Chess | ‘In North India, we’re trained thugs’: The harsh truth behind the nation’s North-South divide | Chess News

Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh, and R Praggnanandhaa NEW DELHI: In the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, those from the North and the South had a contrasting approach towards dominance, survival, and eventually success. The blood and instinct of the North were met with the alliance-building of the South.Along those lines, a similar story is…

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IIP index growth slows: India’s Industrial output expands just 1.2% in May, lowest in 9 months

India’s industrial output growth fell to a nine-month low of 1.2% in May 2025, dragged down by weak performance in the manufacturing, mining, and electricity sectors, data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Monday showed.The factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had grown 6.3% in May 2024, while the…

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Wimbledon 2025 | Treble Hunter – Carlos Alcaraz begins quest to join elite club to win three years on the bounce | Tennis News

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) London: The eyes of the attention economy are where Carlos Alcaraz would like them — peeled on him. Some 5000 air miles from SW19, where The Championships get underway on a blazing-hot Monday, an emigration officer at the Kempegowda International Airport jumped out of his seat…

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Eight years of GST rollout: PwC India proposes three-slab structure, inclusion of petro-products to ease compliance

As the Goods and Services Tax (GST) marks eight years since its rollout, PwC India has called for key reforms, including a simplified three-rate structure and the phased inclusion of petroleum products under the GST ambit, starting with Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF).The GST regime, introduced on July 1, 2017, replaced 17 local taxes and 13…

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