Rain, strong winds, and dust storms battered Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday, sharply lowering temperatures. The disruptions triggered power outages, uprooted trees, and injured a local industrialist in Hoshiarpur. While the morning conditions brought chaos, skies cleared in the afternoon, bringing some relief from the heat.
Eight-year-old Tamizh Amudhan from Tamil Nadu pulled off an extraordinary upset in an online blitz tournament, beating World No. 7 grandmaster Vincent Keymer. The moment was lit by a flickering candle after heavy rain caused a power cut in Thiruthangal. Still composed, the Class 3 student stayed focused, turning darkness into a chess highlight.
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In 1965, a massive blackout triggered darkness across the Northeast US and Canada, beginning in Ontario. Transportation and communications stalled, exposing grid weaknesses and missing containment measures. The fallout drove sweeping reforms in power management, utility coordination, and emergency planning—while highlighting how dependent modern life is on infrastructure most people never see.
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