A ride to remember

Two months ago, I decided to take Kathak classes in New York City. Before I came to that decision though, I gave a lot of thought as to whether the whole exercise was going to be worth the effort.......

Admen salute consumer, the king

Movie star Amitabh Bachchan kicked off AdAsia 2003 with a warning that the advertising fraternity must keep its eye firmly on the consumer if it wanted to get its message across."In the arrogance......

Praggnanandhaa's mom steals the show at World Cup

His mother deserves all credit for Praggnanandhaa's success: Father Rameshbabu Photograph: Kind Courtesy PhotoChess/Twitter The glint in R Nagalakshmi's eyes and that disarming smile standing in a......

Tata Steel Chess: Anand seals blitz title in style

  IMAGE: 'It was just the most magical day for me... Here, I did not have any problem with motivation. It genuinely meant a lot to me to do well here'. Photograph: Files Legendary Viswanathan......

Meet these chess superstars!

Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar meets up with 10-year-old Praggnanandha -- the world's youngest International Master -- and his elder sister Vaishali -- a woman International Master -- to find out more......

World Chess: Anand faces must-win situation against Carlsen

With the scores at 5.5-4.5 in favour of Carlsen, Anand desperately needs one victory to stay afloat Viswanathan Anand in a pensive mood in Sochi. Photograph: FIDE Trailing by a full......

World Chess Championship: Carlsen outwits Anand to win Game 6

Magnus Carlsen, right, and Viswanathan Anand. Photograph: FIDE World Chess Championship India’s Viswanathan Anand failed to capitalise on an optical blunder by reigning World ChampionMagnus......