Arjun was the only Indian left in the fray at the quarterfinal stage, and after drawing both the classical games, the tiebreak was always going to be a tricky contest.
Joining Jaismine and a cohort of Indian boxers who will compete for the top honours on Thursday were Jadumani Singh and Pawan Bartwal, following their unanimous wins over their opponents, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
Having played a quick draw with black on Monday, Arjun expectedly looked for a win with white, and it looked like the highest-ranked player left in the competition had gained an upper hand in the middle game.
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi (2773) kept India's flag flying high as he held Chinese Grandmaster Wei Yi (2754) to a solid draw in 31 moves in the first classical quarter-final game of the $2 million FIDE World Cup at Hotel Resort Rio, Goa, on Monday.
Global equities are set to generate "solid long-term returns despite elevated valuations," Goldman Sachs has said in its latest Global Strategy Paper, forecasting a 10-year annualised return of 7.7 per cent in USD terms for global stock markets.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced the results of the yield and price-based auction of state government securities (SGSs), through which nine states and union territories raised a total of Rs 15,560 crore against a notified amount of Rs 16,560 crore.
New Delhi [India], November 11: Axis Max Life Insurance Limited, formerly known as Max Life Insurance Company Limited ("Axis Max Life"/"Company"), has launched the Axis Max Life BSE 500 Dividend Leaders 50 Index Fund (Fund SFIN: ULIF03907/11/25BSEDIVLEAD104), a passively managed equity fund
'Avengers' actor Jeremy Renner has reportedly dismissed the harassment claims made by director Yi Zhou, describing them as "totally inaccurate and untrue".
India's sugar production for the 2025-26 sugar season is projected to rise sharply to 343.5 lakh tons, up around 16 per cent from 296.1 lakh tons in 2024-25, according to the first advance estimates released by the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) this week.
Haryana Police has launched an aggressive statewide drive titled "Operation Trackdown", sending a strong message of zero tolerance towards crime. The campaign, which began on November 5 and will continue till November 20, has already yielded remarkable results. Within the first two days,
Tai, the Chinese Taipei shuttler, announced her retirement from the sport on Friday, saying, "A beautiful chapter has come to an end. Thank you, badminton, for everything you have given me. Eventually, my injuries forced me to leave the court. I could not end my career the way I had hoped, a