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Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi, Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy all play for APL Pipers this season Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi, Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh, Volodar Murzin. Wait. This isn’t a draft for an all-star exhibition tournament, but the six-member roster that the Alpine APL Pipers have assembled to defend their Global Chess League (GCL) crown for Season 4 in Bengaluru.If last season was about breaking the stranglehold of the Triveni Continental Kings to lift their maiden title, Season 4, starting this Saturday, is likely to be about something far more terrifying for the rest of the field.Pairing…

A former Michigan school sold for $40,000 in 2011 is now listed for $450,000. (Photo: Realtor.com) A former school building on a Michigan Air Force base has undergone a remarkable transformation since it was sold for just $40,000 in 2011. Fifteen years later, the 39,000-square-foot property has one wing converted into five residential units and is now listed for $450,000.The unusual property at 530 Mitchell St. in Gwinn, Michigan, is offering potential buyers an opportunity to turn a former educational facility into a residential, commercial or community-focused project.Situated on 19.38 acres at the former K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, the…

‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ box office collections day 15 vs ‘Khalifa’_ Nivin Pauly film jumps. Nivin Pauly’s ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ continued its strong theatrical run on its third Friday. The Malayalam movie recorded an estimated India net collection of Rs 5.85 Cr on Day 15, according to Sacnilk. The film earned this amount from 1,756 shows.The latest numbers have taken the movie’s India net total to Rs 108.00 Cr. Its India gross collection has reached Rs 126.05 Cr. The film has also recorded Rs 112.00 Cr in overseas gross collections.’Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ earns Rs 5.85 Cr on Day 15The movie witnessed…

For children, festivals are often remembered through colours, food, music, costumes, and family traditions long before they understand their deeper meaning. Janmashtami can therefore be a beautiful opportunity for parents to introduce children to Lord Krishna, not through long explanations or forced lessons, but through stories, play, and everyday experiences. Krishna’s childhood stories are filled with friendship, curiosity, mischief, courage, and compassion, giving parents many natural ways to make these ideas relatable. Storytelling and play are also recognised as meaningful ways for children to learn, explore, and connect with culture. UNICEF India, for instance, encourages parents to read, talk, tell…

Gukesh Dommaraju and Javokhir Sindarov (PTI/IANS Photos) Javokhir Sindarov knows the biggest challenge of his young career awaits later this year when he takes on defending champion D Gukesh for the world crown. But the Uzbek prodigy is refusing to let the much-anticipated showdown dominate his thoughts just yet.Sindarov will face fellow 20-year-old Gukesh in a 14-game World Championship match in Geneva from November 24 to December 12. Yet, rather than beginning his specific preparations for the title clash immediately, the Candidates winner is keeping his attention on the tournaments directly ahead.”Right now, I’m focusing on my next events –…

Illegal gold miners have encroached on Indonesia’s Jantho forest reservation, a vital reintroduction site for the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan. The country’s largest environmental pressure group, Indonesian Forum for the Environment, revealed that miners have breached the forest in Aceh province, where the animals rescued from illegal wildlife trade reside, according to a report by Mongabay. “The result of our monitoring indicates that maybe dozens of excavators are suspected of operating in the Jantho forest area,” said Afifuddin, campaign and advocacy lead at the provincial chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi).The Indonesian government established the Jantho orangutan…

Just as fans wait for ‘Harry Potter’ to return to screens with the release of its all-new web series this Christmas, the makers have begun work on Season 2.According to the latest reports, the cast of the upcoming series has expanded with new faces being cast as young Tom Riddle, Dobby the house-elf and a new actor as Ginny Weasley for the show’s second season.Billy Barratt cast as Tom RiddleBilly Barratt has joined the cast as Tom Riddle, the young version of the wizard who eventually becomes Lord Voldemort. This casting news comes even as the actor who will portray…

Online, he is known as “Bittu Tabahi” but his real name is Surendra Singh Chaudhary. For months, 20-year-old Surendra Singh Chaudhary has been getting into the polluted Ajnar River in Madhya Pradesh and pulling out plastic, bottles, algae and other waste with his own hands. The BSc student from Biaora in Rajgarh district started the clean-up on January 26, Republic Day. He had thought about doing it for some time. Whenever he went to a temple or passed by the river, the condition of the water bothered him.Then, on January 26, he decided to stop thinking about it and start…

Alexandra Eala (AP Photo) NEW YORK CITY: No sooner had Alexandra Eala closed out her second-round match on Louis Armstrong Stadium than a rush of activity erupted on the rear deck of the packed arena. Feet shuffled, voices rose and squeals rang out as young fans, most of them little girls in tennis attire clutching giant tennis balls, raced down the stairs, desperate to get as close to the Filipina as possible for an autograph.Eala, 21, needed just 64 minutes to beat Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova 6-1, 6-4 and reach the third round of the US Open, her deepest run in…

A camera on the Philippine island of Mindoro captured one of the country’s rarest birds, confirming that the critically endangered Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon still survives in the wild. The bird was spotted in August in the Puerto Galera rainforest, and is the first confirmed photograph of the species Gallicolumba platenae in two decades, according to the nonprofit organisation Centre for Conservation Innovation Ph Inc. (CCIPH). “For an extremely rare and secretive species, a single image can carry enormous weight,” CCIPH researchers wrote in a September 3 announcement. “It confirms that the bird continues to survive within the landscape.”The photograph resulted…