Author: HFG INSIDER 897

NEW DELHI: French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja was crowned champion of the fourth edition of the Chennai Grand Masters after holding Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi to a draw in the final round on Wednesday, while world champion D Gukesh endured a disappointing campaign, finishing last in the elite tournament.Firouzja finished the competition with 4.5 points after scoring two victories and five draws across seven rounds. The Frenchman, who began the event with back-to-back wins, maintained his consistency throughout the round-robin tournament to claim the title and take home the winner’s prize of Rs 25 lakh.Firouzja holds nerve to clinch titleHeading into…

Amazon forest fires fell to all-time low in 2025 but could a super El Niño halt progress? Amazon forest fires peaked during a crushing 2024 drought, but just a year later, the total burned area dropped to its lowest level since records began in 1985, reports Euronews.Data from the environmental monitoring network MapBiomas reveals that 3.1 million hectares burned across the Brazilian Amazon in 2025. This historic low marks a sharp reversal from 2024, when unprecedented drought triggered widespread human-made fires that swept through the world’s largest tropical rainforest, destroying vast stretches of carbon-absorbing trees and wildlife.The dramatic shift stems…

Originally meaning “dove” in Hebrew, Jemima represents peace, gentleness and kindness. It is a classic name with biblical roots that continues to charm parents looking for a graceful, meaningful and enduring choice. Bird-inspired baby names celebrate the beauty, freedom and wonder of the natural world while carrying deep cultural and symbolic meanings. Whether you’re drawn to the peaceful elegance of Paloma, the colourful charm of Rosella, or the strength of Phoenix, each name tells a unique story. Choosing one of these enchanting names can give your little girl a timeless identity inspired by some of the world’s most beautiful birds.(All…

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has released the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) images and machine-recorded responses for candidates who appeared in the Joint Entrance for Computer Applications (JECA) 2026 examination.Candidates can now log in to the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in, to download their OMR sheets and recorded responses.The board has also opened the response review facility. Candidates who are not satisfied with their recorded responses can raise objections until 11.59 pm on July 24, 2026.To challenge a response, candidates must pay a non-refundable processing fee of ₹500 per response through net banking, debit card, or credit card. The…

The countdown for ‘Jana Nayagan’ has become a box office event as advance bookings are receiving massive response across theatres. Fans have shown tremendous enthusiasm for Vijay’s last film after he took up full-time politics, and ticket demand on the first day of release was very high. Single screens and multiplexes are getting good bookings. Some early morning shows are selling out quickly. The impressive pre-release response underlines the star’s enduring popularity and sets the stage for one of the biggest openings of the year.’Jana Nayagan’ advance booking collections cross impressive milestonesThe latest booking figures have become the biggest talking…

India skipper Shreyas Iyer during a T20I match against England. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer believes his team’s disappointing white-ball tour of England and Ireland has laid the foundation for future success, insisting the difficult phase has brought the squad closer together ahead of the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe.After enduring a winless campaign in England and Ireland in what was Iyer’s first assignment as India’s T20I captain, the visitors will now look to turn the page when they face Zimbabwe in the opening T20I on Thursday.Rather than dwelling on the setbacks, Iyer said the challenging tour…

The decline of coral reefs is often described through bleaching events, rising sea temperatures and fading marine life. Less attention is paid to something that disappears at the same time: sound. A healthy reef is rarely quiet. Snapping shrimp, feeding fish and countless other marine animals create a constant underwater backdrop that helps young fish recognise suitable places to settle. When reefs deteriorate, that soundscape fades along with the wildlife. A group of British and Australian scientists decided to test whether restoring the missing noise, rather than the coral itself, could influence fish behaviour. Their experiment suggested that even an…

Visitors can now descend 46 feet underground into the newly reopened tomb of Amenhotep III, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful rulers. Closed to the public for the past two decades, the 3,400-year-old site has officially been reopened just ahead of the historic debut of the Grand Egyptian Museum.A king who ruled EgyptAmenhotep III, often called Amenhotep the Magnificent, ascended the throne as a teenager and ruled for nearly 38 yearsAmenhotep III, often called Amenhotep the Magnificent, ascended the throne as a teenager and ruled for nearly 38 years, from around 1390 to 1350 BCE, during the height of the…

Cockroach Janta Party removes spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) removed Vijeta Dahiya from his position as spokesperson on Tuesday, days after videos surfaced showing him absent from a protest march during police action against agitators, followed by a clip of him eating a burger while responding to the backlash. As the controversy plays out online, attention has turned to the credentials that got him the post in the first place, credentials the party itself foregrounded when it introduced him as spokesperson on June 3.A DTU degree and a research trailVijeta Dahiya is an alumnus of Delhi Technological…

One message from Salman Khan reignited Suresh Krissna’s passion to make a love story in Bollywood.(Image Credit: Instagram) Prolific Telugu-Tamil director Suresh Krissna is returning to his first love, another love story after decades, and the reason is Salman Khan. Explaining the incident that changed his career course, Suresh said in an exclusive conversation with us, “Some moments in life arrive unexpectedly and quietly change the course of your journey.””Last year, I happened to read an interview in which Salman Khan mentioned that one of his favourite films was ‘Love’, the film starring Salman and Revathi which I had directed…