Pawar's daughter joins NCP

Supriya Sule, daughter of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, on Monday plunged into active politics by joining Nationalist Congress Party founded by her father. "Today, she filled up the form......

Gadkari replaces Munde as Maharashtra BJP chief

BJP's poor performance in the Maharasthra assembly electionsclaimed its first victim on Thursday.Party president L K Advani has replacedGopinath Munde with Nitin Gadkari as state unit chief.......

Woman sets herself ablaze in police station

A dalit woman, who had come to lodge a complaint, allegedly immolated herself in a police station premises in Aurangabad district.According to police, Mandabai Hiwarale had come to the MIDC police......

Pandurang Shastri Athavale cremated

The mortal remains of renowned social reformer and Magsaysay award winner, Pandurang Shastri Athavale were consigned to flames at Tatwajnana Vidyapeeth, Ghodbunder in Thane district on Sunday......

Gujrathi, Chanda, Gopal joint fourth in Cappelle Chess

Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi came good when it mattered most and defeated Marius Monalache of Romania to emerge as the best performing Indian in the Cappelle La Grande International Chess......

Abhijeet Gupta suffers shock defeat in Cappelle chess

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Kaido Kulaots of Estonia and went out of contention for a podium finish after seventh round of the 31st Cappelle La Grande......

Chess: Abhijeet Gupta best Indian in Al Ain Classic

Riding on three back-to-back victories, Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta emerged as the best performing Indian as he finished seventh in the Al Ain Classic International chess tournament that concluded......

Aeroflot chess: Negi holds Leim in exciting tie

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi worked his way to an exciting draw with higher seeded Le Quang Leim of Vietnam in the fourth round of the 'A' group of Aeroflot International chess tournament in Moscow.......

Harika loses, drops to second

Dronavalli Harika suffered a setback in the eighth round and lost her lead in the girls' under-18 event of the World Youth Chess Championships in Batumi, Georgia.Harika lost the crucial encounter......