PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in

These 8 images that prove that we truely live in a wonderfully weird world even during COVID-19.   Participants make their way on the Griboyedov Canal during the Fontanka-SUP stand up paddle......

Now, a statue to honour medics fighting coronavirus

Latvia has led the world against the coronavirus pandemic and achieved record low infection rates. Now the people of the Northern Euopean nation want to lead the world again by expressing gratitude......

UN: Disgraceful Dereliction of Duty

'Instead of fighting over whatever will be left of the present world, the permanent members of the UN security council should have raised a little finger to arrest the death and devastation around......

Why J B Kripalani needs to be remembered

In an era when the misguided youth of today are trying to build political careers by subscribing to divisive ideologies, they need to look to independent thinking icons such as Acharya Kripalani,......

Markets keep winning streak intact; ITC, RIL lead

In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2% Benchmark indices ended higher, amid choppy trades, after weak US data dimmed prospects of an......

Markets end in green as Fed rate hike fears dim

Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank Stock markets today snapped a two-day losing streak after minutes of the US Federal Reserve meeting signalled no......

Why Mukesh Ambani's son is setting twitter on fire

In India, tweets about the scion trended at the second spot for over 85 minutes with netizens from Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bhopal, Delhi, Rajkot and Srinagar talking about the transformation.  ......

Markets end higher on favourable macro-economic data, global cues

The top gainers from the Sensex pack included GAIL, ITC, Hindalco, Vedanta and Tata Motors. Benchmark indices ended higher for the second straight session, amid firm global cues along, with index......

Vaishali becomes GM: Title awarded after long wait

Happy that the title is finally out: R Vaishali on officially becoming GM Photograph: Kind Courtesy chessvaishali/X A Grandmaster much before the title was officially bestowed on her by FIDE......

'Chess is a nation-building game'

IMAGE: Teenaged GM Praggnanandhaa caught the country's imagination as he defeated world number two Hikaru Nakamura and number three Fabiano Caruna en route his silver medal at the FIDE World Cup......

India's Praggnanandhaa, Nandhidhaa bag Asian chess C'ship titles

  IMAGE: The triumph earned R Praggnanandhaa a ticket to the next FIDE World Cup. Photograph: Kind courtesy Stev Bonhage, Mark Livshitz & Niki Riga/FIDE Top-seeded Indian Grandmaster R......

Indian GM Erigaisi shocks World champ Magnus Carlsen

IMAGE: The win over Norwegian superstar Magnus Carlsen in the seventh round early on Sunday was Arjun Erigaisi's first over the world champion. Photograph: FIDE/Riga Mark Livshitz Indian......

Julius Baer Cup: Erigaisi loses to Carlsen in final

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi was beaten by world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Julius Baer Generation Cup online rapid chess tournament. Photograph: FIDE/Riga Mark Livshitz Teenaged Indian......