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The World Chess Championship 2024 has begun in Singapore with an eventful and historic battle between India‘s 18-year-old prodigy, Dommaraju Gukesh, and reigning world champion Ding Liren of China. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has described it as a “battle between the Indian tiger and the Chinese dragon“ and, indeed, this 14-game match has made world-wide headlines as the two would go for the highest prize in chess. A Historic Encounter in World Chess Championship The tournament of World Chess Championship:  marks the first time that two players from Asia will compete in the World Chess Championship. The impetus to…

D.O.G.E, the Department of Government Efficiency- No one does disruption better than Elon Musk, but his latest venture—may change not only the government’s spending bills but the entire stock market in the United States. Launched with political entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and enjoying President-elect Donald Trump‘s endorsement, D.O.G.E plans to trim $500 billion in unnecessary federal expenses. While the duo portrays it as an effort to control waste in the government‘s spending bill, Wall Street is visualizing a wrecking ball. From defense giants to pharmaceutical companies, federal funds-dependent corporations are bracing for impact. According to skeptics, Musk‘s ambitious plans to streamline federal operations could…

OTET Result : The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha has proclaimed the results for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2024 on November 22, 2024. This result is long in the making, one that would eagerly await the aspirants to the teaching profession in Odisha. The results for the applicants who have sat for the exam can now be accessed from its official website, bseodisha.ac.in. Along with these results, the Board has declared other important documents like the OMR sheets, digitized certificates, and the key for the OTET scoring. These additional materials help assure transparency and ensure proper assessing of candidates’ performance. If you have been among…

Legendary composer AR Rahman and his wife, Saira Banu, announced their separation on Tuesday after 29 years of marriage. The news came as a surprise to many, especially as it coincided with another announcement—the separation of Mohini Dey, Rahman‘s longtime bassist, from her husband, musician Mark Hartsuch. Given the timing, speculation arose regarding a possible…

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued the date sheets for both 2025 Class 10 and Class 12 board exams.  Date sheets for starting the exams from February 15, 2025, were announced on November 20, 2024. While the Class 10 exams will begin with the English paper, Class 12 will start with the entrepreneurship exam on the same day. This year, CBSE has made significant strides in its planning and transparency, issuing the date sheets 86 days before…

The word “Manifest“ has officially taken the spotlight as Cambridge Dictionary‘s Word of the Year for 2024. The choice simply refers to the growing influence of the global trend of manifesting, which has recently soared in popularity and yet managed to capture the imagination of millions all over the world. Nearly 130,000 lookups were done on the Cambridge Dictionary website for the term, making it one of the year‘s most-viewed entries. What Does “Manifest“ Mean? In its traditional sense, the…

Maharashtra is voting today, 20 November 2024, with its fate entailing the future decision for the state. The elections for all 288 assembly constituencies mark a crucial chapter in the political map of the state. Altogether, 4,136 candidates are vying for seats – all representing a political party or an alliance. The polls are scheduled to start at 7 a.m. and will continue until 6 p.m., with arrangements made across 1,00,186 polling stations in both urban and rural areas. Here‘s a detailed look at the day‘s key highlights, political dynamics,…