SC rejects plea for 100% manual counting of VVPAT slips

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to examine a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India for a 100 per cent manual counting of voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips in......

SC to hear pleas challenging Waqf Act on April 16

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear on April 16 as many as 10 petitions, including the one filed by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, challenging the constitutional......

Petitioners seek urgent listing of Waqf pleas, SC to decide

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing for urgent hearing the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. IMAGE: The Supreme Court of......

Staines murder: SC asks Odisha to decide on remission plea of Dara Singh

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Odisha government to decide the remission plea of a "repenting" Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian......

Gukesh, Arjun will not lack motivation vs Carlsen: Anand

  IMAGE: World champion D Gukesh will lead India's charge at the Norway Chess next month. Photograph: FIDE/Michal_Walusza Indian grandmasters D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi will not lack any......

'I Prefer Playing Against Human Beings'

World Chess Champion D Gukesh and World Junior Chess Champion Pranav Venkatesh are from the same school and were classmates till Class 10! IMAGE: Pranav Venkatesh, the World Junior Chess Champion......

Vidit Weds Nidhi: A Chess Fairytale

Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi and Dr Nidhi Kataria's wedding was a spectacular blend of tradition, glamour, and chess royalty. The grand celebration in Pune turned into a star-studded affair, with......

IPL 2025: Omarzai's arrival at Punjab Kings delayed

'Omarzai has some issue at home. He will be in India by March 20.' IMAGE: ICC ODI Player of the Year Afghanistan's Azamatullah Omarzai would be able to join Punjab Kings only on March 20.......

Gukesh hails Anand, India's chess boom

Unfazed by the evolving chess landscape, reigning world champion D Gukesh is open to compete in all formats but asserted that while freestyle chess brings excitement, the classical chess, with its......