Anand has been trying to play very complicated positions and the sixth round was no different.
It was on move 21 that Giri thought he was out of trouble and proposed a draw.
After a sabbatical, the actress is back to doing a Telugu films.
World champion Viswanathan Anand made a disappointing start as he suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Englishman Michael Adams in the first round of Alekhine Memorial Chess Tournament in Paris at the Louvre.
The hits and flops of the week.
A woman journalist was found dead in Ghaziabad under mysterious circumstances. The deceased was identified as Nikita Mandal, a producer with Rajya Sabha TV.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Saiyami Kher made her maiden appearance at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai walking for Payal Singhal.
World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Boris Gelfand of Israel in the ninth and final round to finish third in the Alekhine memorial chess tournament in St Petersburg, Russia.
Sweden benefited from poor defending and the video assistant referee to beat England 2-1 in the women's World Cup third place playoff match on Saturday.
Ellen White scored her fifth goal of the tournament in between Jill Scott's opener and a Lucy Bronze screamer from the edge of the area as Phil Neville's side set up a mouthwatering clash with either holders the United States or hosts France.
Bangalore Connection 1888 tries to reclaim a piece of the city's past.
There is more to this inventive Pizza than meets the eye, says Nishi Tiwari
The bakery was made famous by scenes from Sex and the City.
'There are many among us who will feel content and proud if occasion rises for us to hear his name on a flight announcement,' says Nikita Puri.
Check out the star attendees and winners of the CAMA awards 2017.
Ravi was arrested by a Cyber Cell team of the Delhi Police from Bengaluru and brought to Delhi. She was currently in police custody.
Former England manager Fabio Capello will take charge of the Russia team, Italian sports daily La Gazzetta Dello Sport reported on Monday.
Ten years later, the stunning supermodel stomped the runway for Tarun Tahiliani.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation carried out search operations on three jewellery stores owned by Indian American and located in popular Indian market in Jersey City for their alleged involvement in money laundering.
Major Vibhuti Dhaundiyal attained martyrdom in an encounter with terrorists in Pulwama in Jammu Kashmir.
In a no-holds-barred interview, 20-year-old Nikita Azad discusses the backlash she has faced after #HappytoBleed, the campaign she launched to protest a derogatory statement made by the chief of the Sabarimala Devasom Board.
In the current versions of the Oxford English Dictionary, the synonyms for "woman" include some eye-poppingly sexist words: b***h, besom, piece, bit, mare, baggage, wench, petticoat, frail, bird, biddy, filly.
Vogue Woman Of The Year Awards 2018 was a star-studded affair.
'Russia is the only country that can act as facilitator for any eventual Chinese-Indian rapprochement,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The showstopper looked stunning in her Boho avtar walking for designer Tarun Tahiliani.
Test your filmi knowledge with this quiz!
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a day after the Cabinet reshuffle, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Thursday said the Congress president enjoys more importance than the PM and everyone now agrees that he is a 'weak PM'.
Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.
Force India, on Monday, unveiled its new car --VJM11 -- for the 2018 season, hours ahead of first testing.
Following are the statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy match between Pakistan and the West Indies played in Johannesburg.
Nikita Mathur started volunteering for bone marrow donation drives even before she left high school. Now as she gets ready for college, the teenager is looking forward to networking with more South Asians to fuel her efforts.
Nikita Puri lists ways to keep yourself entertained during the lockdown.
It's Mohanlal versus Manju Warrier this weekend.
Afghanistan officials are trying to shield their athletes from trouble brewing back home as the war-ravaged country chases its first Asian Games gold in Indonesia.
Busking is traditionally defined as the act of putting up a street performance for voluntary donations.
The girls started complaining of stomach pain and vomiting after eating their meals last night, police said. Two of them were said to be in a serious condition.
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