India's Dronavalli Harika defeated former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the third round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga to grab a share of the lead.
The game incidentally was an old Sicilian where Shirov tried an unconventional ninth move.
While Vaishali got the better of Ukraine's Inna Gopanenko in round eight, Rout defeated Russia's Baira Kovanova.
Chess champion Koneru Humpy has been nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
India will be fielding three teams each in the Open and women's sections respectively.
It's Mohanlal versus Manju Warrier this weekend.
Indian players experienced mixed fortunes in the second round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament here with two each in the men's and women's sections registering victories.
Dileep and Kavya are one of the most successful onscreen pairs in Malayalam cinema, and will be seen together after a long time.
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Meanwhile in the women's event, Padmini Rout and R Vaishali joined compatriot Bhakti Kulkarni in the second round.
Are you ready for Ashutosh Gowariker's next historical Panipat?
Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma.
Anil Kapoor and his wife Sunita invited the pretty ladies of Bollywood to their home to celebrate Karva Chauth.
It was a full house for the special screening of Mudassar Aziz's Pati Patni Aur Woh, which saw the film's cast and their friends and family in attendance.
Bollywood actresses glammed up for the annual Umang 2020, a Mumbai Police Welfare Fund Initiative, held in Mumbai. From stunning red carpet appearances to high-energy performances, the show seemed to be a grand success, with almost *everyone* in attendance. We look at the gorgeous gals at the event.
Subhash K Jha picks 5 Hindi films that celebrate sibling bonding.
Family members came out in support of Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's new film together, Street Dancer 3D, at its special screening in Mumbai. It has been directed by Remo D'Souza.
People may line up to see Rahul Gandhi, given he is currently, the only major politician speaking of inflation and unemployment in an India bombarded daily by Right-wing delusion. The challenge is how to transfer the goodwill into votes when the object of curiosity is surrounded by usual suspects and sycophants, observes Shyam Menon.
A Coimbatore-based transgender has become a trailblazer for her community becoming the first TV transgender news anchor when she went 'live' on Independence day on a private Tamil satellite channel in Tamil Nadu.
Vaishali, sister of the Indian chess prodigy and GM R Praggnanandhaa, scored impressive victories over Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) and Russia's Valentina Gunina on the opening day of the Blitz championship.
If there's one thing about the decade our glamorous lot is in NO RUSH to replicate, it is the '80s' kitschy, over-the-top sartorial style.
In the women section being held alongside, Indian women played out a hard-fought draw against experienced Georgia 1 team. All the games were drawn.
'340 films have been shot in Rajasthan in the last 50 years.' 'The Rajput community has never opposed any film except for Jodhaa-Akbar and Padmavati.' 'Rajasthan is known for welcoming guests, but why did these two films get into trouble?' 'They got into trouble because these two filmmakers wanted to create a controversy.'
Saroj Khan on the dancing skills of Bollywood's biggest stars.
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Tabu, David Dhawan and many others from the film industry turn up to support the family.
After screening his film for Akshay Kumar, Ashutosh Gowariker hosted two more for the cast and their families the next day.
India men's team's medal chances took a hit as Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran lost a crucial match which resulted in Indian men's team shock defeat at the hands of eighth seeded Armenia in the ninth round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi.
The Indian men and women's teams made winning starts to their campaign in the 43rd Chess Olympiad, in Batumi, Georgia, on Tuesday.
BJD managed to retain 112 seats securing another term for Patnaik in the CM chair.
Bollywood mourned designer Vikram Phadnis's mother's passing.
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A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
'I spoke to Maharani Padmini of Jaipur.' 'She said there was basically one problematic point in the trailer.'
Indian Grandmasters Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Adhiban Baskaran registered wins in the first game of the two-game mini match in the second round of the FIDE chess World Cup in Sochi on Thursday.
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