Delhi GM Open: Nikitenko downs Paichadze, catches Abhijeet Gupta at summit in Round 8 thriller

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Belarusian Grandmaster Mihail Nikitenko, playing whites, downed Georgian GM Luka Paichadze in Round 8 of the 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament (Delhi GM Open) 2025 to join Abhijeet Gupta in a joint-lead at the top of the leaderboard. With only two rounds remaining in Category A, both Nikitenko…

What we know about Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites and military commanders

Lana Lam and Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Watch: Footage shows explosions and damaged buildings ablaze in Iran’s capital Tehran Israel launched strikes across Iran on Friday, saying they targeted the “heart” of Iran’s nuclear programme. The strikes killed Hossein Salami, chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards – a powerful branch of the country’s armed…

Delhi Weather Forecast: Relief from scorching heat as IMD predicts thunderstorm and rainfall

The residents of the national capital may finally get some relief from the scorching heat, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms and rainfall later on Friday, June 13, which are expected to ease the sweltering conditions that have trapped Delhi and surrounding regions for the past several days. The IMD scientist Akhil…