ET 40 under forty: The vanguard leading India into the futureThe ET 40 Under Forty list for 2025 celebrates innovative leaders across India, including pioneers in spacetech, AI, and blockchain. For th...
14 Oct, 2025, 09.59 AM IST
Who is Hikaru Nakamura and why did he throw a chess piece after his match with D Gukesh?Hikaru Nakamura defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh in a thrilling bullet chess match, sealing a 5-0 sweep for the USA against India....
05 Oct, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
Meet Bodhana Sivanandan, child prodigy checkmates 60-year old legend — at 10, she’s chess' youngest female star10-year-old chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has made history as the youngest female to defeat a grandmaster in a classical match, achievin...
14 Aug, 2025, 10.44 PM IST
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 in India from October 30India is set to host the FIDE World Cup from October 30 to November 27, featuring 206 players vying for the title and qualification for the...
21 Jul, 2025, 12.20 PM IST
Putting an end to cash rewards for attaining GM, IM titles not ideal: Arjun ErigaisiIndian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi expresses concerns about the government's decision to cease cash rewards for attaining GM and Internation...
11 Feb, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
Did the government follow protocol in awarding D Gukesh the Khel Ratna?D Gukesh's inclusion in the 2024 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees was a surprise, as his historic World Chess Championship win in Dece...
04 Jan, 2025, 02.11 PM IST
Indian sports in 2024: A year of monumental victories, breakthroughs, and near missesIndian sports in 2024 saw major achievements including a Cricket World Cup win, multiple Olympic medals, and chess world champions. India e...
29 Dec, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Gukesh's triumph underlines India's status as global chess superpowerIndia's dominance in chess continued in 2024. D Gukesh became the youngest world champion. Indian players secured numerous gold medals at t...
24 Dec, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
What rides on the Gukesh GambitGukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old chess prodigy, has become a new icon in India after winning the World Chess Championship. His humility and...
20 Dec, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
PM Modi lauds Arjun Erigaisi's historic achievement as Indian Grandmaster breaks 2800 rating markPrime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Arjun Erigaisi for surpassing the 2800 Elo rating in live chess, making him the youngest Indian ...
27 Oct, 2024, 05.53 PM IST
Who says chess stars cannot dance? Indian grandmaster Gukesh grooves to Rajinikanth's ‘Manasilayo’ in viral videoIndian chess Grandmaster D. Gukesh has shared a video of himself dancing to the song 'Manasilayo,' featuring Rajinikanth, celebrating his r...
30 Sep, 2024, 09.14 AM IST
"Can call it a Golden Era for India in chess": Vidit Gujarathi after winning Chess Olympiad 2024India's men's and women's chess teams secured gold medals at the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest. Vidit Gujrathi highlighted the team'...
24 Sep, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
Firouzja wins GCT and Sinquefield leg, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh tie for fifthFrench Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja clinched the Sinquefield Cup, remaining undefeated, and won the Grand Chess tour 2024. Firouzja led the...
29 Aug, 2024, 05.41 PM IST
Google AI systems make headway with math in progress toward reasoningThe current class of AI models, which work by statistically predicting the next word, have struggled with abstract math, which requires gre...
26 Jul, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
Politically dynamic year for TN culminating in poll modeThe October 23 Coimbatore car explosion in a communally sensitive area in the city, which witnessed deadly serial blasts in 1998 coinciding...
01 Jan, 2023, 10.24 AM IST