R Praggnanandhaa, the first Indian after Vishwanthan Anand to reach the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup, drew against his higher-ranked opponent Fabiano Caruana, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
 
In the other semi-final, former world champion Magnus Carlsen defeated Nijat Abasov in the first game with white pieces.
 
Out of four Indians, who had made it to the quarterfinals, Praggnanandhaa remains the only Indian in the fray.
 
Meanwhile, the first game of the women’s final between second seed Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia and 29th seed Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria ended in a draw after 33 moves.

China’s real estate giant Evergrande Group has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Thursday.

The company has sought protection under Chapter 15 of the US bankruptcy code, a measure that protects non-US companies undergoing restructurings from creditors that hope to sue them or tie up assets in the United States.

A documentary film "Bay of Blood" on genocide in Bangladesh during 1971 War of Liberation today premiered at Liberation War Museam in Dhaka.

The Liberation War Museum organised the Bangladesh premier of the documentary, on the occasion of the 48th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The documentary is written and directed by eminent Indian Filmmaker Krishnendu Bose.

The Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pranay Verma was invited as special guest during the premier.

In the maiden deployment of an Indian Navy submarine to Australia, INS Vagir, a Scorpene-class submarine, on an extended-range deployment since June, will reach the city of Fremantle on August 20.

American actor Ron Cephas Jones known for his role as William Hill in the drama series, ‘This Is Us’ is no more. He was 66, reported Variety.

“Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue,” a representative for Jones confirmed to Variety on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic overcame a match point and stifling heat to beat world number one Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4) and win the Cincinnati Open in a heart-pounding thriller on Sunday.

Djokovic collapsed on his back and ripped his shirt open after triumphing in the nearly four-hour contest to get revenge for his loss to the young Spaniard in last month’s Wimbledon final.

American teenager Coco Gauff claimed the biggest title of her career with a straight-set win over Karolina Muchova in the Cincinnati Open final.

Gauff followed up her shock win over top seed Iga Swiatek in the semi-final with a 6-3 6-4 victory over her Czech opponent in Sunday's final.

It is the 19-year-old's fifth career title and her third of 2023 after wins in Washington DC and Auckland.

Victory gives Gauff a huge boost before the US Open which starts on 28 August.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary today. Rajiv Gandhi, who served as the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989, was born on the 20th of August 1944.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Party leaders Sonia Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi have also paid their tribute to Rajiv Gandhi at Veer Bhumi in Delhi.

With Four Gold and One Silver Medals, India has secured Second Rank at the 16th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Chorzów, Poland held from the 10 to the 20 of August 2023. The United Kingdom clinched the lead with five Golds.

A total of 236 students from 50 nations participated at the Olympiad, collectively earning 27 gold, 41 silver, and 50 bronze medals across all categories. Rajdeep Mishra from Kota, Rajasthan, Koduru Tejeswar from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, Md. Sahil Akhtar from Kolkata, West Bengal, Akarsh Raj Sahay from Nagpur, Maharashtra were awarded Gold medals while Sainavaneet Mukund from Bangalore, Karnataka was awarded a silver medal. The team was led by Prof. Surhud More from IUCAA, Pune, and Pritesh Ranadive from HBCSE-TIFR, Mumbai.

Space strategist PK Ghosh voiced confidence that the anticipated moon landing of India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 will likely be successful on August 23.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on August 20 that India's moon mission is on track to make a soft landing on the lunar surface on August 23 at around 6:04 pm local time.

Ghosh, while commenting on the spacecraft's progress after its fifth and final manoeuvre towards the Moon on August 16, during which it successfully attained a nearly circular lunar orbit, said that the spacecraft is currently travelling at a speed of about 6,000 kms per hour as it approaches the lunar horizon. He said that it must be substantially decreased to almost zero.