The Indian Grandmaster meets Cecile Van Der Merwe of South Africa in her opening match of the tournament.
The story of Thagararu moves along at a brisk pace with lots of comedy and well defined roles for all the characters.
The men's team set up a final with Pakistan.
Dhirendra Singh on Tuesday assumed charge as the new divestment secretary, following Monday's high level bureaucratic reshuffle.
In Sehore alone, the home district of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, five suicides have been reported.
As indications emerge that Centre could withdraw the controversial ordinance on lawmakers, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress on Wednesday engaged in a slugfest over the issue with the Opposition claiming victory and the ruling party accusing it of changing tunes.
'Guys can wear whatever they want and there is no judgement. But the minute a girl wears something, she is called names.'
Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Meenkashi Lekhi believes that the existing name, Race Course Road, "does not match with Indian culture".
With just 11.8 per cent, the nation lags behind its neighbours and peers when it comes to women's representation in national legislatures.
Kejriwal congratulated Modi for the BJP's victory.
A sadhvi who travelled in the ill-fated Sabarmati Exress told Godhra Commission that the train was stopped for some youths who had been left behind on Godhra station.
Dar insists that his message is not simply speculation but 'fact' and that alongside ice-cream, he wants to 'serve up some education to his customers'.
Rani Rudramma Devi, the Kakatiya queen, ruled in the 13 century. She is a well-known figure of Indian history, particularly in South India.
The government will soon unveil a national strategy on public-private partnership for public health, a senior government official said on Friday.
JBS Vidyadhar Rao defeated top seed Abhinn Shyam Gupta to set up an All-India title clash with former All England Champion Pullela Gopichand in the USD 10,000 Asian Satellite Badminton championship.
The PM said that a lie is being spread that this govt had brought the law to snatch people's rights. He dared rivals to find anything discriminatory in his work.
No sooner had the House paid its respects to the nine persons who laid down their lives 17 years back when terrorist attacked the Parliament House complex and the listed papers presented, members belonging to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam trooped into the well of the House shouting slogans.
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The top court told Gandhi's counsel that it was not concerned with the political stand narrated in the affidavit.
The CM also accused the Modi government and the BJP of trying to disturb peace.
Aam Aadmi Party candidate and journalist Ashish Khetan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.
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The top seed has five points from as many rounds in the National Women's 'A' Chess Championship.
The Indian women shuttlers blanked Macau in the Uber Cup (preliminaries) Asia Zone badminton championship.
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Why do Hindi cinema superstars flounder in their fifties, asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Mumbai is observing the sixth anniversary of the dastardly attacks that shook the city
Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30 fell to their deaths from Taft Point in the national park in California. They were identified on Monday as the married couple from India living in the United States.
'I want to something drastically different, where people will get the shock of their lives. But that has not happened yet.'
The hits and misses of the week.
Opposition parties on Tuesday demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal step down owning "moral responsibility" after a Bihar University told Delhi High Court that provisional certificate of law minister in his government Jitender Singh Tomar is "fabricated".
Oppam is a must watch, raves Paresh C Palicha.
India were beaten by Russia 2-3 in the qualifying match to progress to Group 2, in the Sudirman Cup.
They beat Wales 4-1 in their last group match in the Sudirman Cup.
Gandhi had expressed "regret" on Monday over his remarks in connection with the Rafale judgment and said in his affidavit that his statement was "purely political".