Fresh from his exploits in India's first-ever title-winning campaign at the Chess Olympiad, Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi has decided against defending his crown at the 10th Vugar Gashimov Memorial Chess Super Tournament in Azerbaijan for an audience with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday.
According to Bhagwat, a narrative is being spread in neighbouring Bangladesh, which recently witnessed a massive political upheaval, that India is a threat and they should join Pakistan as a defence against Bharat. Who is spreading such a narrative, he asked.
One of Surajpal's three brothers died and he set up a Trust and appointed a caretaker for his property in Bahadurgarh where his ashram is located, the CO said.
Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has reacted to Andhra Pradesh counterpart Pawan Kalyan's out-of-turn taunts with a one-liner, 'Let's wait', and thereby hangs a tale, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options to choose from.
Both RMW and Inox had got into a tussle over acquiring Fame in February, and now analysts say the company which shells out more to shareholders will corner the shares.
Sarvesh Kushare said Neeraj Chopra's advice has boosted his confidence as at one point in time this year, he was not even sure of making the Paris Games cut.
Wrestling has not missed a medal at the Olympics since 2008 and Sehrawat's effort ensured the streak remained unbroken.
July has some interesting content on OTT, with quite a few original shows and movies premiering in the digital space.
Ma Durga might be the city's most celebrated annual visitor, but Kali is the resident Goddess, notes Sandip Roy.
'How casually some people say cruel things online that they would never dare say in person.'
"People ask me why I am now criticising Nitish Kumar, having worked with him in the past. He was a different man back then. His conscience had not been put up for sale," said Kishor, who had managed the JD-U president's election campaign in 2015 and formally joined the party two years later.
If you're a fan of the Transformer films already, you will be delighted with a hearty dose of nostalgia here but... Mayur Sanap adds a caveat.
Titled Shabdhatharapadham,(The Sound of Milky Way), the book explores the sound engineer's dramatic journey from an obscure village to Oscar fame.
The tournament starts on Friday in Munich, and Germany will start as strong favourites against Scotland.
Monal Chokshi became the first Indian-American to be inducted into Stanford University's Athletics Hall of Fame.
'...but the incredible person you were.' 'I am deeply thankful for having known you, for the love and the challenges we shared.' On Parveen Babi's 70th birth anniversary on April 4, Mahesh Bhatt pays tribute to the woman who held a special place in his life.
'The determination to represent our country is strong when you've seen your dad serve the country.'
Bigg Boss 18 is all set to return to our screens on October 6. Hosted by Salman Khan, the names of the contestants who will be participating are not revealed yet.
'We have worked day and night for this moment because seeing the medical condition, there are a lot of things that are going on and regular training and exercises are a very big challenge with our medical condition.'
West Indies batting great, Brian Lara, after being inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame, dedicated the honour to his late father Bunty and siblings -- brother Winston and sister Agnes -- and said they all played important roles in his development as a cricketer.
West Indies prolific batsman Brian Lara will join the 66 male members of the Hall of Fame while England's Enid Bakewell becomes the third women to be inducted.
President Kalam met the young finalists of the talent show.
Dipa Karmakar is one of only five women in gymnastics history to have successfully executed the Produnova -- called the 'vault of death'.
Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame before the start of the first Twenty20 International between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City.
Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Capital Partners on Tuesday said it along with two other group companies has acquired an additional 4,081 equity shares representing 0.01 per cent stake in Fame India, hiking their stake in the multiplex chain to 13.8 per cent.
Two of Australia's greatest top-order batsmen, David Boon and Matthew Hayden, and the brilliant women's all-rounder Betty Wilson will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the 2017 Allan Border Medal ceremony in Sydney on Monday.
Hasan Mahmud grabbed the spotlight with a three-wicket burst in the first session, which rocked a famed batting line-up comprising heavyweights Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) on Wednesday acknowledged the services to cricket of some of the all-time greats of the game with five new inductees to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
The American is hoping that belief will help her rekindle the Wimbledon magic that launched her into the public eye five years ago.
Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis and ex-Australia wicketkepeer Adam Gilchrist will be inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame next week.
The temple authorities and jumbo owners even suspected that the conditions of the circular with regard to parading of the domestic elephants during festivals were part of a conspiracy to sabotage the Pooram.
Only three Indian greats -- left-arm spin wizard Bishen Singh Bedi, prolific opener Sunil Gavaskar and champion all-rounder Kapil Dev - figure in the International Cricket Council's 55-strong Hall of Fame list, which has 22 Englishmen.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not address the annual debate at the United Nations General Assembly session later this month, according to a revised provisional list of speakers issued by the UN.
Norman Pritchard: Colonised India's first athlete to win 2 medals in same Olympics
'This maha-parivarik is because of Mallika Sherawat.'
Run by a former cricketer and son of India's military heroes, Mike's Forest Retreat is an ode to all that we hold dear.
The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
