How Samay Raina's Joke Triggered Anand Mahindra To Start A Chess League
- Anand Mahindra was inspired by comedian Samay Raina's chess streaming during the 2020 pandemic
- Raina challenged Mahindra to start a professional global franchise-based chess league
- Global Chess League now has a $1 million prize and a projected $40 million five-year valuation
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Sunlight Is A Luxury In Delhi Students' Hub Where Building Collapse Killed 7
- The building owner responsible for the collapse killing seven has been arrested
- Satya Niketan hosts many unsafe, overcrowded student hostels near Delhi University
- Students pay high rents for cramped, poorly ventilated rooms with minimal facilities
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Dry Day, Grants Cut: Suvendu Adhikari's Big-Ticket Changes For Durga Puja
- BJP ends state funding for big Durga Puja committees after 15 years of support by Trinamool Congress
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari declares dry day on Ashtami, the biggest day of the festival
- Restrictions include no DJ music and limits on road closures during puja in Kolkata
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After Sanjay Dutt's Marathi Quip, Former Prisons Chief Recalls His Jail Days
- Sanjay Dutt mocked Maharashtra minister Sarnaik's Marathi learning diktat at the Dahi Handi event
- Sarnaik had ordered taxi drivers to learn Marathi by August 15 or face permit suspension
- An ex-senior cop said Dutt learned 'the language of intimidation' in jail
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Delhi Tragedy: Building Owner Retired From Air Force, Runs Shop In Gurugram
- 81-year-old Hariram Gupta and his wife were sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Delhi court
- His son received a two-day police custody
- The 50-year-old building collapsed amid basement construction work
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"We Dug Out Friends' Bodies": Students Recall Delhi Building Collapse Horror
- Students were unaware the building had been served a notice before collapse
- Hostel Daze building collapsed on June 6, killing seven and injuring five, mostly students
- Rescue teams arrived two and a half hours after collapse, students claimed
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India's Gulf Balancing Act Gets A Parliament Check-In
- Around 10 million Indians live and work across the Gulf region
- The Gulf region is vital to India's strategic and economic interests
- A parliamentary committee reviewed the welfare of Indian expatriates
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After Delhi Tragedy, Building Owners May Face Mandatory Structural Audits
- Building owners in Delhi may soon have to submit structural audit reports
- The Delhi building collapse prompted policy on audits for old buildings
- MCD will survey dangerous buildings and monitor construction violations
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13 Days After Flood Killed Hundreds, Nepal Mourns The Dead
- Nepal observed a 13th-day mourning for flood victims with flags at half-staff
- Over 1,300 died and 5,000 remain missing after August 26 floods in Nepal and Tibet
- Families performed symbolic funerals as Hindu rituals require cremation rites.
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Russia Shuts German Consulate In St Petersburg Over Drone Attack Charge
- Russia ordered the German consulate in Saint Petersburg to close by September 18
- Germany's Goethe Institute employees must leave Russia by September 13, following its closure
- Tensions rose after Germany accused Russia of a drone attack on Leipzig airport last week
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Padma Shri Awardee Harekala Hajabba Gets SIR Notice Over Name Discrepancy
- Harekala Hajabba received a notice from the Election Commission about name discrepancies
- His name was recorded as Hajabba in the 2002 voter list but later as Harekala Hajabba
- He was asked to appear before the gram panchayat on September 11 with original documents
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