With this win Praggnanandhaa also added some more spice to the tale around the highest rated Indian as he again overtook Viswanathan Anand in live rating to clinch the top spot in the country.
The BBC report said a third of medals in endurance events at the Olympics and world championships between 2001 and 2012 were won by athletes who have recorded "suspicious tests".
Its callous perspective and comical treatment of a sensitive matter makes a complete hash of things, asserts Sukanya Verma.
Jadeja, Chahar, Harshal, Tushar, Mitchell... Who gets your vote?
An animal rights activist on June 15 asked the court to quash the three notifications that declared nilgai (blue bulls), monkeys and wild boars as vermin in the states of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, respectively.
'My fans always supported me and whenever I was left behind, they pulled me by holding my hand, so I am very grateful.'
Sloane Stephens, Kim Clijsters, Hyeon Chung among others were made acquainted with snakes and crocs of a varied variety, and kissed and cuddled Koala bears on Wednesday.
Star mums celebrate Mother's Day with cute pictures of their children.
Looking for fun things to do as family during this sunny season?
Neha Uberoi received a wild card for the main draw of the Sunfeast Open 2005 tennis tournament to be held in Kolkata.
Valmik Thapar's book -- Wildfire: The Splendours Of India's Animal Kingdom -- is a reminder of India's sumptuous wildlife wealth at a time when there is a steady dilution of conservation policies
Ms Sen will give you a much-needed dose of off-duty glam.
India's Ankita Bhambri has been awarded a wild card at the Hyderabad Open.
After a few heavy-duty parts, the 42 year old is ready to let his hair down and burn the dance floor once again in his upcoming rom-com, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, co-starring Kriti Sanon.
The ninth seed who has won five titles this year offered little resistance and the American eased to victory in the first round at the US Open.
Karan Rastogi was given the third and final wild card for the singles event of the Chennai Open tennis championship.
Sania Mirza has got a wild card entry for the season-opening Grand Slam, beginning next month in Melbourne.
This summer, when you set out on a perilous journey across the mountains, make sure your piece of equipment doesn't fall off the cliff -- and that it fends off the elements, too.
'This Lok Sabha election is more of a trial for GenAI content.'
Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi crashed through the defences of world number three Hikaru Nakamura of United States, while R Praggnanandhaa went down to compatriot D Gukesh in the second round of Candidates chess tournament in Toronto.
Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday
This election will be remembered for being the first election where the Election Commission failed to take action on gross violations involving the ruling party that repeatedly used religion, communal slurs, lies and undocumented allegations, observes Ramesh Menon.
All-rounder Rachin Ravindra continued to bolster his reputation with three for 33 as New Zealand reduced a weakened but battling South Africa side to 220 for six on the first day of the second Test at Seddon Park on Tuesday.
Harleen Sethi shows you how you can be both fashion-forward and comfy.
A look at the big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic of the same name.
We take a look at the contestants in the reckoning for the wild card entry this Sunday.
In a quest for simplicity? You have come to the right place!
One more African cheetah died in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) on Tuesday due to suspected infighting, a senior forest department official said, the seventh feline fatality in four months.
World number one Iga Swiatek blasted past American Danielle Collins 6-3, 6-0.
After three days of intense search operations, forest department officials tracked the wild cat in the city's outskirts at Kudlu Gate near Electronic City in Bengaluru South.
Double Olympic champion Lin Dan of China will defend his World Championships title in August after receiving a wild card for the Guangzhou event, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday.
Images from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Thursday.
The latest Hollywood updates.
Shocking videos of an ailing wild leopard being surrounded by a group of villagers, who are taking selfies with him and even trying to ride on him have emerged from Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh.
IMAGES from the WPL opener between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians played in Bengaluru on Friday
Aadujeevitham marks a new direction for Malayalam cinema, where ambition meets resources and the right people, all in favour of stories that deserve to be told on the biggest stage of them all, notes Arjun Menon.
Dear readers, don't blame us if you start gasping for breath.
Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the government based on lessons learnt from the initial experience in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park.
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