R Vaishali vs Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Niki Rega) New Delhi: In the zero-sum world of elite chess, friendships between compatriots often have to be sidelined across the board. This was evident at the Cape St Georges Hotel and Resort on Wednesday as India’s two sensations, R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh, faced off in a…
NTA issues advisory on photo-ID matching for CUET UG students. gave National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an important advisory to candidates appearing for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) 2026, flagging discrepancies in photographs submitted during the application process. Candidates whose live photographs do not match their identity proof records have been asked…
Divya Deshmukh vs Anna Muzychuk (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: After a relatively calm rest day on Monday, where some players were out on court playing paddles, the storm returned to the boards with a hint of vengeance at the Cape St. George Hotel and Resort in Cyprus. Tuesday’s Round 8 of FIDE Candidates…
CUET UG 2026: National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an important advisory for candidates appearing for the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET UG 2026). This notice is issued today 7th April 2026 regarding matching of photographs submitted with identity proof documents. Image mismatch detected in some applications. The NTA has said that after reviewing…
Javakhir Sundaruf (Image credit: FIDE) NAGPUR: World Cup winners Javakhir Sandroof are four wins and three draws away from the candidates’ victory in Cyprus.With five wins, two draws and six points from seven games, the 20-year-old youngest contender from Uzbekistan has achieved their best score halfway through the tournament since the eight-player double round-robin format…
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee has opened the registration window for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 for Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO (F) candidates from April 6, 2026. The early registration window, especially for foreign nationals and OCI/PIO (F) candidates, will remain active till May 2, 2026. Candidates who have qualified for JEE Mains will…
Ukraine’s Anna Mozychyk does not shake hands after defeating Russia’s Kateryna Ligno (screen grab) NEW DELHI: The cold war of chess reached a freezing point in Round 4 of Women Candidates 2026, as Ukraine’s Anna Mozychak and Russia’s Kateryna Ligno defied the traditional decorum of the game. There was no handshake at the start, no…
Divya Deshmukh vs Zhu Jiner (Photo by Michal Walusza) New Delhi: The fourth round was always considered a psychological hurdle. With the 2026 edition of the candidates unleashing a new level of competition, Wednesday was the final sprint before a previously scheduled rest day at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Cyprus. However,…
R Vaishali vs Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Yves Ness) New Delhi: The second round of FIDE Candidates 2026 began on Monday with royalty. Five-time world champion and FIDE Vice-President Viswanathan Anand took the ceremonial first step by stepping next to the board of Divya Deshmukh and Vaishali Ramesh Babu.It was a fitting start to a…
CDS II 2025 final result announced by UPSC, 302 candidates recommended for defense academies UPSC CDS II Result 2025: The Union Public Service Commission has announced the final results of the Combined Defense Services Examination (II) 2025, shortlisting 302 merit-based candidates for admission to key defense training institutes. The exam was conducted in September 2025,…