India, Pak to hold anti-terror drill in Russia next month

It will be for the first time since Independence that India and Pakistan will both be part of a military exercise. Militaries of India and Pakistan will be part of a mega anti-terror drill in......

Photos: Meteorite fragments found in Russia's Urals region

Fragments from a meteorite have been found in the Urals region of Russia where it struck on Friday, injuring 1,200 people, claim Russian scientists.The fragments were detected around a frozen lake......

Russia: Meteor exploded with force of 30 N-bombs

The meteor that streaked across the Russian skies on Friday, injuring around 1,200 people, exploded with a force 30 times greater than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, National Aeronautics and Space......

Anand lauds Negi's showing

Viswanathan Anand is impressed by the hard work, attitude and approach of newly-crowned Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi, who he says is relentless in his pursuit for higher glory. Anand, the country's......

Harikrishna plays safe, keeps lead

World Junior champion Pendyala Harikrishna maintained a full point lead after drawing a tactical battle with Aeroflot Open winner Emil Sutovsky of Israel in the fourth round of the Essent chess......

Indian men cruise in Chess Olympiad

Thanks to a resurgent Abhijit Kunte and Surya Shekhar Ganguly, the Indian men cruised to a 3-1 victory over The Philippines in the third round of the 36th Chess Olympiad at the Gran Casino in......

Anand beats Shirov

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand regained sole lead after a long drawn 1.5-0.5 win over Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the seventh round of the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament in......

Anand takes sole lead

World Cup champion Viswanathan Anand crushed veteran Ljubomir Ljubojevic of Yugoslavia 2-0 in the fifthround and stormed into sole lead in the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament now......