 Jul 2026

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta maintained his sole lead in the Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin chess tournament after drawing with IM Akshay Borgaonkar in the seventh round. Other Indian players, IM Kushagra Mohan and IM Ashwath S, also performed well, securing third and second places respectively.

Abhijeet Gupta Maintains Lead, Aswath S Delivers Major Upset At Pune Chess Tournament

Abhijeet Gupta Maintains Lead, Aswath S Delivers Major Upset At Pune Chess Tournament

Rediff.com4 Jul 2026

Top seed Abhijeet Gupta has maintained his lead in the Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin chess tournament after securing his fourth win. International Master Aswath S caused a significant upset by defeating Belarus Grandmaster Fedorov Alexei, moving into second place. All five games in the fifth round produced decisive results.

Abhijeet Gupta Crowned Champion At Pune International Chess Tournament

Abhijeet Gupta Crowned Champion At Pune International Chess Tournament

Rediff.com8 Jul 2026

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta secured the championship at the Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin Chess Tournament. International Master Aswath S finished as runner-up, achieving his final Grandmaster norm to become India's 98th Grandmaster. Kushagra Mohan took third place, while Advik Agarwal earned his second International Master norm.

Abhijeet Gupta Leads Pune Grandmaster Chess Tournament Ahead Of Final Round

Abhijeet Gupta Leads Pune Grandmaster Chess Tournament Ahead Of Final Round

Rediff.com7 Jul 2026

Top-seed Indian Abhijeet Gupta secured a crucial victory in the eighth round of the Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin Chess Tournament, maintaining his lead. Fellow Indian International Masters Aswath S and Kushagra Mohan also won, positioning themselves strongly for the title in the final round, with Aswath eyeing a Grandmaster title and Kushagra a Grandmaster norm.

Vaazha 2 Review: An Improved, Crowd-Pleasing Sequel That Hits All the Right Notes

Vaazha 2 Review: An Improved, Crowd-Pleasing Sequel That Hits All the Right Notes

Rediff.com4 Apr 2026

Vaazha 2 grows beyond the shadow of its predecessor by refining its tone, strengthening its themes and delivering more assured emotional beats and performances, notes Sreeju Sudhakaran.

Dravid's son Anvay picked for BCCI's U-19 tournament

Dravid's son Anvay picked for BCCI's U-19 tournament

Rediff.com4 Nov 2025

Anvay Dravid, a top-order batter-cum-wicketkeeper, has been named in Team C of the BCCI's Under-19 One-Day Challenger Trophy.

Ranji Trophy: MP trounce Maharashtra, enter quarters

Ranji Trophy: MP trounce Maharashtra, enter quarters

Rediff.com31 Jan 2026

Ranji Trophy: MP enter quarterfinals; Saurashtra on brink of qualification

'Refrain from name-calling': Ex-judges slam Shah's attack on VP candidate

'Refrain from name-calling': Ex-judges slam Shah's attack on VP candidate

Rediff.com25 Aug 2025

A group of retired judges has criticized Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks about opposition vice-presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy and the Salwa Judum judgement, calling them 'unfortunate'.

Can Jha & Team Convince Japan, Korea Etc?

Can Jha & Team Convince Japan, Korea Etc?

Rediff.com23 May 2025

JD-U MP Sanjay Kumar Jha heads a diplomatic mission to Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Singapore, to seek international cooperation after the Pahalgam attack while highlighting Pakistan's role in cross-border terrorism.

Sara Feels Gratitude For...

Sara Feels Gratitude For...

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

Ranveer is lost in thought... Aditi gets sun-kissed...Shakti Mohan goes to Sri Lanka...

Review: Katti Batti songs are forgettable

Review: Katti Batti songs are forgettable

Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

Much more was expected from the soundtrack of Katti Batti, writes Aelina Kapoor.

Why DGCA Suspended Vistara Executive

Why DGCA Suspended Vistara Executive

Rediff.com1 May 2024

This isn't the first instance of Vistara facing scrutiny from the regulator over improper pilot training.

Orphaned at 5, Revathi gears up to live Olympic dream

Orphaned at 5, Revathi gears up to live Olympic dream

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

Sprinter Revathi Veeramani is part of the 4x400m Indian mixed relay team in the Tokyo Games, starting July 23.

Bollywood's BEST Songs of 2017

Bollywood's BEST Songs of 2017

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

Sukanya Verma lists her top 15 songs of the year.

Shah Rukh, Tabu, Taapsee cheer Ayushmann

Shah Rukh, Tabu, Taapsee cheer Ayushmann

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

Article 15 releases on June 28.

Business travel takes off again on a wing and a prayer

Business travel takes off again on a wing and a prayer

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

Business executives are finally dusting off their long-unused suitcases to resume travel, thanks to a good vaccination rate, a drop in fresh cases, and an easing of travel restrictions. It comes as a huge relief for the ravaged aviation, travel and hospitality sectors. "We are witnessing a 40 per cent recovery on pre-covid volumes from our business travellers, signalling the return of corporate confidence in air travel," said Indiver Rastogi, president & group head, Global Business Travel, Thomas Cook (India) & SOTC.

Tamil superstar Vijay oragnises an Iftar party

Tamil superstar Vijay oragnises an Iftar party

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

Get your low down on what's happening in the Tamil film industry, right here!

Lakshadweep administrator has Modi's ear, and trust

Lakshadweep administrator has Modi's ear, and trust

Rediff.com16 Jun 2021

Given Narendra Modi's trust in him, Praful Khoda Patel is unlikely to back down in Lakshadweep.

Bengali musical icon Sandhya Mukherjee passes away

Bengali musical icon Sandhya Mukherjee passes away

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

Legendary Bengali semi-classical singer Sandhya Mukherjee, who had worked with leading music directors such as S D Burman, Naushad and Salil Chaudhury died on Tuesday evening following a massive cardiac arrest, leaving behind millions of mourning fans of all ages across borders.

Fahadh to play a baddie in his Tamil debut?

Fahadh to play a baddie in his Tamil debut?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal.

Padma awards for Jaitley, Sushma, Fernandes, Parrikar

Padma awards for Jaitley, Sushma, Fernandes, Parrikar

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

The Padma Vibhushan for this year has been awarded to a total of seven prominent personalities, while 16 have been given the Padma Bhushan, 118 have been given the Padma Shri on the 71st Republic Day this year, they said.

Which Telugu movie are YOU looking forward to?

Which Telugu movie are YOU looking forward to?

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

A look at Telugu films releasing on New Year's Eve!

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

The PNB fiasco falls into a family line that involves non-fund limits - read contingent liabilities which are off-books. Harshad Mehta did it with bankers' receipts in 1992. Ketan Parekh exploited the ignorance of bankers who did not know the difference between a cheque and a pay-order. And the RBI blinked when it failed to insist the SWIFT platform be linked to the core banking solution. Raghu Mohan & Abhijit Lele trace the banking mess that was just waiting to happen.

Why Jaya has not stepped out of her house for five months

Why Jaya has not stepped out of her house for five months

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

Five months since her conviction by a Karnataka court and being forced to step down as Tamil Nadu CM, Jayalalithaa has not been out of her house. However, she continues to run the Tamil Nadu government with the help of a few retired bureaucrats reports R Ramasubramanian.

Haryana goes to polls in high stakes multi-cornered fight

Haryana goes to polls in high stakes multi-cornered fight

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

The fate of 1,351 candidates will be sealed by 1.63 crore voters in high-stakes multi-cornered contest in Haryana which goes to polls on Wednesday with top guns including the kin of the three famous 'Lals' battling it out in the state.