Indian GM D Gukesh overwhelmed Dutch player Max Warmerdam for his third victory on the trot and elevated himself to a joint lead after the seventh round of the Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands on Sunday.
Palestinian children sit by the fire next to the rubble of a house hit in an Israeli strike during the conflict, amid a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis.
This comes after it was reported that the hospital has been facing repeated attacks.
Twelve constituencies of Bastar division were among 20 assembly segments in Chhattisgarh that went to the polls in the first phase on November 7. A high voter turnout of 78 per cent was recorded in these 20 seats.
With five points in his kitty from eight games, D Gukesh jointly leads the standings with Anish Giri of Holland.
Many hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 and Palestinians in Israeli prisons were released during the hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel during the temporary truce that ended on Wednesday night.
With seven rounds still to come in the first super tournament of the year, Anish Guru maintained his sole lead on 4.5 points out of a possible six and he is now trailed by Iranian turned Frenchman Firouza Alireza who is on 4 points.
Grandmaster D Gukesh endured a heartbreak in the final tie-breaker against Wei Yi of China and had to be content with a joint second place finish at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands.
'There is no safe spot in Gaza.' 'Israeli airstrikes are targeting everything, everywhere.' 'Hospitals, mosques, churches, schools have been bombed. These are places where people were taking shelter.'
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'There were many experts around me,' A Ganesh Nadar discovers at the India-Pakistan hockey game. 'One of them was explaining to his neighbour, that fellow is a good dragger and flicker, that fellow is a penalty corner specialist, that fellow is a penalty specialist, that fellow is a very good defender, etc, freely dispensing with his expert knowledge.'
'We are facing a brutal war here and everything is being destroyed and bombarded in a matter of seconds'
Newborns are placed in bed after being taken off incubators in Gaza's Al Shifa hospital after power outages.
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With an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza looming large, Israel has said it will step up its aerial strikes in the besieged Palestinian territory to create the 'best conditions' for troops to move in.
The charge sheet, which was filed against 20 PFI members, further mentions that "these 'Service Team' members were given arms as well attack training and surveillance techniques training in order to identify, list out and to mount surveillance on individuals and leaders belonging to certain communities and groups".
An installation with pictures of hostages abducted by Hamas in Tel Aviv.
Majdi El-Tattar was just nine years old when he lost his leg in an accident.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said two major terror modules were busted in the state in a "nationally coordinated operation".
He said that as India aspires to become the voice of the Global South, it cannot be discussed without discussing the problems of people in Palestine.
More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled south over the past two days, according to Israel, but they still face bombardment and dire conditions.
Running out of money, the 31-year-old also had to cut down on the "quality and quantity" of his meals.
The police are maintaining surveillance on private madrasas across Assam for any "suspicious activities" and necessary action will be taken if there are any inputs in this regard, he said.
In a phone conversation, Modi, at the same time, shared with Abbas India's 'deep concern' over terrorism, violence and deteriorating security situation in the region.
As residents of Gaza flee their homes to escape an Israel invasion, Israelis mourn their dead a week after the Hamas attack.
The war between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas raged for a fifth day on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, as Israeli warplanes hammered neighbourhood after neighbourhood in the Gaza Strip, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety.
Seeking the support of India in its action against Palestinian armed group Hamas, the consul general of Israel to South India Tammy Ben-Haim on Tuesday said the Jewish State needs the support of like-minded countries and people around the world to understand that they need to fight against terrorism together.
Israeli soldiers and tanks on the move in Gaza. Palestinians killed and wounded in Israeli strikes. When will it all end?
As the Israeli military is all set to launch a ground invasion in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday identified the organisational hierarchy of Hamas and vowed to destroy and dismantle the group by targeting its top brass, who were 'responsible' for the attacks against Israeli civilians.
'Answer to killing civilians cannot be to kill more civilians. Imposing a siege and bombarding civilian infrastructure in a densely populated area will not bring peace and security to the region'
In an update posted on X, the Israeli defense forces said that dozens of warplanes attacked more than 80 targets throughout Beit Hanon during the night.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is moving to 'full offence' against Hamas targets as the counter-offensive in the wake of the terror attacks rages on, The Times of Israel reported.
Ghana international winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey.
Mustafa-Ibn-Jameel, a 27-year-old calligrapher from Kashmir, broke the world record by writing the Quran on a 500-metre scroll.
If the war in the Israel-Gaza region escalates into a larger West Asian conflict, it could pose problems.
Apart from a place in the Candidates to be played in April next year in Canada, Vaishali got richer by US$25000 (Over Rs 20 Lakhs) while Vidit took home a whopping prize purse of US$80000 (Over Rs 66 Lakhs).
Days after an attack on a hospital in Gaza triggered global outrage, India on Thursday called for strict observance of international humanitarian law.
The massive explosion at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital late on Tuesday night killed 471 people and injured 314 others, the Palestinian Health Ministry has said.
Punia is planning to skip the trials for the World Championships on August 25 and 26 and instead wants to train at a foreign location to prepare for the Asian Games
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