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As the going gets tough for Indian teams, Gukesh gets going
Indian teams go through a test of strength, as the 2022 Chess Olympiad progresses to Round 4 of Chess Olympiad 2022 and Indian grandmasters face more draws. Indian teams recorded their first losses against Spain rated at 2700 in the open and Georgia rated at 2400 in the women’s category....
Cauvery in spate: Is just Mettur dam enough?
A bountiful monsoon resulting in with brimming rivers has underscored Tamil Nadu’s inadequate storage on the Cauvery. Following copious rains in Karnataka, the Stanley reservoir at Mettur dam is releasing 25,500 cusecs into the river course. It would have been a happy situation for Tamil Nadu...
Opinion: Freebies flout financial logic
For a long time now, no steps were taken to find a long-term solution for the problem of freebies. It was not the top priority of policymakers, constitutional authorities, or statutory and autonomous bodies — neither the executive nor the judiciary has taken an interest to find an antidote to...
Carlsen’s fear of India Team B coming true
Magnus Carlsen said he feared Team B of India that included Praggnanandha and his fears have been well founded, so far. Pentala Harikrishnan stole the show, with his tactical win against Dimitri Mastrovasilis, in the Round 3 of the Chess Olympiad, yesterday. Dimitri’s king side castling was...
Day 2: Opponent’s blunder helps R Vaishali win 5-hour game
On Day 2 of Chess Olympiad, the Swiss format seemed to kick in with the Indian team facing tougher opponents which showed in how R Vaishali won after a long, exhausting game against Maria Campos Jose of Argentina. Since the number of teams is large, the Swiss format has been chosen. In this,...
Kallakurichi suicide: Is media reporting triggering copycats?
The Kallakurichi suicide of Srimathi has been followed by many other suicides elsewhere too. Psychologists warn that such sensational coverage of suicide by the media may well trigger copycat actions by other troubled people. “Sensationally portraying a suicide has been seen to lead to a 15%...
Ramsar recognition may help revive devastated Pallikaranai marsh
Earlier this week, three new sites in Tamilnadu were declared wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar convention. The Pallikaranai marshland, Pichavaram mangrove forests and Karikili bird sanctuary near Vedanthangal have been newly listed as protected areas. These sites now join...
Day 1: How Koneru Humpy confused opponent and won
On Day 1, in a reflection of how the Indian women’s team is probably the strongest among the more than 180 teams competing in the Chess Olympiad, Koneru Humpy pulled back from a tough position by surprising the opponent, Nadezhda Antonova, from Tajikistan. Koneru Humpy, who is one of the...
Legend Saravanan is only as silly as MGR, Rajini, Vijay, Ajith
Legend Saravanan has realized the dream that every actor has -- becoming a mass hero. The mass hero is a status in Tamil films. His journey in the film world depends on how successful he is in reaching that goal. The adulation the mass action hero gets from fans is what actors pine for. But for...
The pleasures of home-made pickling
March and April were pickle season at home when we were children and the smell of salted mangoes filled the house. It was to fun to open the piece of muslin cloth that covered the tall porcelain jars of chopped and marinating fruit and pick a piece to taste it instantaneously without our...
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