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Gukesh after beating Pragg: ‘Been feeling much sharper, happier these days’ | Chess News

Gukesh after beating Pragg: ‘Been feeling much sharper, happier these days’ | Chess News

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4 min readOsloMay 31, 2026 10:50 AM IST On Friday, the day Gukesh had turned 20, the world champion and most of the other participants at this year’s Norway Chess tournament had found themselves out on the Oslofjord in a faux boat race as part of the annual Norway Chess games. The air had been light, the weather crisp, the sky a soothing azure. None of the tension that seeps into the air when you put so many grandmasters in vicinity of each other was there. Pragg had spent plenty of the trip out on the sea lounging on the hull of their ship in Vincent Keymer’s company, soaking up the Nordic sun. Gukesh, on another boat, had been serenaded by the birthday song more than once. Both Indian prodigies had walked from their hotel to the harbour together for the Norway Chess Games, laughing with each other in a rare moment of both of them letting their guards down in the middle of a tournament. One day later, both Gukesh and Pragg were at …

Industry Season 4 is sharper and nastier than ever, with a jaw-dropping finale that goes full Epstein | Review

Industry Season 4 is sharper and nastier than ever, with a jaw-dropping finale that goes full Epstein | Review

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Industry Season 4 review Cast: Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Kit Harington, Max Minghella, Kal Penn, Ken Leung, Miriam Petche and Sagar Radia Creator: Konrad Kay and Mickey Down Star rating: ★★★★ ‘Dear Henry, how are we to remain virtuous when the temptation is so great?’ This one sentence from Episode 6 of Season 4 of Industry best encapsulates the whole show in a single sweep. Time and time again, the HBO drama reminds the viewer that this is no fantasy, that this is the real deal. Long gone are the days of Pierpoint, as the HBO show continues to reinvent itself to address how market capitalisation has left permanent scars on these characters’ lives. Season 4 is feral and furious, urgent and deeply cataclysmic, in ways that dawn on the viewer like a long-standing shadow. It makes for great, unmissable television. Myha’la gives a lightning-flash of a performance in Industry Season 4, The premise Showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay turn the wheel forward with 8 hour-long episodes, each of which can stand on its own …

Pankaj Tripathi felt daughter Aashi is ‘sharper’ than him on watching her debut: ‘What she did in 2 shows took me years’

Pankaj Tripathi felt daughter Aashi is ‘sharper’ than him on watching her debut: ‘What she did in 2 shows took me years’

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Published on: Dec 03, 2025 06:07 am IST Pankaj Tripathi’s daughter, Aashi, made her stage debut with the play Lailaaj last month in Mumbai. Pankaj Tripathi has another actor in the family. His daughter, Aashi, recently made her stage debut with the play, Lailaaj, last month. In a candid chat with HT, the veteran actor opened up about seeing his daughter on stage and how he feels about her taking on acting as a career. Pankaj Tripathi’s daughter Aashi has made her acting debut on stage. Pankaj Tripathi on daughter Aashi’s acting debut Lailaaj has been produced by Pankaj and Mridula Tripathi’s banner, Roopkatha Rangmanch, as their first play. The first shows were staged in November in Mumbai and received acclaim. Pankaj said on the sidelines that he watched the performances ‘as an actor, and not as a father’. When asked how Aashi took the feedback, he tells us, “She took it very well. By the third show, I saw her improvement, I felt she was sharper than me. When our teachers used to explain …

“Cloud Of MS Dhoni…Ruturaj Gaikwad Under Pressure”: Australia Great Wants ‘Sharper’ Reaction

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Chennai Super Kings Slumped to their second straight loss in IPL 2024 as SunRisers Hyderabad romped home with six wickets to spare. After starting with two wins, new CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad must be feeling a little bit under pressure. Speaking on Star Sports on Australian great Matthew Hayden commented on Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy, said, “There were a couple of decisions which weren’t quite sharp. When you think of Moeen Ali as an all-rounder, he ended up contributing nicely with the ball, but he should have been batted up the order. He should have been given a licence. They were lagging inside that power play.” He went on to analyse some of the decisions made by Gaikwad. “They were 1 for 49 in the power play. So to me, they needed an injection of some hope and some courage, and Moeen Ali could have provided that. With the ball, I think they probably could have bowled Theekshana straight away to Travis Head. It’s a great match-up. Don’t wait until the fourth over. He went for plenty of …

With sharper net play, Lakshya Sen beats Loh Kean Yew to enter semifinals of the French Open | Badminton News

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No one in Michael Jackson’s troupe ever thought of practical problems like slipping when there’s blood on the dance-floor. But Lakshya Sen who had a nasty gnash on his right hand finger which refused to stop dripping, and his opponent Loh Kean Yew, two of the bounciest beings on a badminton court, had to mind the droplets before resuming their subsequent dancing on the French Open court. In the end, Sen made the Paris semifinals defeating Loh 19-21, 21-15, 21-13, making him sweat at the net, at which the Singaporean has never been known to be very adept. The Indian enters every tour event like it’s a personal knockout round for him — a race to Olympics, given his ranking currently is out of Top 16. He needs deep runs in big tournaments, and is luckily good at shrugging off reputations of opponents. All England defending champion Li Shifeng — Check. 2021 World Champion Loh Kean Yew — Check. Tamed in three. Reputations and repertoire don’t scare Sen, but that Olympic qualification needs to be …

Monthly Household Consumption Expenditure Data Released Afer 11 Years Shows Sharper Rise In Rural Consumption

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The average per capita MPCE in 2022-23 was Rs 3,773 in rural India and Rs 6,459 in urban areas. (File) New Delhi: The average monthly expenses in rural and urban households have narrowed in the past two decades with a sharp rise in rural consumption, shows a key expenditure data released after a gap of 11 years. The average per capita Monthly Household Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) in 2022-23 was Rs 3,773 in rural India and Rs 6,459 in urban areas. The gap in rural and urban expenses reduced to 71.2% from 83.9% in 2011-12, 88.2% in 2009-10, and 90.8% in 2004-05. In 18 years, the average MPCE in rural areas increased over six times, higher than in the urban areas, shows a factsheet on the Ministry of Statistics website. In 2004-05, the expenditure was Rs 579 in rural and Rs 1,105 in urban, which indicates a 552% growth in rural and 484% in urban areas. The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) was conducted between August 2022 and July 2023. The data is key in assessing …

Luos quests for sharper edge controls in just one line of code

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Image: ra2 studio/Adobe Stock “Our edge devices are flaky,” said the Internet of Things admin engineer. “What’s happening?” the angry, spiky-haired systems control manager spurted back immediately. “I thought you said programming infrastructure and application controls over new-age, cyber-physical system deployments was, well, ‘bread and butter stuff’ — that was the term you used, right?” SEE: Don’t curb your enthusiasm: Trends and challenges in edge computing (TechRepublic) “Hang on,” said Cletus, our sysadmin hero. “Controlling edge-centric microcontroller units can be tough, and things can go out of kilter, but there might be an answer in some new technology coming out of Bordeaux, France.” “Sounds like a complex refactoring and reengineering job,” said the controller. “How many days do you think it’ll take to bring things back in line?” “Well, according to our French pals, it’s just one line of code,” said Cletus. That wasn’t real, was it? Okay, yes, that was a fabricated conversation designed to illustrate and entertain, but it could also happen — that new Bordeaux-based company is real. Luos is the maintainer …