The Indian ace thrashed former World champion Veselin Topalov 1.5-0.5 to jump to joint second place after the fourth round at the Blindfold Chess World Cup.
Indian national Maninder Pal Singh Kohli was on Tuesday found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering 17-year-old British schoolgirl Hannah Foster in Southampton in March 2003.
The police tracked the kidnappers by tracing a ransom call that Satyanarayana's family received late in the evening
A 79-page report, These Fellows Must Be Eliminated: Relentless Violence and Impunity in Manipur, documents the failure of justice in the state, where for 50 years the army, empowered and protected by the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, has committed numerous serious human rights violations.
In what could have been a brilliant dark comedy ends up as a mishmash of everything weird.
China's gymnasts returned to the Olympic stage with a vengeance on Tuesday by storming to the men's team gold, sparking jubilant celebrations among the home fans. Four years after they failed to get a team medal in Athens, double world all-round champion Yang Wei led from the front to ensure one of the traditional powerhouses of men's gymnastics reclaimed their pre-eminence.
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It's perverse to rationalise 'controlled' killings or torture -- without going down a slippery moral slope. Once the state stoops to torture, it's liable to sink into tyranny, says Praful Bidwai.
Irrespective of whether the BJP survives in its present for or not, which Bhagwat believes it will, the RSS chief has set a time frame of 25 to 30 years to bring the Hindu Samaj together. For the moment, the task appears to be to bring the Sangh Parivar together.
He routed Teimour Radjabov 2-0 in the second round of the Melody Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament.
If the success of Omkara, which wrestled with the themes of betrayal, jealousy, destructive ambition and revenge, is any indication, then Eklavya too should do solid business.
After a legal notice sent by Rahul Gandhi to US based Web site www.hinduunity.org, the Ez Board, which facilitated discussions for the group, has banned forums on it.
The claim's authenticity could not immediately be confirmed.
Tina and Hussain can't belive they've won the dance competition.
World champion Viswanathan Anand missed chances galore in the blindfold game against Chinese Wang Yue and had to be content with an overall joint-second finish in the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament in Nice, France. Anand, however, maintained supremacy in the rapid section as he tied with Levon Aronian of Armenia and Gata Kamsky of the United States.
World champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine 1.5-0.5 to jump into joint lead after the seventh round of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament in Nice, France on Sunday.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand outclassed Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan 2-0 in the sixth round of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament in Nice, France on Saturday.
Having "exhausted" all legal avenues and other channels against alleged marginalisation, Hindraf, spearheading the protests by ethnic Indians in Malaysia, has appealed to New Delhi to stop the "ethnic cleansing" in the Muslim-dominated nation.
Pakistan on Saturday expelled a senior Indian diplomat after holding him under detention and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.
Team India are experimenting with a structured 'Outward Bound Learning' programme at the Pegasus Institute of Excellence.
Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by GM Peter Heine Nielsen in the blindfold game of the 9th round at Amber
The Indian GM is now only 0.5 points behind the combined leader Alexander Morozevich at Amber chess
The Indian ace beat Vassily Ivanchuk in the blindfold game but drew the rapid, in the Amber tournament.
The Indian ace regained joint lead in the combined standings after beating Peter Leko of Hungary
The Indian ace shares the lead with Alexander Morozevich after four rounds in the Amber chess tournament.
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He claims that his target is to tour a total of 191 countries. So far he has covered over 48,000 kilometers.
Interrogators warned Faye that they would put her on trial for espionage and would imprison her for several years.
J Nandini Arts' Tamil movie Uliyin Osai, written by Kalaignar Karunanidhi and starring Vineeth, begins with promise but fails to deliver.
His old rival Vladimir Kramnik emerged winner in Blindfold and overall sections.
The Indian played two quiet draws with Peter Leko and clinched the top spot in the Rapid section of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Grandmasters chess tournament.
The Indian had mixed luck, losing yet another blindfold game, but then crushed Lev Aronian in the rapid game to extend his lead to a full points in the section after nine rounds.
The Indian ace trounced Peter Svidler to take the sole lead after seven rounds in the rapid section of the Melody Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament.
He closed the gap between him and the leaders with a comprehensive 2-0 win over the Dutchman in the fifth round of the Melody Amber Blindfold and rapid chess tournament.
The Indian ace had a disappointing start at Amber chess tournament.
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There have been three attacks on Wednesday by suicide bombers and gunmen.
The fifth round defeat saw the India concede sole lead and slip to tied-second in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament.
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