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‘Father of Indian chess boom’: The Anand effect that’s shaping a ‘golden generation’

The country swept both the men's and women's gold at the 45th Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary




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Chess Olympiad | Hail the dazzling stars who have set the gold standard!

From Gukesh to Tania, the 10 brilliant Indian talents on display rose to the occasion, played their parts to perfection, and dominated the opposition to create history at Budapest




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My biggest goal is to get Sindhu back on the podium, says Anup Sridhar

Sindhu, who returned from the French capital without a medal for the first time in three Olympics, has been training under Sridhar, a Beijing Olympian, for the past three weeks




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Winning gold was one of my goals this year: Gukesh

Gukesh said not able to win gold in Chennai Olympiad in 2022 was a great regret especially after coming so close




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Chess | India’s young talent could do better with more sponsorship and government support




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Arjun Erigaisi, the ‘madman’ who powered India’s gold rush at chess Olympiad




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Champions line up for Hero Women’s Indian Open golf




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ISSF Junior World Championship 2024: Pistol shooter Divanshi’s second gold leads India’s clean sweep 

India’s young shooters won five more medals, including two gold on October 4, taking the tally to 21 medals to remain at the top with 13 gold, two silver and six bronze




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Suraj and Divanshi claim standard pistol gold in World junior championship




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We have to go all the way back to Karpov and Kasparov on the top two boards to find something like India’s dominance: Peter Svidler

In this chat, Russian GM Svidler talks about India’s historic Olympiad, his experience of coaching Praggnanandhaa, his love affair with Test cricket and his assessment of the Global Chess League, not just as a chess player but also as a cricket fan who follows the IPL




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Golf | Diksha aspires to be at her best against Chiara and company




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Women’s Indian Open golf | Manon De Roey jumps to joint lead with Alice Hewson

The Belgian carves out seven birdies to be on par with the ever-so-consistent Alice Hewson of England




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GOLF | Liz Young emerges champion after a roller coaster ride




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Under-23 World Wrestling Championships: Chirag Chikkara clinches gold as India shines with nine medals

Chirag Chikkara becomes the second Indian man, after Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat, to win the gold at the U23 Championships.




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Trump announces golf partner and former Georgia senator will co-chair inaugural committee

Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his inaugural committee will be chaired by Florida real estate investor Steven Witkoff and former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler




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Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing two Saudi troops, wounding another

Police in the area published pictures of the soldier, saying there was a 30-million-Yemeni-rial reward for information leading to the soldier's arrest




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Bangladesh interim government to seek Interpol support to repatriate Sheikh Hasina from India

Officials said a Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant, but rather a global request for law enforcement agencies to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action




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How a Trump presidency could lead to a purge at the Pentagon

Trump plans to purge ‘woke’ generals and civil servants, prioritising loyalty and potentially creating chaos in the military




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After storm over allegations, Australia Today clarifies ban was by Meta platforms, not Canadian government 

The Ministry of External Affairs, which had slammed Canada over the allegations last week, has been silent over clarification




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South Korea's Yoon practises golf to prepare for future Trump meets

Analysts said Mr. Yoon may seek to find a way to capitalise on a personal friendship with Mr. Trump to advance Seoul's interests as Trump's "America First" foreign policy plan




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Mission Pothole-Free Roads: Andhra Pradesh Government will spend ₹11.16 crore to take up 69 works in Kurnool district, says Minister Bharat

Joint Collector B Navya and other officials also participate in the launch of the programme




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AP JAC Amaravati leaders urge government to announce IR for employees

Having suffered a lot during the YSRCP term, employees are pinning their hopes on the TDP-led coalition government for a solution to their long-standing issues, they say




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CM Chandrababu Naidu and Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha express deep condolences over electrocution tragedy in East Godavari

The Chief Minister directed authorities to provide the best possible medical care to the injured and announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh for the families of each deceased




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Centre for excellence, golf course, cricket academy soon in Mulapadu: Vijayawada MP




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YSRCP leader Kakani Govardhan Reddy placed under house arrest in Nellore

The YSRCP leader says that police prevented him from joining the protest against the alleged malpractice of TDP leader and Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy in the tendering process for works at Kanupur Canal




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Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu to lead high-level meeting with State officials on streamlining Governance

The CM Chandrababu Naidu’s agenda includes setting priorities for development goals, guiding the administrative machinery on the state government’s objectives, and outlining a strategic framework titled “Ten Principles for Development.”




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Andhra Pradesh sets ambitious goals with Drone Policy 4.0

Approved by Council of Ministers, the policy aims to secure Rs. 1,000 crore in investments, generate employment for 40,000 people and create 25,000 skilled drone pilots; vision hinges on a planned 300-acre drone city at Orvakal in Kurnool district, the first-of-its-kind in the country




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A.P. government appoints Inquiry Authority to probe role of revenue officers in alleged land scam in Vizianagaram

Revenue Department Special Chief Secretary directs the Inquiring Authority to submit the inquiry report within a period of six weeks




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Eluru Government Medical College named after biochemist Yellapragada SubbaRow

SubbaRow, born in 1895 in Bhimavaram, is credited with discovering drugs for Filariasis and the role of ATP in muscular activity




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Railway police launch search after mother and son go missing in Vijayawada




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Lakshmi Parvathi flays coalition government for arrest of social media activists




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Construction of a three-mode sensor based on gold nanoparticles and carbon quantum dots as probes for the detection of thiosemicarbazone

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2127-2134
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00256C, Paper
Zhili Liu, Xiaojun Wang, Jing Li, Wenfeng Zhou, Haixiang Gao, Runhua Lu
A three-mode sensor for thiocarbazone (TSC) was constructed based on gold nanoparticles and carbon quantum dots (CQDs). (A) Synthesis process of CQDs using ginkgo leaves. (B) Colorimetric and chrominance TSC detection. (C) Fluorescence detection of TSC.
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Near-infrared responsive gold nanorods for highly sensitive colorimetric and photothermal lateral flow immuno-detection of SARS-CoV-2

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00347K, Paper
Xiaohui Liu, Jingwen Li, Kun Wang, Xiang Li, Shenming Wang, Gengchen Guo, Qiaowen Zheng, Maosheng Zhang, Jingbin Zeng
We developed a colorimetric and photothermal dual-mode LFIA platform for sensitive and selective SARS-CoV-2 N protein detection based on gold nanorods.
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A Multimode Biosensor Based on Prussian Blue Nanoparticle Loaded with Gold Nanoclusters for the Detection of Aflatoxin B1

Anal. Methods, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY02330C, Paper
zhaodi Fu, juan Huang, Wei Wei, zhihui Wu, Xingbo Shi
Herein, a novel fluorescent/colorimetric/photothermal biosensor is proposed for aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) detection in food based on Prussian blue nanoparticles (PBNPs) (~50 nm), gold nanocluster (AuNCs) and aptamer (Apt) within three...
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Field method for preservation of total mercury in waters, including those associated with artisanal scale gold mining

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY02216A, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
David C. P. King, Michael J. Watts, Elliott M. Hamilton, Robert J. G. Mortimer, Mike Coffey, Odipo Osano, Maureene Auma Ondayo, Marcello Di Bonito
A method was developed for sampling and preserving total Hg from water samples, recovering >75% Hg over 4 weeks of storage. The method was assessed using water samples at artisanal gold mining sites in Kenya.
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Antibody-labeled Gold Nanoparticles Based Resonance Rayleigh Scattering Detection of S100B

Anal. Methods, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00335G, Paper
tiantian Wang, yonghui Wang, junbo Li
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a sudden brain injury due to an external force that causes a large number of deaths and permanent disabilities every year. S100B has been recognized...
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Rapid detection of monkeypox virus and differentiation of West African and Congo Basin strains using endonuclease restriction-mediated real-time PCR-based testing

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00492B, Paper
Juan Zhou, Fei Xiao, Xiaolan Huang, Jin Fu, Nan Jia, Chunrong Sun, Min Chen, Zheng Xu, Hui Huang, Yi Wang
A novel multiplex ET-PCR assay that integrates PCR amplification, restriction endonuclease cleavage and real-time fluorescence detection was devised to diagnose MPXV infection and distinguish the Congo Basin and West Africa MPXV strains.
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Ag-coated tetrapod gold nanostars (Au@AgNSs) for acetamiprid determination in tea using SERS combined with microfluidics

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00297K, Paper
Qian Ke, Limei Yin, Heera Jayan, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Xiaobo Zou, Zhiming Guo
The combination of highly sensitive SERS substrate core–shell Au@AgNSs and microfluidic chip featuring four circular split hybrid structures were used for quantitative detection of acetamiprid in tea. The LOD of acetamiprid was 0.048 ng mL−1.
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Development of a label-free, sensitive gold nanoparticles-poly (adenine)aptasensing platform for colorimetric determination of aflatoxin B1 in corn

Anal. Methods, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00605D, Paper
Omid Heydari Shayesteh, Katayoun Derakhshandeh, Akram Ranjbar, Reza Mahjub, Abbas Farmany
In this work, a sensitive colorimetric bioassay method based on poly (adenine) aptamer (polyA apt) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was developed to the determination of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). The polyA...
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Heparin-stabilized gold nanoparticles embedded in graphene for the electrochemical determination of esculetin

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2256-2266
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00229F, Paper
Vinicius José da Silva, Luan Gabriel Baumgarten, Juliana Priscila Dreyer, Edson Roberto Santana, Almir Spinelli, João Paulo Winiarski, Iolanda Cruz Vieira
A conductive nanocomposite consisting of heparin-stabilized gold nanoparticles embedded in graphene was prepared for esculetin determination in tea and jam samples.
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A new colorimetric aptasensor for paraquat detection based on the designed aptamer with multiple paraquat binding sites in combination with gold nanoparticles

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2340-2348
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00053F, Paper
Pakawat Kongpreecha, Sineenat Siri
Given paraquat's environmental health risks, there is a need for a fast and simple detection method. This study presents a novel colorimetric aptasensor with a tailored aptamer, boosting sensitivity by targeting multiple paraquat binding sites.
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Simple fluorescence “turn-off” assay for Congo red using commercial 2-aminophthalic acid

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00506F, Paper
Jiaqi Qian, Jie Li, Yihan Jiang, Chaoyong Liu, Jiayao Zhu, Liyu Gu, Yongming Guo
2-Aminophthalic acid with a high quantum yield of 38.49% was utilized for fluorescence “turn-off” sensing of Congo red with a linear range of 0.05–50 μM and a limit of detection of 1.72 μM.
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Three-dimensional hotspot structures constructed from nanoporous gold with a V-cavity and gold nanoparticles for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00348A, Paper
Yang Xu, Yan Wu, Jianjun Wei, Yuanyu Zhao, Peili Xue
A nanoporous gold V-shaped resonant cavity (NPGVRC) structure constructed with plasmonic resonance coupling effect. The NPGVRC has excellent SERS performance and 3D hotspot properties.
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Good, but not enough: On the extended coverage of the Ayushman Bharat scheme

Extension of free health coverage to all over 70 years is good, but more needs to be done  




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​Weather gods: On ‘Mission Mausam’

Attempts at controlling the weather are still in the realm of uncertainty




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A way out: On the government and doctor-led protests in West Bengal

The West Bengal government must enable the changes doctors want to see




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 Milestones and U-turns: On the government in its third term

The optics of the 100-day mark cannot conceal changed dynamics for the BJP




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The endgame: On the injunction against Google

The U.S. district court injunction against Google could end its app dominance




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​Governor vs Government: On the hostilities in Tamil Nadu

Mr. Ravi must be withdrawn for needlessly wading into controversies




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Watch: When Jimmy Sheirgill Got Violent

'As a storyteller, one always looks to create something for the audience which is thrilling, engaging and entertaining and that is exactly what we have endeavoured with Sikandar Ka Muqaddar.'