Rani Hamid (Photo credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Balaji Sudarshan is a 2012-born chess prodigy from Tamil Nadu who was up against 80-year-old Bangladeshi legend Rani Hamid in round 6 of the Delhi International GM Open Chess Tournament 2025.Going into the game, Hamid had suffered three losses, all against lower-rated opponents in the first five…
80-year-old Bangladeshi chess legend Rani Hamid NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s renowned 80-year-old chess player Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun, better known as Rani Hamid, arrived in India earlier this month to participate in the 21st edition of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament (June 7-14).The journey that began in high spirits took a troubling turn when her…
NEW DELHI: Multiple dignitaries including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party parliamentary chairperson Sonia Gandhi attended a solemn ‘Bhog’ ceremony for the ‘Akhand Path‘ held in the memory of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence on Friday. The ceremony, a continuous recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib, was attended by prominent dignitaries who…