In April this year, Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title. He won it after drawing his final-round game against America’s Hikaru Nakamura. This is also the first time in 138 years that two Asian players will compete for the coveted title, which has evaded India since 2013, when Viswanathan Anand lost to Magnus Carlsen.
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Indian PM Narendra Modi urges youth to help elderly citizens stay safe from cyber fraud
Narendra Modi speaks on Digital Arrest and cyber fraud during his monthly radio address to nation.
S Jaishankar to visit Italy today to attend Outreach session of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to visit Italy today to attend Outreach session of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
US: Indian-origin man charged for conspiring to export controlled aviation components to Russia
Indian-origin man charged in USA for conspiring to export controlled aviation components to Russia
US issues arrest warrant against Indian billionaire Adani following indictment for bribery
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s net worth dropped by over USD 10 billion on Thursday, November 21, following the issuance of an arrest warrant in the US by a judge, just hours after federal prosecutors accused him of running a USD 250 million bribery scheme in the country.
ISRO, Australian Space Agency sign IA for cooperation in human space flight
ISRO has embarked on the Human Spaceflight programme with an objective of demonstrating capability to carry out Low Earth Orbit in an Indian Crew Module with up to three crew members onboard, for up to three days and to safely recover the module.
Adani Green scraps USD 600 million bond sale after promoter charged in alleged bribery case in US
Hours before the US prosecutors charged Gautam Adani and associates with participating in a scheme to pay over USD 250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts, the firm sold a 20-year green bond in the US-investment-grade market.
India calls out Canada’s “smear campaign” after media report on Nijjar killing
Referring to the report quoting an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such “ludicrous statements” should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve.
US names Gautam Adani, others in USD 250 million bribery scheme
According to the indictment, between 2020 and 2024, the Adani and the others agreed to pay more than USD 250 million in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain lucrative solar energy supply contracts with the Indian government, which were projected to generate more than USD 2 billion in profits after tax over an approximately 20-year period.
Narendra Modi, Macron discuss ways to advance India-France Strategic Partnership
Indian PM Narendra Modi meets French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Brazil
