Obama used race, chemistry, Jan 26 visit to win Modi

Former United States president Barack Obama made an exceptional use of his race, went out of his way to develop a personal chemistry with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and moved the State of......

Modi-Trump Summit: 'The buzzword is going to be continuity'

Aziz Haniffa, who has covered every Indian prime minister's visit to the US since Rajiv Gandhi in 1985, gives us a peek into what's happening in Washington, DC on the eve of Modi's meeting with......

US rolls out the red carpet to pacify Karzai

The United States administration on Monday rolled out the red carpet for Hamid Karzai and his entourage, barely six weeks after the White House seriously considered canceling the invitation......

US envoy: 'Human rights, religious freedom are issues we are going to raise'

'We are encouraged by what the prime minister said recently on these issues... We will keep a close eye on these issues. They are very important and as are other elements of our human rights and......

'Stallone was very impressed with Indians'

Producer Sajid Nadiadwala has managed to do what other Bollywood filmmakers could not -- rope in Hollywood stars in our movies. Thanks to him, we may get to see Sylvester Stallone and Denise......

'He was the finest writer in Hindi'

Filmmaker Govind Nihalani adapted novelist Bhishm Sahni's novel Tamas onthe small screen. The moving Partition drama is still considered a classic today. Bhishm Sahni died of a cardiac stroke......

Maine Gandhi Ko is a masterpiece

An old man stands at the feet of the vast sea. A loving daughter searches for answers in the magnanimity of its waves. A story unfolds through the confines of a cosy house. The empty dining table......

Freestyle Chess: Arjun draws with Nakamura

IMAGE: World champion D Gukesh lost to Richard Rapport of Hungary in the 9-12 place play-off at the Freestyle chess tournament in Paris on Wednesday. Photograph: Freestyle Chess World No. 4 Arjun......

Erigaisi loses to Nakamura, Carlsen through to semis

IMAGE: India's Arjun Erigaisi was done in by Hikaru Nakamura's experience in the Freestyle Chess quarter-final in Paris on Thursday. Photograph: Kind courrtesy chess.com Grandmaster Arjun......

Gukesh rues lost chances

'In the second half I had chances in many games. Today was a bad game, I won't draw too much out of it.' IMAGE: Unhappy with his 17th move, the Indian called it a 'mistake'. Photograph: Eng Chin......

Global Chess League: Kings edge Pipers in a thriller to enter final

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen of SG Pipers in action against Alireza Firouzja of Continental Kings during the the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in London on Friday. Photograph: Global Chess League......

Global Chess: Carlsen suffers shock loss, Masters prevail

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen in action against Maxime Vachier-Lagrav. Photograph: Global Chess League / X The match between Alpine Sg Pipers and Mumba Masters kicked off the action on the sixth day of......