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'How long will you live fearing this virus?'

'These reports of cases being very low in other states, is it true? Are the numbers believable?'Shyam G Menon discovers resilience and a determination to adhere to Covid protocols on a recent visit......

Mumbai police: From fat to fit

A Ganesh Nadar and Dominic Xavier check out how Mumbai's policemen are shedding flab. If Mumbai Police Commissioner Dhanushkodi Shivanandan has his way, overweight Mumbai policemen......

Respect policemen: Chidambaram

Inaugurating a memorial for the martyrs of 26 11, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday urged the country to respect policemen and security forces. "From the jawan on the glaciers of Kargil to......

Mumbai is a cursed city: ex police commissioner

A year after the dreaded terror attacks killed about 180 people in Mumbai, the city is still in a grip of fear, said former police commissioner M N Singh. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, the......

When Rahul Gandhi shocked Mumbai's commuters

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Mumbai on Friday had a surprise twist. The Gandhi scion's official plan was to travel to meet students in suburban Vile Parle's Bhaidas Hall and then go on......

Google works on monetising Orkut for IPL

With the Indian Premier League cricket season round the corner, Google's social networking platform, Orkut, is hoping to turn itself into a hot-bed for advertisers. In discussion with IPL to......

Social networking sites hope for a better tomorrow

It was a mixed year for social networking sites, which began the year with a bang. Social media sites like MySpace, BigAdda, Ibibo, Orkut and Facebook firmed up operations while sites like Yahoo......

Eight-year-old Grover dazzles on the chessboard

Eight-year-old Sahaj Grover stolethe honours on the opening day of the Parsvnath International Chess tournament in Delhi,defeating an opponent rated more than 400 points above him.The opening round......

Humpy maintains lead

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy maintained her position asjoint leader after holding Sriram Jha to a draw in the 12th and penultimate round of the 41st National 'B' chess championship in Nagpur......

Laxman shocks Pravin Thipsay

Former British under-12 champion R R Laxman shocked Indian Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay to garner full points in the second round of the Commonwealth chess championship in Mumbai on Monday.Another......

Humpy roars back to form

Grandmaster and top seed Koneru Humpy is all set to challenge the male domain of Indian chess after roaring back to winning form with a crushing victory over P Konguvel in the 41st National 'B'......

Ganguly, Ghate national champions

Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly of Petroleum Sports Control Board annexed the national title for the third time on the trot after scoring a memorable victory over teammate S Kidambi in the 21st......

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