The All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced a total cash prize of Rs 3.2 crore for the historic gold medal winners of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad during a felicitation ceremony held in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Arjun Munda on Wednesday said that the Parivartan Rath has reached Saraikela and they are getting a huge outpouring of public support following "resentment" against the current government.
Indian chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi said on Wednesday that India's double gold at the Chess Olympiad will change people's perceptions towards the sport.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed a game of bullet chess between members of the 45th Chess Olympiad winning team of India, R Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi during the visit of the Indian men's and women's chess teams to his residence on Wednesday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the government has recovered the missing body of Kerala Truck driver Arjun following the landslide in Shiroor, Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian men's and women's chess teams on Wednesday at his residence following their double gold medal at the recently concluded International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad.
After winning the Chess Olympiad 2024, a member of the India's men's winning squad, Vidit Gujarathi, stated that the golden era of chess has just started for his country.
In the recently-concluded Chess Olympiad, India's men's and women's teams made history, securing gold medals for the first time in their respective categories and joining the elite company of countries to have pulled off a double of gold medals in the same edition of the competition.
India displayed a stupendous performance at the ongoing International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad in Budapest to claim two gold medals in both men's and women's events on Sunday.