Eminent aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha passes away

Eminent aerospace scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Roddam Narasimha died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Monday, doctors said. IMAGE: Roddam Narasimha was the student of Indian......

When Priyanka Met Akhilesh...

Kindly click on the images for glimpses from the campaign trail on Thursday. IMAGE: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi campaigns for the party candidate in the Dadri assembly......

Minor's rape: School principal sent to 7-day custody

A local court in Panaji sent the headmistress of a Goa school, where a seven-year-old girl was raped, to police custody for seven days. The headmistress was arrested on Sunday for negligence.......

Headmistress of Goa school gets bail in minor's rape case

A court granted bail to Sharlet Furtado, the headmistress of the school in Vasco town, where a seven-year-old girl was raped on January 14. The Goa children's court granted her bail on a surety of......

I've come to India with zero expectations: Nelly

Canada-based singer Nelly Furtado, who has had hits like Like a bird, Forca and Powerless to her credit, is in India to perform on New Year's Eve at Andheri Sports Complex in suburban Mumbai. The......

Om Puri is the king of Bollywood!

Long, long ago, and I mean really long ago, there used to be an actor named Karan Kumar (Om Puri). He was known as the King of Bollywood. In 1979, he carved his way through stardom with the success......

World Jr Chess: Nandhidhaa, Furtado lead Indians' charge

  Nandhidhaa PV ponders over her next move at the World Junior Chess Championships in Pune. Lesser-fancied Indians again stole limelight in the LIC World Junior Chess Championships, being......

Bhakti shares lead in National chess

Woman Fide Master Bhakti Kulkarni crushed Rucha Pujari with black pieces, stopping her winning streak in the 26th Junior(U-19) Girls' Chess and 41st National Junior(U-19) Open Championship 2011,......

Shalmali, Prince bag bronze

A final round draw was enough for Goa's Ivana Furtado to bag the girls' under-eight category gold, while fellow-Indians Shalmali Gagare and Prince Bajaj wona bronze each at the World Youth Chess......

World Jr Chess: Narayanan holds super GM Kampen to a draw

Sahaj Grover (left) and Santosh Gujrathi during their match at the World Junior Chess Championships in Pune. Lesser-known Indian players continued to impress, while the fancied struggled to......

Sethuraman back in the reckoning at World Junior Chess Championship

Indian Grandmaster S P Sethuraman came back into the reckoning for top honours after defeating Duda Jan-Krzysztof of Poland in the seventh round of the World Junior Chess Championship in......