PM Modi congratulates Divya Deshmukh on becoming FIDE Women's World Chess Champion 2025

PM Modi congratulates Divya Deshmukh on becoming FIDE Women's World Chess Champion 2025

Delhi, 28 July (H.S.): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Divya Deshmukh on becoming FIDE Women’s World Chess Champion 2025. “Koneru Humpy has also displayed immense prowess throughout the championship. Best wishes to both players for their future endeavours”, Modi stated. The Prime Minister posted on X: “A historic final featuring two outstanding Indian chess…

Rupee falls 13 paise to 86.66 against US dollar

Rupee falls 13 paise to 86.66 against US dollar

New Delhi, July 28 (HS): Today, the Indian rupee closed lower at 86.66 against the dollar, a decline of 13 paise attributed to significant selling by foreign institutional investors in the stock market. The rupee initially showed strength, starting trading at 86.47 and briefly strengthening to 86.40 due to increased dollar inflows. However, heavy selling…

Divya Deshmukh wins FIDE Women's Chess World Cup,beat fellow-Indian Koneru Humpy

Divya Deshmukh wins FIDE Women's Chess World Cup,beat fellow-Indian Koneru Humpy

New Delhi, July 28 (H.S.): Divya Deshmukh has become the fourth Indian woman and the 88th Indian player to earn the Grandmaster title after winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025. The 19-year-old triumphed over Koneru Humpy in the final held in Batumi, Georgia. She joins Humpy, R. Vaishali, and Harika Dronavali as the only…

Stock market declines for third consecutive day; Sensex, Nifty drop

Stock market declines for third consecutive day; Sensex, Nifty drop

New Delhi, July 28(HS): The domestic stock market closed significantly lower for the third consecutive trading day on Monday, beginning the session weakly. Initial buying efforts pushed the Sensex and Nifty indices briefly into positive territory, but intense selling pressure quickly reversed this trend. Throughout the first trading session, buyers repeatedly attempted to stabilize the…

NGO member arrested for running human trafficking racket in West Bengal

NGO member arrested for running human trafficking racket in West Bengal

Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) A member of a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) operating from Siliguri in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district was arrested for his alleged involvement in trafficking women. The arrested person was identified as Virendra Pratap Singh, the project director of the ‘Durg Education and Charitable Society’, said the police on Saturday. The police official…

Bullion market declines; gold and silver prices fall

Bullion market declines; gold and silver prices fall

New Delhi, July 28 (HS): The domestic bullion market has experienced a decline for the fifth consecutive day, though the drop today is minimal. Currently, 24-carat gold is priced between ₹99,920 to ₹1,00,070 per 10 grams, while 22-carat gold ranges from ₹91,590 to ₹91,740 per 10 grams across various markets in the country. In Delhi,…

Death toll in Bangladesh Air Force jet crash reaches 34

Death toll in Bangladesh Air Force jet crash reaches 34

Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) The death toll from the tragic Bangladesh Air Force jet crash has climbed to 34, following the death of another child on Saturday morning, local media reported. According to Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, the latest victim, 13-year-old Zarif, died…

Mixed signals from global market, mixed trading in Asia

Mixed signals from global market, mixed trading in Asia

New Delhi, July 28 (H.S.): Today, global markets present mixed signals. The American market saw gains with Dow Jones futures currently strong. Previous session gains led to Wall Street indexes closing higher, with the S&P 500 at 6,388.64 points (+0.40%) and Nasdaq at 21,108.32 points (+0.24%). Dow futures are up by 180.84 points, or 0.40%,…

Indian Embassy issues travel advisory amid clashes at Cambodia-Thailand border

Indian Embassy issues travel advisory amid clashes at Cambodia-Thailand border

Phnom Penh, July 26 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Cambodia on Saturday advised Indians to avoid travelling to the border areas due to the ongoing clashes between Thailand and Cambodia at the border. It has also asked Indians to contact the embassy in case of any emergency. In a statement released on X, the Indian…