Wright's tenure extended till 2005 \n\n\n\n
The two Indian Grandmasters emerged as joint leaders with victories in the second round of Gibraltar Chess Congress.
In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 23, 116 seats spread across 13 states and two Union Territories, will go to the polls.
Vasco have 8 points from seven matches while Dempo who are unbeaten in the tournament so far are on top with 17 points.
The Indian Grandmaster was held to a draw by International Master Daniel Gormally of England in the seventh round of the 10-player Hastings chess tournament.
K Sasikiran registered his third consecutive win to join R R Laxman at the top after the sixth round.
'India may well be a religious country, but that is precisely why we need to avoid criminalising blasphemy,' argues Mihir S Sharma.
Rao said More and Roy mentioned Jagdale's name when they provided details to the Commission about the alleged bribe offer.
Kishore Rungta, who recently stepped down as BCCI treasurer, said the board should investigate the selectors involved in the Kale case too.
Meanwhile, Kale has won support from players who have protested against his suspension.
The two actresses will share the stage for a dance recital in Chennai soon.
Tiger Shroff is set to make his big screen acting debut with Sajid Nadiadwala's Heropanti on May 23.
Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh was honoured for his services to sports at a special event at the House of Lords on Friday.
Indian men finished sixth after beating Bulgaria 2.5-1.5 in the 14th and final round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.
'I want to tell the singers of our country that they should not be another Rafi, Kishore, Lata, Asha or Mukesh,' Latajiji tells Subhash K Jha. 'Be yourself. Learn dedication to the craft from us, but do not imitate us.'
Abhijit Kunte and Surya Shekhar Ganguly scored victories in a 3-1 victory over The Philippines in the third round of the Chess Olympiad.
'If you start from a position of compromise, you end up getting nothing.' Shabana Azmi explains.
Senior bankers are trying to impress upon the central bank that the shift to external benchmark-linked lending be postponed to April 1, 2020.
The Indian GM needs just a draw in the final round to at least tie for first place in the British chess championship.
The India IM shares the lead with four others after the sixth round in the Asian Junior chess championship.
History of sorts was created in Kolkata when about 60,000 people took to the streets of the West Bengal capital on Saturday demanding resignation of Jadavpur University vice-chancellor even as West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi intervened to end the four-day old stalemate in the prestigious educational institution.
Marcin Dziuba of Poland, Leonid and Guseinov, all with 3.5 points apiece, shared the lead.
The Indian Grandmaster drew with GM Jonathan Rowson of Scotland in the second round of the Hastings International Chess Congress.
Harikrishna, Chanda and Ganguly share lead before the last round in the National 'A' chess championship.
Diego Maradona showed glimpses of his famous dribbling skills, his deft left-footed touches and even crooned Spanish songs as he mesmerised a bunch of school children during an event in Barasat on Tuesday.
Abhijit Kale contended before a Pune court that the suspension slapped by BCCI was 'illegal and malafide'.
New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming won the toss and elected to bat in the three-day cricket match against India 'A'.
Their intended target were the girls using the changing room of the swimming pool in a reputed school in Pune.
Kareena Kapoor talks about her latest ice cream endorsement.
Kolkata's East Bengal scripted history of sorts when they secured a maiden berth in the AFC Cup semi-finals after holding Indonesia's Semen Padang 1-1, at the Agus Salim stadium in Padang, on Tuesday.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said that singing the national anthem in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium before the 2011 World Cup final is the 'proudest feeling' he has ever had in his life.
Aarthie Ramaswamy leads the field in the women's section in the National A chess championship.
According to officials, ten men and three women died and 28 head of cattle perished in cyclone related incidents despite authorities evacuating as many as 81,948 people to 471 relief centres in Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Tiruvarur districts.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday.
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'
Hungarian boys tallied an impressive 29.5 point out of a possible 40 and won the championship.
The Indian GM drew his final round game with GM Joe Gallagher of Switzerland to finish on top.
A punishing 93 by opener Niranjan Godbole enabled Maharashtra score a six-run victory in the West Zone Ranji Trophy one-dayer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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