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Indian teams continue winning spree on day three of Chess Olympiad

The second-seeded India 'A' rode on wins from GMs P Harikrishna and Arjun Erigaisi for a 3-1 victory against Greece, India 'B' swept past Switzerland 4-0 and third team got the better of Iceland 3-1

International Chess Olympiad promises a new chapter for the game in India

Mamallapuram, which is hosting the 44th International Chess Olympiad that starts on Friday, wore the black-and-white theme like Chennai, with its roads painted in the two colours

Indian chess player Dronavalli Harika eyes medal at 44th Chess Olympiad

Star India chess player Dronavalli Harika is raring to go all out and give her best shot to win a medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad, kickstarting on Thursday in Mamallapuram, Chennai.

44th Chess Olympiad: How Chennai prepared for world's biggest Chess event

A total of 343 teams from 187 countries are taking part in the event, with 25 players from India participating under the mentorship of legendary Indian Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand

From Chess Olympiad's Thambi to the 1889 Handsome Dan, a story of mascots

But this horse-headed mascot is only the latest in a series of icons that have come to define the branding of global sports events

Moto Business Service to manage electric vehicles of Chennai-based FullFily

Moto Business Service India, a leasing firm of Yamaha Motors, announced a partnership with Chennai-based FullFily, marking its foray into electric two and three-wheelers asset management services

Fresh supply of office space rises 96% in Jan-Jun across 6 cities

The supply stood at 12.1 million square feet in the January-June 2021 across these six cities - Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai and Delhi-NCR.

R1-RCM to recruit 3,000 people by Dec; set up new centre in Chennai

According to company officials, the healthcare KPO (knowledge process outsourcing) was hiring for various positions across roles at the Chennai office

Coworking firm Simpliwork Offices takes on lease 150K sq ft in Chennai

Coworking firm Simpliwork Offices on Tuesday said it has taken on lease 1.5 lakh square feet of office space in Chennai from DLF and Mindspace Business Parks REIT to expand business. Bengaluru-based Simpliwork Offices, which provides managed office space to corporates, has taken on lease about 80,000 square feet from DLF and around 70,000 square feet from Mindspace. The demand for managed office space has increased during the COVID pandemic as corporates are looking for flexibility to scale up. The centre in DLF Downtown, Chennai will have more than 1,700 seating capacity and expected to be operational early next year, while the facility at Commerzone, Porur with Mindspace Business Parks REIT is already operational. "The office market in Chennai is known for its resilience. A key market, it accounts for a growing share of India's total Grade A office space stock and demand," Kunal Walia, CEO & Founder of Simpliwork Offices, said. Given its strategic location housing multiple ...

Congress shifts five of 11 Goa MLAs to Chennai ahead of Presidential polls

Five MLAs - Sankalp Amonkar, Yuri Alemao, Altone D'Costa, Rudolf Fernandes and Carlose Alvares Ferreira were moved to Chennai on Friday evening soon after the proceedings of Assembly session got over

Suspected gas leak from CPCL in Chennai, TNPCB monitors air quality

A senior officer with the TNPCB while speaking to IANS said, "We have received complaints from residents of Jyothi Nagar in Tiruvattiyor and in Manali areas. We are monitoring the air quality

ED probing some entities, employees over irregularities, says IndusInd Bank

IndusInd Bank says it has no credit exposure to the entities being investigated

Office leasing up after Covid waves, IT sector leads in occupancy: Reports

Bengaluru leads in lease transactions and it is followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Chennai

TN govt seals AIADMK headquarters in Chennai following violent clashes

The Tamil Nadu government sealed the AIADMK party headquarters in Chennai following clashes between party members on Monday in the wake of the power struggle between former chief ministers Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, resulting in the sealing of the party office by revenue officials."Due to the violence at AIADMK party office, RDO has sealed the party HQ. To avoid further law & order issues, either they or their advocates should be present before RDO office on July 25 to decide the control over party headquarter," said Chennai Police.Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) was appointed the AIADMK interim general secretary on Monday.A total of 16 resolutions were passed in the crucial All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam General Council meeting held on Monday in which Edappadi K Palaniswami was appointed as the party's interim General Secretary and O Paneerselvam was expelled for "anti-party" activities.Along with OPS, his supporters - JCD Prabhakar, R Vaithilingam and PH ...

CBI searches Karti Chidambaram's Chennai house in Chinese visa case

A CBI source said that when the probe agency conducted searches at the residence of Karti Chidambaram in May, a portion of the house had to be sealed as the keys were with the Congress MP's wife

e-con Systems opens new site in Bengaluru, eyes $10 million funding

e-con Systems plans to ramp up employee base by 50%, with focus on salesforce and R&D personnel

VITEEE Results 2022 declared, check your marks at viteee.vit.ac.in

VITEEE Result 2022: The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has released the result for its BTech entrance exam, VITEEE 2022

Residential sales hit 9-year high in the first half of 2022: Knight Frank

The rise in sales is despite the overall prices of residential property rising over time. Prices, according to Knight Frank, increased across all markets in the range of 3 per cent - 9 per cent YoY

Singapore Airlines to restore network in India to pre-pandemic level

It is adding flights to Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kochi

Gold, silver prices remain unchanged; yellow metal hovering at Rs 52,340

In Chennai, 10 gram of 24-carat and 22-carat gold is trading at Rs 52,280 and Rs 47,920 respectively