Father rewards Stalin for long wait, will voters follow suit?

At a time when the AIADMK has chosen the late Jaya’s personal aide to lead the party, M K Stalin re-enters the scene with greater credibility and better clarity of his own role in the DMK,......

Women's World Chess Cup: Vantika, Padmini advance

IMAGE: Grandmaster Vantika Agrawal in action. Photograph: FIDE/Anna Shtourman India's best bet, Grandmaster Vantika Agrawal outclassed Lela Shohradeva of Turkmenistan in the return game of the......

Karthikeyan, Rout finish 4th in Asian blitz chess

IMAGE: Padmini Rout finishes as top Indian woman in Al Ain, UAE. Photograph: Padmini Rout/Instagram Grandmaster Murali Karthikeyan signed off in fourth place at the Asian Individual Blitz Chess......

World Jr Chess: Padmini Rout bounces back into reckoning

If Mae Frayna Janelle hoped to shock Padmini Rout with her choice of the ‘Alekhine Defence’ (which very rarely makes an appearance these days) on the very first move, then it was......

World Jr Chess: Padmini Rout delights in quick win

Padmini Rout in action at the World Junior Chess Championships in Pune. It doesn’t surprise that Padmini Rout is one of the most medal-decorated girls in the Age Categories of world......

Padmini Rout wins Bronze at World Jr Chess C'ship

Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout was the lone Indian to sign off with a medal when she notched up the bronze after drawing her 13th and final round game with Deysi Cori of Peru in the World Junior......