Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) GM Karthikeyan Murali lit up Round 7 of the 2025 Chennai Grandmasters Chess Tournament with a stunning win over GM Vidit Gujrathi, prevailing with the black pieces after a gritty battle. Meanwhile, German GM Vincent Keymer strengthened his grip on the title race with a clinical win against American GM Awonder Liang, leaving the former 1.5 points ahead of his closest competitors, Liang included.Now in its third year, the Chennai Grandmasters 2025 is India’s strongest clas…

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) When asked to talk about the legendary actress Sridevi on her 62nd birth anniversary, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur revealed that he needs a lifetime to talk about the late diva.Taking to his official Instagram handle, Shekhar narrated an incident saying: “It’s Sridevi’s Birthday today’ Said the journalist .. ‘Can you give us a bite?.. ‘How long do you have?’ I asked …‘However long you need?’…‘A lifetime’ I said.”For the unversed, Shekhar directed Sridevi …

Los Angeles, Aug 13 (IANS) The upcoming Hollywood film ‘Rental Family’, which stars Brendan Fraser, has been selected as this year’s American Express Gala presentation at the 69th edition of the BFI London Film Festival. The film is directed and co-written by Hikari, whose credits include ‘37 Seconds’ and the Emmy-winning series ‘Beef’. The film is a comedy-drama, and also stars Hira Takehiro, Yamamoto Mari, Shannon Mahina Gorman and Emoto Akira, reports ‘Variety’.The Tokyo-set…

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Chemical intermediary manufacturer Deepak Nitrite Limited on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in its earnings for the first quarter of the financial year ending June 30 (Q1 FY26).The chemical manufacturer’s net profit fell 44.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 112 crore, compared to Rs 202.5 crore in the same period previous fiscal (Q1 FY25), according to its stock exchange filing.The company’s revenue also declined, slipping 12.8 per cent to Rs 1,889.8 crore from Rs 2,…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda district of Odisha on Wednesday sentenced a 54-year-old person to life imprisonment for raping a blind minor girl in Rengali police station area of the district in May this year. As per the case details, on May 2, the victim, a blind minor girl, visited the accused Giridhari Naik’s house to listen to the television. Being his neighbour, the victim would often visit his house for this purpose. Taking advantage of the afternoon hours w…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Facing widespread outrage, private lender ICICI Bank on Wednesday partially reversed its minimum average balance (MAB) requirements from Rs 50,000 to Rs 15,000 for new customers in Metro and urban areas.The revision came after a pushback from customers and days after the second-largest bank in the country raised the MAB requirement from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 for new customers in urban cities.The minimum balance that new ICICI Bank customers in semi-urban areas must main…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday inaugurated the newly expanded ISA building of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) at Dwarka in the national capital.In his remarks on the occasion, the Minister said that the development of the country is riding on the shoulders of innovation and that the Intellectual Property ecosystem is now being recognised worldwide as a key enabler of growth. He expressed confidence that if all stakeholders perfor…

Hyderabad, Aug 13 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement, Hyderabad Zonal Office has filed a chargesheet before the Special PMLA Court here against meat processing firm Al Kabeer Exports Pvt Ltd and its Director under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with a matter related to contravention of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 by the company.The ED said in a statement on Wednesday that the court took cognisance of the prosecution complain…

Raipur, Aug 13 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in Chhattisgarh’s ongoing anti-Maoist campaign, security forces on Wednesday neutralised two senior Maoist leaders – Vijay Reddy and Lokesh Salame – in a fierce gunfight in the forested “Banda Pahad” region near Karekatta village in Manpur-Mohla-Ambagarh Chowki district. The encounter, which took place near the Kanker border, is being hailed as a significant success in the state’s intensified crackdown on left-wing extremism.Speaking to IANS,…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (IANS) The State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) has assured the Kerala government that it will take up the urgent working capital concerns of exporters hit by the US’ recent imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on imports from India.The commitment came during a meeting between SLBC representatives and state Industries, Law and Coir Minister P. Rajeev.The apex body of commercial banks in the state confirmed that the matter would be placed on the agenda for its meeting sch…