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India gets its 100th Chess GM

ICC board and committee meeting begins in Bali with focus on WTC cycles

India, Norway discuss joint tech to turn industrial waste into construction resources

Mutual fund rebounds strongly; October inflows surge to Rs 1.74 lakh crore

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Jaishankar holds talks with Oman FM on trade, critical minerals

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on January 31 met Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi where both...

Mertens- Zhang win Aus Open women’s doubles title

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai, who last played a Grand Slam together at Wimbledon in 2022,...

BSE, NSE to conduct regular trading on Budget Day

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India’s stock exchanges will hold a regular live trading session on the Union Budget 2026-27 on...

Railways extends Kavach system across another 472 km

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways commissioned 472.3 route kilometres of Kavach Version 4.0 (Automatic Train Protection System) across...

Dept of Justice releases millions of Epstein files

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The U.S. Justice Department began releasing millions of records linked to the investigations and prosecutions of...

US Govt enters partial shutdown as Congress misses Budget deadline

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The US Government went into a partial shutdown on January 31 after Congress failed to approve...

Alcaraz wins longest Aus Open semi-final against Zverev

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz beat third seed Alexander Zverev in the longest Australian Open semi...

India converting waste to clean energy at scale: Puri

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on January 30 highlighted that the Biofuels Zone...

India’s hotel earnings to grow at robust 16-21 pc

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India’s hotel industry is in a sweet spot and is likely to deliver around 16 to...

Jaishankar, Arab League Chief discuss strengthening cooperation