Meghalaya principal secretary found dead in Uzbekistan

Meghalaya Principal Secretary Syed Mohammed A Razi was found dead inside his hotel room in Uzbekistan during a private visit to the Central Asian nation, officials said on Tuesday. IMAGE: Syed......

'We will defend our people against terror': Jaishankar at SCO meet

India on Tuesday said that the world must display "zero tolerance" towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, asserting that there can be no justification, no looking away and "no......

5 killed, 143 injured as powerful quake hits Afghanistan

At least five people were killed and 143 others injured after a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck several provinces across Afghanistan in the wee hours of Monday, according to the......

India, Central Asian nations to work with Afghanistan on security

India and the central Asian nations on Thursday agreed to work closely with Afghanistan in addressing its security challenges against the backdrop of its escalating tensions with Pakistan. IMAGE:......

Erigaisi outclasses Praggnanandhaa; Gukesh held by Sindarov

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi beat R Praggnanandhaa in 32 moves in the first round of the Tata Steel Masters. Photograph: Anna Shtourman/FIDE Top seed Arjun Erigaisi scored a convincing victory over......

'Indian football should look at Uzbekistan, Jordan'

'Even with modest leagues, they have structure, they produce players, and they qualify for big tournaments. India need to study those models and not just corporatise or commercialise football.'......

Arjun held as Gukesh stands firm in Tata Steel Chess clash

IMAGE: Arjun-Gukesh battle ends in draw. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess/X Top seed Arjun Erigaisi could not get past the defenses of world champion D Gukesh as the two Indians agreed to a draw in......

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses again, Gukesh held

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa is at the bottom of the table and will have to make a strong comeback in the remaining 11 rounds in order to pose a challenge. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Defending......

Aus Open: Gauff, Medvedev advance to second round

Images from Day 2 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday. Gauff advances to Round 2 IMAGE: Coco Gauff in action during her first round match against Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova......