Bharuch, July 1 (IANS) A father and his 21-year-old son were killed after a wall at the under-construction World Trade Centre shopping mall site collapsed onto a nearby house in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, during heavy overnight rain on Wednesday, officials said.The incident occurred at around 2.30 a.m. in the Ali Matariya Talab area of the city, where a section of the construction site’s boundary wall gave way and crashed onto a residential house.According to officials, four members of a family…
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Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Iniyan Pa of Tamil Nadu, the top seed, lived up to his billing, dominating proceedings from start to finish to emerge Champion in the Masters Category of the Global Chess Festival, which concluded at the World Trade Centre.Already in sight of the title after the penultimate round, the composed 24-year-old National champion settled for a quick and short draw against Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy to claim one of the biggest chess titles in the country in his debut appearance a…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) The first few rounds of the Swiss League events generally favour the higher-rated players, and it was no different in the first round of the 360 One Junior Masters event being played at the World Trade Centre in Mumbai.The fighting spirit of the juniors was in full display with decisive results on the first 48 boards, all in favour of the seeded players, with a draw conceded only on the 49th board.The 13-year-old Madhvendra Pratap Sharma, with Elo 2373, has been given the …
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) In all 58 leading chess players representing 16 countries will comprise the star-studded field that will be fighting for the various titles in the Masters Section (Category A) of the Masters Chess Tournament, which will be played at the Expo Hall, World Trade Centre, from June 10 to 18.The 58 contestants in the field include four Grandmasters, 34 International Masters, six FIDE Masters, two Women International Masters, and two Candidate Masters.The Masters Section is the fl…