D Gukesh won the World Chess Championship. He defeated Ding Liren in a thrilling final match. The 18-year-old made history. He became the youngest world chess champion. Gukesh secured victory after a crucial error by Ding. Gukesh is the second Indian to win the title. He joins the legendary Viswanathan Anand.
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BJP state president K Annamalai was arrested by Chennai police while heading to Egmore for a protest against the TASMAC scam. Former Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and other senior party leaders were also detained. Police blocked the residences of BJP state and district office-bearers from 7 am onwards, arresting them as soon as they attempted to leave for the protest.
Chennai police have broken a methamphetamine manufacturing and peddling cartel. They arrested 10 people, including a Class X dropout, and seized 17.815kg of methamphetamine. The contraband is valued at ₹22 crores. Police also attached assets worth ₹5 crores. The suspects were involved in manufacturing the drug using raw materials smuggled from Haryana and Myanmar.
A Nepalese BTech student at KIIT in Bhubaneswar allegedly died by suicide due to on-campus harassment, leading to the arrest of a fellow student. Nepal's PM intervened after reports of forced eviction of Nepali students, prompting Odisha's government to allow their return and restore normalcy.
A Jharkhand Public Service Commission exam topper, Shalini Vijay, was found dead along with her IRS officer brother Manish and their mother in Kochi, Kerala. Investigators suspect a suicide pact following a long legal battle over the 2003 recruitment exam's fairness. Charges against Shalini and others include cheating and corruption. Autopsies are pending.
Congress has demanded an apology from PM Modi, Amit Shah, and the BJP, along with Shah's resignation, for allegedly insulting B.R. Ambedkar. They cite instances where the RSS and BJP, including Shah's recent remarks, allegedly disparaged Ambedkar and the Constitution. Congress accuses the BJP-RSS of harboring contempt for Ambedkar and opposing equal rights for Dalits and the oppressed.
In his first public address since leaving office, former President Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of severely damaging the Social Security Administration. Speaking at a disability advocates' conference, Biden criticised the Trump administration's actions, including job cuts and new identity-verification rules. He alleged these measures aim to undermine the critical safety net to enable tax cuts for the wealthy.
A seven-year-old girl was killed by her father's friend in Swaroop Nagar, Delhi, over a dispute involving a TV remote. The accused, Ranjeet Singh, allegedly struck the child multiple times, causing fatal injuries. He was arrested after police tracked his location to Narela. The girl's body was sent for a post-mortem examination.
India and the US are coordinating a potential visit by PM Modi to the US, though the timing remains uncertain. This visit could depend on India hosting President Trump for the Quad summit. Discussions have occurred between foreign minister Jaishankar and US secretary of state Marco Rubio, with additional possibilities of meetings between the leaders in France.
The governance dispute at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics has intensified after trustees replaced economist Sanjeev Sanyal with ex-judge SC Dharmadhikari as chancellor. Interim VC Shankar Das challenged the decision, citing UGC regulations, while the Servants of India Society accused Sanyal of inaction over the institution's declining credentials, prompting demands for a new chancellor.