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Who is Javokhir Sindarov? D Gukesh's opponent from Uzbekistan for FIDE World Chess Championship 2026 match

Who is Javokhir Sindarov? D Gukesh's opponent from Uzbekistan for FIDE World Chess Championship 2026 match

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In West Bengal, a fresh political controversy has emerged around Kali Puja, the worship of Goddess Kali on the night of Deepavali, following earlier pandal disputes during Durga Puja. The row was sparked after Jagannath Chatterjee, a minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party, became involved, bringing the celebration of the goddess into the ongoing political debate in the state.

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    Reigning world champion India's D Gukesh will play challenger Javokhir Sindarov from Uzbekistan in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2026 match in Geneva in November. 

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Reigning world champion India's D Gukesh will play challenger Javokhir Sindarov from Uzbekistan in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2026 match in Geneva in November. 

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Who is Javokhir Sindarov? D Gukesh's opponent from Uzbekistan for FIDE World Chess Championship 2026 match

Reigning world champion India's D Gukesh will play challenger Javokhir Sindarov from Uzbekistan in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2026 match in Geneva in November. 

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After Durga, comes Kali: Goddesses at the centre of political row in a changing Bengal

Kolkata: After pandal polemics during the Durga Puja, it is now the turn for Kali Puja – the worship of Goddess Kali on the night of Deepavali – to stir up the ever-churning political cauldron of West Bengal . A controversy was triggered after Jagannath Chatterjee, a minister in the Bharatiya Janata…

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