India’s women’s chess team clinched a crucial 3-1 victory over Switzerland in the third round of the 45th Chess Olympiad. Despite D Harika’s defeat to Alexandra Kosteniuk, wins by R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, and Vantika Agarwal secured India’s lead. Meanwhile, the Indian men’s team is performing strongly against Hungary ‘B’.
Read MoreIndia has reached the semifinals of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy with four straight wins. Their next match is against Pakistan on Saturday. Pakistan’s team, led by Ammad Butt and coached by Tahir Zaman, has shown steady progress and currently ranks second on the points table. India’s young forward line has been impressive throughout.
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Read MoreStree 2, directed by Amar Kaushik and starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, has collected Rs 542.70 crore domestically and Rs 766 crore worldwide. Released on August 15, it clashed with Akshay Kumar’s Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham’s Vedaa but continues to perform well at the box office.
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