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Indian-American among Intel's brightest youths

Akhil Mathew, an 18-year-old resident of Madison, New Jersey, on Tuesday night won the third place in the Intel Science Talent Search, America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science......

Now, parents encourage kids to take up gaming

R K Sharma was earlier opposed to his 11-year-old daughter Akanksha's gaming habits. Sharma now says he joins her occasionally in a video game match. Sharma isn't alone. A host of parents are now......

Rana Naidu Review: Gleeful Mix of Violence And Sex

In spite of a selection of fine actors doing their best, and an eye-catching visual quality, Rana Naidu is more disturbing than entertaining, feels Deepa Gahlot. 'I am a feminist,' says a slimy,......

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging......

My FAVOURITE Indian films of 2019

Sreehari Nair could not put up with turgid and self-serious ones like Super Deluxe and Gully Boy. His list of favourite Indian movies of 2019 contains just five names. Before you read any further,......

Ittefaq: The litmus test of Yash Chopra's career

Despite a few flaws in the film, Yash Chopra distinguishes himself, says Dinesh Raheja. Ram Gopal Varma made waves for daring to film a songless Bhoot (Ajay Devgan, Urmila Matondkar, Fardeen Khan,......

Why Secret Superstar is BIGGER than Dangal

'Both films are about the empowerment of the girl child. Both try to put a spotlight on the issue of gender equality.' 'The difference is, in Dangal, the lead character is still a man. It is......

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Alireza in Armageddon

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa cruised past Firouzja Alireza in the opening round. Photograph: FIDE Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa got off to a flier and defeated Firouzja Alireza of France in the......

This Chennai school makes chess champs out of everyone

Chennai's chess nursery: The learning ground for Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza for FIDE/X Even a casual stroll around the city will help visitors collect crumbs......

Praggnanandhaa's secret to success: No coach needed!

Praggnanandhaa is his own man, he's handling himself mostly: coach Ramesh Photograph: Kind Courtesy Stev Bonhage/FIDE Teenaged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is breaking new grounds in the......

Bobby Fischer, the greatest chess player ever

He possessed an IQ of 180, higher than Albert Einstein's, but his life and career took unexpectedly bizarre routes.Dhruv Munjal salutes the strange genius of Bobby Fischer. IMAGE: Former world......

Vishy Anand on why he likes poker

'Poker trains you a lot of skills that chess also prepares you for.''The most vital is restraint.''You may have seen us, chess players, keeping a blank expression or 'poker face'.''The idea is to......

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