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Yan England’s Rematch recreates the 1997 match between reigning world chess champion, Garry Kasparov and IBM super computer Deep Blue. The six-part series features Christian Cooke playing the Russian Grandmaster. The role called for intense research and provided insights. “I learned that I’m not very good at chess,” Christian says laughing. Speaking over a video call from London, Christian says he watched documentaries and read books by Kasparov in preparation for his role. “With that material and the script I started to get a sense of who he was as a person. Single-mindedness, drive, ambition and tenacity were some of…

A humanitarian aid convoy has reached Syria’s Druze-majority Suwayda province as the United Nations warns that the humanitarian situation remains critical after last week’s deadly clashes displaced thousands and left essential services in ruins.Clashes in Druze-majority Suwayda province, which began on July 13 and ended with a ceasefire a week later, initially involved Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin tribes, who have been fighting for decades. Later, government forces joined the fighting on the side of the Bedouin armed groups.State television reported on Monday that a Syrian Red Crescent convoy had entered Suwayda, showing images of trucks crossing into the region.State…

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he never visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and turned down an invitation to go there, calling it a decision he now sees as wise. “I never had the privilege of going to his island, and I did turn it down,” Trump told reporters while in Scotland. “In one of my very good moments, I turned it down,” he said, according to Reuters. Trump is facing renewed questions about his past connection with Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died by suicide in jail in 2019. Epstein owned a private island in the…

New York-based proprietary trading firm Jane Street on Monday asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) more time to respond to July 3 interim order, which accused the group of engaging in manipulative trading practices. “We are engaging constructively with Sebi and have sought an extension to respond to the interim order issued on July 3,” Jane Street group said in a statement. The group said it is committed to conduct that upholds the integrity of India’s capital markets and contributes to their continued development. Story continues below this ad On July 3, the Sebi ordered the seizure…

How much can a traffic snarl cost? Wait, traffic snarls can be bought? No, that’s not what we meant. Let us rephrase: how much loss can a traffic snarl cause? Still sounds like a vague, hypothetical question, right? But what if we told you that one traffic jam cost a top politician the Chief Minister’s office and her party’s incumbency in a state? No, this isn’t a joke. And yes, it happened in India. While the traffic snarl wasn’t the only reason behind the neta’s downfall, many believe that day marked the beginning of the end of her regime. It…

Every year, over 40,000 individuals in India are diagnosed with brain tumours, according to data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Yet, in many cases, the diagnosis comes too late. The early warning signs—often subtle, fleeting, or mistaken for everyday stress—are overlooked until symptoms become severe.Following the observance of World Brain Day on July 22 , it is vital to recognise that timely diagnosis and multidisciplinary care can make a significant difference in not only survival, but also in long-term recovery and quality of life for patients and their families.When the body whispersBrain tumours are complex. They vary…

ChandigarhJul 28, 2025 21:26 IST First published on: Jul 28, 2025 at 21:26 IST Share A year after it beat anti-incumbency to retain power in Haryana, the BJP is already looking to strengthen its position in the state and has decided to assign each of its MLAs additional responsibility for one of the 42 constituencies the party lost in the 2024 Assembly elections.“The additional constituency will be out of the district of the current BJP MLAs. The allotment of the additional constituencies is likely to take place in the meeting of the BJP Legislature Party scheduled on Tuesday,” state BJP…

India’s Divya Deshmukh put it across compatriot Koneru Humpy in the final of the FIDE chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia on Monday. | Photo Credit: FIDE The little girl was dressed in a pink frock and a pinker overcoat. “Divya Deshmukh,” she said when one asked her what her name was, on that November afternoon at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai.The year was 2013. She had just won the National Under-9 girls’ chess championship, which was held as one of the side-events of the World championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen at Hyatt Regency.How time flies!Divya is…

Representatives of Google on Monday (July 28, 2025) deposed before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of a money laundering probe linked to the promotion of “illegal” online betting and gambling platforms, official sources said.Executives from Meta did not depose, they said.The ED had called the officials of the two tech giants, first on July 21, and later extended their deposition to July 28 as they sought more time to appear.The agency may also record the statement of a designated “compliance officer” of Google under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) apart from obtaining some documents from the company…

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said the authorities in Tehran were reviewing a draft espionage bill that would redefine “collaboration with hostile states”. File | Photo Credit: Keystone via AP The United Nations urged Iran on Monday (July 28, 2025) to stop using the death penalty, citing a “worrying surge in executions” this year.“Reports that there have been several hundred executions in Iran so far this year underscore how deeply disturbing the situation has become and the urgent need for an immediate moratorium in the country on the use of the death penalty,” U.N. Human Rights chief…