Chennai Grandmasters: Arjun Erigaisi, Vincent Keymer off to strong start as third edition gets underway

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Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) World No. 5 Arjun Erigaisi and German Grandmaster Vincent Keymer won their respective games to get off to a winning start at the Chennai Grandmasters 2025, as the prestigious classical chess tournament began at the Hyatt Regency, here on Thursday.Erigaisi delivered a commanding performance against American GM Awonder Liang, while Keymer showed flawless technique to defeat India’s Nihal Sarin. The two victories stood out on an otherwise balanced day in the Masters section,…

'Kattalan' unit welcomes actor Parth Tiwari on board

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Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) The makers of director Paul George’s eagerly awaited pan-Indian film, ‘Kattalan’, featuring actor Antony Varghese (Pepe) in the lead, on Thursday welcomed actor Parth Tiwari onboard the unit of the film. Following the blockbuster success of Marco, which earned widespread acclaim across India and beyond, producer Shareef Muhammed of Cubes Entertainments is back with his next ambitious venture titled ‘Kattalan’, a high-octane pan-Indian action thriller.On Thursday, Cubes Ente…

Here is what Vidya Malavade eats in a day

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Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Hansal Mehta’s forthcoming historical drama “Gandhi” will get its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival 2025. Her day starts at 6 am with small laddoos made from a combination of Ashwagandha, Shatavari, and Moringa goli in coconut oil.At 6:15 am, before yoga, Vidya eats a homemade ghee sattu jaggery laddoo.For post-workout, she takes Ashgourd juice or coconut water or beet, carrot, ginger, lime juice at 9 am, followed by soaked nuts, a date, pomegran…

BSE’s Q1 net profit doubles to Rs 539 crore, revenue jumps 59 pc

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Mumbai Aug 7 (IANS) Bombay Stock Exchange or BSE Limited on Thursday reported a strong set of numbers for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (Q1 FY26) as the company’s consolidated net profit more than doubled to Rs 539.41 crore.This marked a 103.51 per cent increase compared to Rs 265.05 crore in the same quarter previous year (Q1 FY25), according to its stock exchange filing.BSE’s revenue from operations also saw a sharp jump of 59.23 per cent, rising to Rs 958.39 crore in Q1 FY…

Signature Global's Q1 net profit drops 44 pc

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Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Real estate developer Signature Global on Thursday reported a sharp 43.71 per cent drop in net profit for the first quarter (Q1) of FY26, coming in at Rs 34.4 crore compared to Rs 61.1 crore in the previous quarter (Q4 FY25). The decline came even as the company witnessed strong growth in operational revenue — highlighting rising expenses and lower other income during the quarter.The revenue from operations jumped 66.33 per cent to Rs 865.6 crore in Q1 FY26, up from Rs 520….

Bangladesh: Students protest Islami Shibir’s exhibition on war criminals at Dhaka Univ

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Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) Several students from Jahangirnagar University (JU) of Bangladesh organised a torchlight procession and burned effigies labelled ‘Razakar’ in protest against an exhibition organised by Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of radical Islamist Party Jamaat-e-Islami at Dhaka University (DU), which showcased photos of “anti-liberation Razakars, Al-Badr members, and war criminals” from the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.The students held the procession under the banner of progr…

Pakistan: Transgender community holds major protest against rising attacks

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Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Transgender community of Pakistan on Thursday organised a major protest against the rising number of violent attacks in Pakistan, especially the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Trans Action Alliance President Farzana Riaz and Manzil Foundation Executive Director Madam Arzoo Khan led the protest demonstration outside the Mardan Press Club, highlighting that the police has not been able to protect the community.Addressing media after the protest, Farzana said that 158 transgen…

Bangladesh: NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah calls July Declaration 'incomplete'

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Dhaka, August 7 (IANS) Hasnat Abdullah, the Chief Organiser of Bangladesh’s National Citizens Party (NCP) in the southern region of the country, stated on Thursday that he “did not feel the need” to attend the July Declaration reading ceremony by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on August 5 as the words or opinions of a “handful of groups” dominated the event instead of unity. Abdullah, who along with Sarjis Alam, was one of the leaders of the so-called ‘Anti-Discrimination Student Movement’ that le…

Bangladesh: Police arrest former VC of Begum Rokeya University

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Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) Bangladeshi police on Thursday arrested Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, a former Vice Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, in Rangpur district in connection with a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of the country, local media reported.Confirming the development, Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (DC media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said that the Detective Branch team took the former VC into custody from his residence in the Mohammadpur area of the capi…

Congress has a history of misleading public and gaining power through fake votes: BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya

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Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) In a strong reaction to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s press conference in Delhi, where he alleged large-scale voter list manipulation and electoral fraud in Maharashtra, Rajasthan BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya has accused the Congress of relying on deceit and fake votes to stay in power. Speaking to IANS, Acharya said, “The Congress has a long history of misleading the public and manipulating elections through fraudulent voting. But that strategy no longer works. People are…