India slides down in 2026 Gender Equality in Chess Index rankings: How can it be improved? | Chess News

Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh, and Harika Dronavalli (from left to right) (Photo by Maria Emelianova/Chess.com) NEW DELHI: Last Sunday was International Women’s Day. Unless you’ve been on a total digital detox, your feed was likely buried under a mountain of Instagram stories and WhatsApp statuses celebrating the day. You probably liked a few,…

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Veteran Rebels Threaten Pinarayi Vijayan’s Historic ‘Hat-Trick’ Bid as Kerala Heads to Polls

(As Kerala gears up for the Assembly polls, every week, Shaju Philip decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) With barely a month to go for the Kerala Assembly polls, veteran Marxist leader and ex-minister G Sudhakaran’s decision to quit the CPI(M) and contest the election as an Independent has…

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Curious case of ex-Mamata aide out on bail: Is Partha Chatterjee set for a comeback? | Political Pulse News

Out on bail in the 2022 teacher recruitment scam case, former West Bengal education minister and suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Partha Chatterjee appears to be on the verge of a political comeback, just weeks ahead of the Assembly elections. Speculations surrounding the sitting TMC MLA from Behala Paschim in Kolkata are rife after he…

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‘So much tariff coming in’: Trump floats $2,000 direct payments to Americans without Congress approval

US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that Americans could receive a $2,000 payment funded through tariff revenues and the move might not even require congressional approval. Addressing reporters, Trump said strong tariff collections had created sufficient room to consider direct payments to Americans while also helping to reduce the national debt. Responding to whether…

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