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Lounge. “When I play abroad, people just want to know how India has so many players coming up. Everybody is curious; I think there is a little fear as well.

Modi 3.0 governance plan, beginning with the first 100 days agenda, is expected to include 50 to 70 important goals and recommendations to establish the tone and intent of the new government. These will be arranged in order of significance and priority. While the list now stands at 75-80 goals and proposals, the intention is to reduce it to 50, sources in the know said. With the Lok Sabha 2024 result less than a month away, the government is in the final stages of drafting a new governing agenda for the next term. This will contain the first 100 days of planning, as well as midterm and long-term goals.

BJP MP Lok Sabha Raosaheb Danve from Jalna, the epicentre of the Maratha protests, is battling anti-incumbency and anger from the Maratha community. Although Danve is a Maratha, his community is miffed with the BJP as it blames the party for not including the community in the OBC category for reservation in jobs and education. The Maratha protests had its epicentre in Jalna where Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil first began his indefinite fast from Antarvali Sarati village demanding that the Maratha community be included in the OBC category. Danve's victory over the last two elections over his Congress rival Vilas Autade has been more than 2.5-3 lakh. But this time, there could be a tough contest. For starters, the Congress has dropped Autade and given the ticket to Kalyan Kale who contested against Danve in 2009 and lost. Danve's victory against Kale was by a margin of just 8,482 votes. Kale was a two-term MLA from Phulambri assembly constituency.

INDIA bloc leaders is scheduled to meet the Election Commission of India brass here on Friday evening to register their opposition to the poll body's functioning, including its unusual delay in releasing the final voter turnout during the first and second phases of the Lok Sabha polls and to demand the release of the data promptly, as had been the case in the past, for the remaining phases of the election. The delegation is also expected to register their concerns about the «non-availability» of the final lists of registered voters constituency-wise for the upcoming phases. The leaders are also planning to take up with ECI the issue of their pending petitions before the poll body, alleging violation of campaign guidelines by BJP, including use of photos of religious symbols.

BJP is confident of securing its government in Haryana, even as JJP and Congress has sought the governor's intervention for a floor test of the Nayab Saini-led government. BJP is confident of support from several JJP MLAs. Former BJP ally, Dushyant Chautala, has written to the governor demanding a floor test in the state assembly. In his letter, Chautala said that the recent resignations and withdrawals of support have left the ruling BJP alliance teetering on the brink of a minority status. Till a few months ago, he was deputy chief minister in the BJP-JJP alliance government in Haryana. Similarly, Congress leader Bhupender Hooda also said he has sought time from the governor and would demand that an assembly session be called so that the Saini government would prove its majority on the floor of the House.

party candidate from Raebareli seat after days of suspense. But Garry Kasparov was not commenting on Jairam Ramesh's tweet but to a “random thought" by an X user. The user said that Garry Kasparov and Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand retired early and “didn’t have to face the greatest chess genius of our times." Responding to the post, Garry Kasparov said, "Traditional dictates that you should first win from Raebareli before challenging for the top!" followed with a laughter emoji.

Congress today released a video featuring Rahul Gandhi discussing chess, captioned «Just like in chess, Rahul Gandhi stays ahead of the game, always thinking several moves ahead!». In the video, Rahul Gandhi shares insights about his relationship with the game, mentioning that he began playing at the age of seven. When asked about what he enjoys about chess, Rahul highlights one of its intriguing aspects: as players improve, opponent pieces can start to operate almost like their own. Thus, players must consider not only their own pieces but also those of their opponent, recognizing that sometimes the opponent's pieces can serve their strategy. He also reveals Gary Kasparov as his favorite chess player due to his non-linear thinking.

Dommaraju Gukesh is tired. After three weeks of gruelling chess that ended in him becoming the youngest ever Candidates champion, all he wants to do is rest. But ever since he returned home after winning the Candidates – the second most-important chess tournament after the World Championship – celebrations haven’t stopped. Dutifully, he has done everything asked of him with a smile and not said no to anyone. Gukesh took some time out of his busy schedule to speak with BORIA MAJUMDAR. Excerpts You are the Candidates champion at the age of 17. The youngest ever to win the tournament. Has that sunk in yet? Not really. We are longing for some rest and for things to settle down. Once that happens, I think the realisation will sink in. I haven’t really had time to process things yet. When your father came running to give you the news, what was it like? Can you relive the moment once please? I was watching the Fabi-Nepo (Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi) match for a while and at one point I got really nervous. So, I stepped outside for a walk with (Polish grandmaster and Gukesh’s trainer Grzegorz) Gajewski. We were chatting when my father came running and said that I had won. It is difficult to describe the moment in words. We were laughing, hugging each other, screaming and doing all sorts of thing. It was the most beautiful moment in my three weeks in Toronto.

chess prodigy D Gukesh on Thursday thanked the legendary Viswanathan Anand for playing a huge role in shaping his career, saying «I wouldn't have been close to what I am now if it wasn't for him». The 17-year-old Grandmaster scripted history on Monday by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title, beating a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago. The triumph paved the way for Gukesh's clash against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China later this year. «Vishy sir has been a huge inspiration for me and I have heavily benefitted from his academy. I am truly grateful to him and wouldn't have been close to what I am now if it wasn't for him,» Gukesh said at a press conference a few hours after his arrival here to a rousing reception from fans and schoolmates.

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh was swamped by fans as he returned to the country here on Thursday after becoming the youngest challenger to the world title by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto. Hundreds of students from the Velammal Vidyalaya, the school where Gukesh studies, lined up at the airport at least one hour before his flight landed to greet their 17-year-old fellow student. A sizeable general crowd also built up as his arrival time drew closer and the area around the arrival gate was jam-packed in no time. The youngster walked out at around 3am and he was immediately flanked by the jubilant mass. In no time, he had garlands around his neck even as the police jostled to escort him out safely.

chess legend was 22 when he qualified in 1984 to challenge his fellow countryman, Anatoly Karpov, making Kasparov the youngest challenger at the time. “Congratulations! The Indian earthquake in Toronto is the culmination of the shifting tectonic plates in the chess world as the 17-year-old Gukesh D will face the Chinese champion Ding Liren for the highest title," wrote Kasparov on 'X', obliquely referring to the Russian domination of the past.

Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament here to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title, bettering a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago. Gukesh played out an easy draw with American Hikaru Nakamura in the 14th and final round to finish with nine out of a possible 14 points in the tournament that is held to decide the challenger to the world champion. The triumph entitles Gukesh a clash against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China in the last quarter of the year. The Chennai-based teen bettered Kasparov's record by quite a distance as the Russian great was 22 when he qualified in 1984 to clash with compatriot Anatoly Karpov.

KOLKATA : Acting on the advice of the Election Commission of India (ECI), West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday called off his proposed tour to Cooch Behar, during which he intended to "oversee" the polling process. He, however, alleged that an attempt was being made to "politicise the Governor's office", while asserting he would not allow anyone to use him as a "pawn on the political chess board". "My priority is to be with the people of Bengal.

Between allegations of sophisticated cheating, rampant paranoia, and geopolitical strife at the highest levels of chess, the past few years have been among the most tumultuous this ancient game has ever known. So it was hardly a surprise that chess erupted into controversy again at the tournament to determine who would contend for the world championship. This time, the accusation that threatened to derail a major tournament came at a critical juncture and exploded like a piano falling out of a window.

R Praggnanandhaa will enter as the favourite among the three Indian participants in the Candidates chess tournament that will get underway here from Wednesday to decide the challenger for the next world championship match. After nearly 35 years as many as three Indians – Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi — have qualified for the most prestigious event of the year that has just eight participants. According to an expert, India is the new Russia of the chess world, as in the past such dominance was only shown by Russian players.

Elon Musk‘s brain computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink is now accepting patient applications from Canadians interested in receiving the experimental assistive technology.The inclusion of Canadians comes as the startup is facing criticism from a U.S. lawmaker who has accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of failing to properly inspect Neuralink prior to human trials.Already, one American man has had the “cosmetically invisible” computer chip inserted into his brain.

Elon Musk's brain-chip start-up Neuralink's human trials has said that he posted on the social media site by "thinking". "Twitter banned me because they thought I was a bot, @X and @elonmusk reinstated me because I am," wrote 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh. Responding to Arbaugh, Musk confirmed, “First ever post made just by thinking, using the Neuralink Telepathy device!" This comes days after Musk on March 20 said Neuralink had made history by livestreaming its inaugural demonstration of a patient using a brain chip to play online chess.

Salman Rushdie weighing in on AI's capability to write quality fiction is like Garry Kasparov sharing his views on the technology's ability to play chess — which the grandmaster did with fury after being beaten by IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in 1997: it wasn't the machine that was great, but he who had cracked under pressure. Rushdie's take this week in an article for a French literary journal was more measured, but equally derisive. Testing OpenAI's ChatGPT, the veritable writer described the LLM having 'no originality' and 'completely devoid of any sense of humour', a key yardstick of quality in 'serious' literature. While a Rushdie-ChatGPT contest is not the same as a Kasparov-Deep Blue one — no one wins or loses in something as subjective as literature — the writer is both right and wrong.

BCI is being used to help paralyzed people communicate, study dreams and control robots. Elon Musk's brain chip company Neuralink has shown its first patient playing a computer game using its brain implant. It took to social media platform X to live stream Noland Arbaugh using the cursor to play chess online. Arbaugh claimed to have used the brain implant to play the video game Civilization VI. He was paralyzed below his shoulders after he suffered a road accident five years ago.

Neuralink on Wednesday live-streamed its first patient playing an online chess game using the company's chip implant to move the mouse. Neuralink is testing its brain implant technology for «people with paralysis to control external devices with their thoughts».

(Reuters) — Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink livestreamed on Wednesday its first patient implanted with a chip playing online chess.