D Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh (Photo by M Walusza) World Champion D Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh played to a draw in a rook-and-knight versus rook endgame that lasted 103 moves.Grandmaster Nihal Sarin secured a quick draw against Germany’s Matthias Bluebaum in the eighth round of the FIDE Grand Swiss. Both players now share the lead…
TOI correspondent from Washington: For the right, he was a doughty culture warrior who walked into the lion’s den to take on “woke” liberals. To the Left, he was a dangerous provocateur who put their lives at risk before he was himself assassinated during a campus event. Charlie Kirk’s murder is being broadly condemned and…
Utah Governor Spencer Cox on Friday said investigators discovered messages inscribed on bullet casings linked to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Cox said investigators recovered a bolt action rifle wrapped in a dark towel, fitted with a scope mount, along with bullet casings. “Notices, bulges” was written on one casing, while three unfired casings…
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Friday issued a notification renaming Ahmednagar railway station after receiving approval from the Union Home Ministry. The government is changing the station name to Ahilyanagar Railway Station. Earlier, the Ahmednagar district was renamed as Ahilyanagar district, PTI reported. Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who had pursued the matter, thanked…
Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated on September 10, 2025, while participating in a debate on free speech at Utah Valley University. Shot in the neck during an exchange on gun violence statistics, Kirk was rushed to the hospital but later died of his injuries. The following…
If for any reason, you are unable to file a tax return by the due date, you can file a belated return by 31 December 2025. ITR filing FY 2024-2025: The deadline or due date for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) for Assessment Year 2025-26 is September 15, 2025. This due date is unlikely to…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday lashed out Congress over an AI-generated video mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Heeraben.Senior BJP leaders accused Congress of taking a vow to “repeatedly insult” PM Modi’s mother.Union Minister Piyush Goyal attacked the “despondent” Congress, saying the grand old party was creating new records…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has told employees that the company needs to “do better” in rebuilding trust with its workforce. The remarks come after months of layoffs and a new return-to-office rule that the company announced recently. When an employee asked Nadella to speak about a perceived lack of empathy in the company’s culture, the…
Top executives at Microsoft and Google are delivering an identical message to their workforces: artificial intelligence adoption is no longer optional for career advancement. Both tech giants are now evaluating employees based on their AI usage and considering formal metrics in performance reviews as competition intensifies in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.Microsoft’s Julia Liuson, president…
Market experts predict this steady market rise will continue, backed by the government’s GST initiatives, potential US Fed rate cuts, and positive developments in US-India trade discussions. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Friday on the back of firm global cues. While Nifty50…
