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Paris, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian chess will enjoy its strongest-ever representation at the Esports World Cup (EWC), with four Grandmasters set to compete in the chess tournament at EWC 2026, scheduled to take place in Paris from August 11 to 15. Grandmasters Nihal Sarin, Aravindh Chithambaram, and Pranesh M, representing esports and gaming content powerhouse []

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will undertake a two-day visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands starting Saturday and take part in the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyaan and other events, an official said. On the first day of his visit, the Vice President will visit the Cellular Jail National Memorial at []

Vigo, Aug 7 (IANS) Manchester United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir has joined La Liga club Celta Vigo on a season-long loan, with the Spanish side securing an option to make the move permanent at the end of the 2026-27 campaign. As part of the agreement, Celta will cover the Turkish internationals wages throughout the loan spell []

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Partys (BJP) youth wing, the Yuva Morcha, on Friday intensified its statewide agitation over alleged irregularities in the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC), stepping up pressure on the V.D. Satheesan-led government over pending recruitments and its handling of allegations surrounding the states premier recruitment agency. Inaugurating a Yuva []

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) is set to undergo a major transformation into a world-class urban hub, with international strategic partnerships giving a major push to the development of Third Mumbai (Mumbai 3.0). Highlighting a report by NITI Aayog that projects the MMR []

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India on Friday rejected comments made by a section of the international community, including a US lawmaker, on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act Amendment (FCRA) Bill, stressing that legislative matters concerning India are internal affairs of the country on which decisions are taken by the Parliament. Addressing a bi-weekly media []

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Artificial intelligence and machine learning were the most widely adopted technologies among applicants, used by 74 per cent of the startups, Nasscom said on Friday as it announced its list of ten of Indias most promising deep tech startups. These startups among the Emerge 50 League of 10 for 2026 []

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) State Bank of India (SBI) is accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence across its operations, with the countrys largest lender planning to shift its entire cheque processing system to AI in a move aimed at improving efficiency and reducing manual intervention. Speaking at a press briefing after the banks quarterly earnings, []