Spectacular PHOTOS of the Month: January

A general view of the aurora borealis near the city of Tromsoe in northern Norway January 25, 2012.Click on NEXT to see more...

'We are likely to see growing water scarcity'

How will climate change transform India? What should Indians do in our everyday lives to lessen the impact of global warming? Rediff.com's Nikhil Lakshman asked Dr Rajendra K Pachauri, Chairman,......

All eyes on India ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad

Photograph: Kind courtesy All India Chess Federation/Twitter Chess Olympiad fever peaks here with Indian teams appearing primed for glory in the 44th edition of the prestigious event that starts......

Chess Olympiad: 'India has the potential to grab three medals'

IMAGE: Prolific Tania Sachdev, in picture, has been included in the first team along with Rameshbabu Vaishali and Bhakti Kulkarni, who will be making their debuts at the Chess Olympiad.......

India's medal chances brighten as China to skip Chess Olympaid

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Koneru Humpy during the launch of torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad. Photograph: PTI Photo China will not be taking part in the 44th Chess Olympiad......

Anand to mentor Indian squads at Chess Olympiad

IMAGE: Vishwanathan Anand said 'I am playing very few events these days and after playing many Olympiads, I thought it was time for the younger ones to play.' Photograph: David Llada India will......

Europa: Lazio through in Warsaw tie marred by crowd trouble

Lazio won 2-0 at Legia Warsaw on Thursday to qualify for the Europa League knockout stages after a tie marred by violence when Italian fans fought with Polish police on the way to the stadium.......