New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu for creating history by winning the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 for the second time in a row, calling it an “outstanding accomplishment,” while also lauding Anandkumar Velkumar for securing India’s first-ever world championship gold in speed skating. Grandmaster Vaishali … Read more
Patna, Sep 6 (IANS) Tension has gripped the Rajapakar police station area of Vaishali district of Bihar after a violent attack on a police team late Friday night. According to the eyewitness, the violence began with a dispute over money involving an ice cream vendor. Several officers, including the Mahua police station chief, were seriously … Read more
Nodirbek Yakubboev meeting R Vaishali© X/@ChessbaseIndia Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev’s refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that he meant no disrespect and didn’t respond to the gesture because of “religious reasons”. In a video that went … Read more
Uzbekistan’s Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev triggered a huge controversy after deciding to snub a handshake offer by Indian chess star Vaishali, who is also the sister of R Praggnanandhaa. As soon as the video of the handshake snub surfaced on social media, the Uzbek GM’s act saw him court plenty of criticism. Some even … Read more
Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev’s refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that he meant no disrespect and didn’t respond to the gesture because of “religious reasons”. In a video shared by ChessBase India on social media, Vaishali … Read more