No handshake! India’s Harika Dronavalli breaks silence on Uzbek GM’s ‘Namaste’ | Exclusive | Chess News

Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Yakubboev comes up with ‘Namaste’ gesture against Harika Dronavalli (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: In this digital age, when every gesture is scrutinised under the microscopic lens of social media, a fleeting exchange at the recently-concluded Grenke Freestyle Open snowballed into a large-scale social media debate.As India’s Grandmaster (GM) Harika Dronavalli extended her hand…

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Oil Prices Today: Oil prices today: Crude slips as markets weigh US-Iran talks, ceasefire extension

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after an early rise in Asian trade, as investors assessed uncertainty around US-Iran peace talks following Washington’s decision to extend the ceasefire.Brent crude futures fell 21 cents, or 0.2%, to $98.27 a barrel at 0039 GMT, after earlier touching $99.38.US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped 28 cents, or…

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SECR Nagpur apprentice recruitment 2026 opens for 1079 posts at apprenticeship portal

Railway SECR Nagpur begins online applications for 1079 apprentice vacancies for 2026-27 South East Central Railway (SECR), Nagpur Division and Workshop Motibagh have invited online applications for engagement of Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules 1992. The recruitment drive for the 2026-27 session offers 1079 apprenticeship positions across different trades in…

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Emilia Clarke sets record straight about ‘Game of Thrones’ salary; says rumoured USD 300,000 paycheque was ‘wildly exaggerated’ |

Emilia Clarke is setting the record straight on long-standing rumours surrounding her Game of Thrones salary. More than a decade after reports claimed that the actress earned an estimated USD 300,000 per episode, Clarke, who famously played Daenerys Targaryen in HBO’s blockbuster fantasy series, described the figures as “wildly exaggerated.”Clarke, in her latest interview with…

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Stock Market Live Updates Today: BSE Sensex opens over 600 points down; Nifty50 goes below 23,500

Siddhartha Khemka – Head of Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd says, “Markets are likely to remain sideways to under pressure in the near term despite Foreign Institutional Investors turning net buyers, as persistent weakness in the Indian rupee and elevated crude oil prices continue to weigh on overall market sentiment and limit…

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