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Having won their second round games on Wednesday, Levon Aronian, sporting chess shorts, and Maxime Vachier Lagrave set off for a walk on Thursday afternoon in 29-degree heat while many of the others fight it out in tiebreaks at the FIDE World Cup in Resort Rio in Goa. (Express Photo by Amit Kamath)
November 7, 2025 10:37 IST

Viswanathan Anand, when playing the Tata Steel Chess event in the Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee, has walked on the rest days to the neighbouring town of Beverwijk; For a sport that demands hours of being seated at one place, walking has spawned its own folklore in chess.

The bench of Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and A G Masih said, “The constitutional mandate of informing the arrestee the grounds of arrest is mandatory in all offences under all statutes including offences under IPC 1860 (now BNS 2023).”
November 7, 2025 08:20 IST

At least two hours before production in court for remand; flows from constitutional safeguard for personal liberty: Bench

nitish kumar
November 7, 2025 01:59 IST

Not just a cash dole, Mukyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana is also a tool of empowerment, says JD(U). Women who have received Rs 10,000 as first instalment agree on both counts

Prashant Kishor
November 6, 2025 10:55 IST

Gave content to politicians, now to voters, but many of them say let’s wait.

Corruption cloud: Skill Ministry blacklists 178 training partners
November 6, 2025 09:39 IST

Penalties imposed, FIRs being lodged, UP heads list of defaulting states, followed by Delhi, MP.

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November 6, 2025 10:53 IST

In Hodal, many homes on same plot, so same address; in Rai, Brazilian only on electoral rolls

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November 6, 2025 03:32 IST

On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi had claimed that while the Congress lost the Haryana elections by 22,779 votes, 25 lakh votes were stolen using various methods.

Speaking at a special press briefing at the Congress headquarters in Delhi, Gandhi said that his allegations were "100 per cent the truth".
November 6, 2025 03:31 IST

Alleging that one in eight votes polled in Haryana elections were fake, Gandhi said that democracy was being destroyed by the Election Commission in collusion with the BJP

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November 5, 2025 05:58 IST

This is Sa’ar’s first official visit to India, ahead of a possible visit by Netanyahu in December this year.

A match unmade in heaven: In J&K, a cricket league unravels
November 5, 2025 05:46 IST

The IHPL was a private cricket league organised by a group called Yuva Society Mohali in Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium, and its organisers allegedly left the city without making payments to players, match officials, commentators and the hotel.

The Indian Express: Redesigned for the reader who seeks more
November 5, 2025 07:32 IST

The newspaper, its pages in your hand, or the e-paper on your phone, meets you where you are. We will walk with you.

Since 2016, the university has collected over Rs 30 lakh in fines from students, records accessed by The Indian Express show.
November 5, 2025 16:58 IST

These fines are now codified in a disciplinary framework: Chief Proctor’s Office Manual.

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November 5, 2025 16:36 IST

An investigation by The Indian Express has found that since 2011, JNU featured in the Delhi High Court in over 600 cases filed by various stakeholders, including the administration, staff, faculty, students, cleaning personnel, etc., across the tenures of three Vice-Chancellors.

Nitish Kumar
November 5, 2025 10:01 IST

Bihar CM’s popularity sustaining despite health concerns and his U-turns, could JD(U) close the gap with BJP, unlike 2020?

(Clockwise- IIT Delhi, IISc Bangalore, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay; Images via official sources)
November 10, 2025 09:40 IST

Nine of India’s top 10 institutions, including seven IITs, see sharp rank falls in QS Asia 2026 list even as their scores improve — a sign of stronger competition from East and Southeast Asia.

crop damage
November 4, 2025 04:51 IST

Farmers say many of them have lost kharif produce and won't have enough to buy rabi seeds

As quake hits Afghanistan, India reaches out to Taliban govt, sends aid
November 4, 2025 05:39 IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called up Taliban-led Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and conveyed condolences. Their conversation came weeks after the Taliban leader visited India in early October.

biren singh
November 4, 2025 03:08 IST

Advocate Prashant Bhushan said the Truth Labs report previously indicated that a 50-minute sample was unedited, and there is a 93 per cent chance that the voice belongs to the same person.

Coal block scam
November 4, 2025 10:16 IST

The Court also discharges ex-Joint Secy, the firm involved, its director and MD

US and China take great leap of faith, decide to open military channels
November 3, 2025 06:15 IST

Washington’s engagement with Beijing at the military level, where it will now be in talks with the Chinese military, will be watched with some concern in capitals of the region, especially in Delhi, Tokyo and Canberra.

ISRO scripts history as 'Bahubali' rocket injects heaviest satellite in orbit
November 3, 2025 05:36 IST

With CMS-03, ISRO has demonstrated the heavy-lift capability of the LVM3 rocket, the same one that had launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission in July 2023.

Reports from Pathankot said the vehicles were stopped early in the morning.
November 3, 2025 04:07 IST

The Punjab Police said newspaper vehicles were checked based on intelligence reports that some may carry drugs and ammunition.

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November 3, 2025 05:38 IST

Earlier this week, the Bidhannagar Police arrested an elusive conman after a long hunt. For the police, it was a major coup — Karupati Ajay faces at least 11 FIRs in eight states and one union territory.

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November 2, 2025 06:59 IST

Recently, the Delhi government and IIT-Kanpur collaborated to induce artificial rain to reduce pollution in the national capital

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November 2, 2025 06:39 IST

The former six-time Member of Parliament is facing trial in a Delhi court after some of the country's top women wrestlers accused him of sexual harassment in 2023. The formal invite named him as the “guest of honour” for the evening.

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