The final moments as @chessvaishali won the Women's #FIDECandidates and earned the right to challenge for the Women's Chess World Championship title!
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15th April, 2026 will be marked as a red letter day in the history of Indian Chess. Today in Cyprus, Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu became the Champion of FIDE Women's Candidates 2026 scoring 8.5/14 points! Vaishali will challenge the reigning Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun in the upcoming FIDE Women's World Championship match.
Going into the final round, Vaishali had a score of 7.5/14 points - same as Bibisara Assaubayeva. Divya Deshmukh drew against Bibisara in a wild game, and Vaishali scored a dominating win over Kateryna Lagno - with this win, she became the Champion!
Vaishali played some incredible Chess throughout the tournament. She scored 5 wins, had 7 draws, and conceded only 2 losses!
A huge congratulations to Vaishali, her family, and her team for this incredible result. 15 years ago, Koneru Humpy played against Hou Yifan in the Women's World Championship match in November 2011 - and now Vaishali will play against Ju Wenjun!
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
#chess #ChessBaseIndia #Candidates #vaishali
Congratulations @chessvaishali . She showed excellent preparation and resilience. Took the blows & delivered the punches. A proud moment for Indian chess with two Indians to cheer for in the World Championships. Personally proud that our @WacaChess mentee will now have a shot at the world title. Being from Chennai is just another flex !
A significant stride in India’s space sector…
The successful LVM3-M6 launch, placing the heaviest satellite ever launched from Indian soil, the spacecraft of USA, BlueBird Block-2, into its intended orbit, marks a proud milestone in India’s space journey.
It strengthens India’s heavy-lift launch capability and reinforces our growing role in the global commercial launch market.
This is also reflective of our efforts towards an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Congratulations to our hardworking space scientists and engineers.
India continues to soar higher in the world of space!
@isro
Muslim population in Israel : 19%
Jew population in Palestine : 0%
Muslim population in India : 20%
Hindu population in Pakistan : 1%
#ısrael is fighting for survival, like we are. Israel must win, like we must!
Pictures of the #ArmenianGenocide. Ottoman Empire in Turkey slaughtered an estimated 1.5 million Armenian Christians in a systematic genocide between 1915-1923, around the exact same time when our prophet of ‘non-violence’, Gandhi, was propping up the Khilafat movement in support of the same Genocidal Turks!
Worst part is, Turkey denies this crime against humanity even today. And Indian school books talk a lot about Khilafat still, but make NO mention of the Armenian Genocide.
If Bharat really wants to make a statement against Turkey, we should officially recognise the Armenian Genocide. @narendramodi
#BoycottTurkey
China does not recognise Kashmir as part of India. China has usurped 38000 sqkm of Kashmir. China supports Pakistan on Kashmir.
Despite this, India does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. India does not even recognise Taiwan as a country. Time has come to correct this.
This retired PAF Air Marshal’s comments that Indian missiles destroyed a PAF Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C aircraft at the Bholari base appears correct. I’m told it was one of 2 aircraft destroyed on ground there.
#Balochistan!
Those who have had patience to listen to our conversations on the #DefTalks ( @AadiAchint ), would remember one thing that was said the day Baloch ladies sat blocking the roads. I had said when mothers leave their homes and come out to protest, the agitation becomes unstoppable. The reason is simple. The honourable men, then, go full throttle because porki regime would be ruthless against ladies. This is what happened.
Balochs have suffered too long and deserve to be independent. It is in Bharat's interest to help, equip and fund them to make sure the map of porkistan changes the soonest.
#Quetta yesterday
Turns out Pakistani Saeed Shah has written just 3 articles for Reuters
First on 5th May 2025
Last on 9th May 2025
And guess what? All 3 are pro-Pakistan.Looks like he was hired just to do a planned hit job.This is the pattern:
Pakistani journalists suddenly show up on big platforms, spread fake stories, and disappear.
It’s not journalism. It’s a setup to push Pakistan’s false narrative.
#FakeNarrative
🇮🇳 60 Years of IAF strikes on 23 PAF flying bases
From Sargodha to Shorkot, from Chaklala to Skardu—this is the STRIKE legacy of @IAF_MCC .
1965. 1971. 2025.
Different decades.
Different jets.
Different Weapons.
Same Outcome.
#IAFHistory
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