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Budapest, Hungary: Indian men started their campaign in the 45th Chess Olympiad with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Morocco in Budapest (Hungary). Later, the Indian women scored a facile 3.5-0.5 win over Jamaica. With D Gukesh, the world championship challenger taking a break in the opening round, R Praggnanandhaa delivered the goods on the top board against Tissir Mohamed out of a Sicilian defence game. Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaise and P Harikrishnaa then registered routine victories as India started with a clean slate. In the women’s section, the Indian eves were served well against Jamaica by R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh…

New Delhi: Grappling with several issues, Byju’s has found itself in new controversy as its auditor BDO resigned with immediate effect, highlighting multiple issues with the embattled edtech firm, including significant delays in financial reporting and inadequate management support. Last year, Byju’s previous auditor Deloitte resigned, citing governance issues at the company. In the resignation letter, BDO subsidiary MSKA said that there has been “inadequate support from the management of the Company in providing us the books of account, information and explanations sought by us and sufficient appropriate audit evidence to enable us to complete the audit for the Financial…

Ahmedabad: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Wednesday announced it will develop a multi-purpose berth at Kandla Port in Gujarat. The Berth No 13 at Deendayal Port in Kandla will handle multipurpose cargo and is expected to be commissioned in FY27, India’s largest port developer-cum-operator said in a statement. “Berth No 13 will diversify our presence at Deendayal Port. We will now handle multipurpose clean cargo at the port, in addition to dry bulk cargo that we already handle,” said Ashwani Gupta, Whole-time Director and CEO, APSEZ. Berth No 13 is 300-metre long and offers 5.7 MMT…

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the PM E-Drive Scheme with an outlay of ₹ 10,900 crore for two years to boost adoption of electric vehicles in India, replacing the flagship FAME programme that ran for nine years till March. The decision on PM Electric Drive Revolution In Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme was taken at the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters here. The scheme will support 24.79 lakh electric two-wheelers, 3.16 lakh e-three wheelers, and 14,028 e-buses. The PM E-DRIVE will also…

New Delhi: A dramatic back-and-forth over emails on Wednesday (September 11) resulted in a deadlock between junior doctors on protest over the RG Kar rape-murder and the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant said despite efforts, the state government failed to elicit a positive response from the protesters. He took exception to their insistence on holding talks on their terms, saying this attitude does not bode well for a discussion. “We mailed them today as well, we requested them to come and meet us today. We wanted to tell them what we are planning. Unfortunately, their…

New Delhi: Members of the Delhi BJP’s Sikh cell staged a protest against Rahul Gandhi near his 10, Janpath residence here on Wednesday, demanding an apology from the Congress leader over his remarks in the US concerning the community. Raising slogans and carrying placards, the protesters, including women, tried to approach Gandhi’s residence from Vigyan Bhawan, but were stopped by police at a barricade. Addressing a gathering of several hundred Indian Americans in Washington DC on Monday, Gandhi accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of considering some religions, languages and communities inferior than others and said the fight in India…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating Gaondongrim Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav celebrations have come a long way since its inception in the year 1980, Mandal President Anand Tashildar said the immense enthusiasm amongst the womenfolk and youth of the village has over the years turned the 5-days Gapapati to 9-days Sarvajanik celebrations of the villagers. The all eco-friendly Ganesh idol with State-of-the-Art fine decorations by villagers led by village artist Rupesh Velip, is worshipped in the Village Panchayat compound for a 9-day period. Briefing about the history of the Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav, Tashildar informed himself, 6 people from the locality – Dessai, Shashikant Pagi, Tulsidas…