NYC's Times Square sees unfurling of biggest Indian tricolour

The iconic Times Square in New York City, reverberating with the chants of ‘Vande Mataram' and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai', was on Sunday drenched in hues of saffron, white and green as the......

Ever seen a hotel atop a railway track?

On Friday, July 16, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi virtually inaugurated a five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station in Gujarat. The redevelopment of the......

'Very, very hard for Modi to return with a comparably large majority'

'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.''Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.''He will then be a......

Preet Bharara: A crusader's tenure, a hero's exit

Meet the US Attorney who took on Donald Trump.Monali Sarkar profiles Preet Bharara. IMAGE: Preet Bharara was among the longest serving US Attorneys for the Southern District of New York.......

How to rewrite India's toy story

While there might be no disputing India’s rich toy-making tradition, the industry is langu­ishing for lack of investment and technology, and also owing to competition from cheap......

Will Viral Acharya sing a new tune at the RBI?

Hopefully, the grey world of central banking in a nation hit by demonetisation, will lighten up with some of his notes soon.Anup Roy profiles Viral Acharya, the new RBI deputy governor, a man of......

He is 24, blind, and CEO of a Rs 10-crore company

Srikanth Bolla, CEO of Bollant Industries, has set his sights on changing lives Get rid of him. That was the first thing that neighbours told Srikanth Bolla’s parents when they came to......

Fall in Indian markets will be a buying opportunity

It is useful to note that Indian markets have not gone into a tailspin as the Greece crisis has developed, says Devangshu Datta. In chess, there is a saying, "The threat is often stronger than the......

Pehle aap, tehzeeb and Bollywood

From Pakeezah to Ishaqzaade, from Shatranj ki Khilari to Umrao Jaan, the great city of Lucknow has made its way to the wonderful world of Hindi films. The tinkle of the ghungroo, bright......

Vishy Anand's Academy: Where Chess Champions Are Made

The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation' Photograph: Kind Courtesy WACA/X  "If you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with." Viswanathan Anand......

Chess Olympiad: India men inch closer to gold after Gukesh's win

The Indian women also had a good outing on Saturday and with Georgia likely to post a victory against Kazakhstan, it seemed that the Indian eves were likely to regain the top position and become......

Chess Olympiad: Arjun Erigaisi leads from front again!

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi outclassed Serbia's Indjic Aleksandar to inch closer to the 2800 rating barrier, in the fourth round of the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Saturday. Photograph:......

Asian Games: Chopra-led India set to showcase its sporting prowess

IMAGE: Led by golden boy Neeraj Chopra, India will hope to register a record medal haul at the 19th Asian Games . Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Led by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra,......

Medal contenders miss Jr chess tourney due to visa issues

IMAGE: 'Never in my 45-year-old chess career have I witnessed something like this. Despite having done all the paperwork required, we still missed out on getting the visas cleared and I am still......