Twins Receive Nobel For Absent Mother

When the Nobel Prizes were presented at Oslo's City Hall, Norway, on Sunday, December 10, 2023, Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year, was absent. Nargis was thousand of......

Modi's gifts to hosts: Rogan painting, meenakari work, dhokra boat

Items reflecting India's rich and diverse heritage and showcasing distinctive traditions of its various regions were chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his gifts to various dignitaries from......

Ping! How Nawaz Sharif & Co were exposed!

When Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier shone a light on the Pandora's Box that became famous as the Panama Papers, even they didn't know how it would shake up the murky world of finance,......

India among world's 20 LEAST peaceful nations

A student participates in a peace rally to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in Mumbai. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

Can Asia withstand a US slowdown?

In a speech on Tuesday, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan played down the effect of his words on the world's financial markets. "There's a general view out there that I have......

They want to be the next Bangalore

A standing ovation greeted Mikhail Gorbachev when he took the stage last April in a packed Boston hotel ballroom. But the former Soviet President wasn't there to discuss perestroika or Vladimir......

Shanghai rising!

Benjamin Wood swings his bulky frame over the saddle, straps on his helmet, and settles onto a vintage motorcycle with sidecar. The American architect kicks the engine into life with a single......

6 Indian firms in Asia's 50 best

Six Indian companies figure in the BusinessWeek list of Asia's 50 best firms. These are ONGC, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro and Infosys Technologies.With the specter......

Tata Steel Masters: Praaggnandhaa, Gukesh share lead

IMAGE: A draw with Jorden van Foreest of The Netherlands was enough for World champion D Gukesh to share the lead with compatriot R Praggnanandhaa in the Tata Steel Masters Chess, at Wijk Aan Zee......

Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh crushes Dutch GM to maintain lead

IMAGE: D Gukesh knocked down a couple of pawns to force resignation in 34 moves. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE World champion D Gukesh defeated Dutch Grandmaster Max Warmerdam to stay in......

Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh share lead at Tata Steel Chess

IMAGE: R Praggnanadhaa had slightly favourable position optically but D Gukesh was always on guard to defend. Photograph: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Continuing his fine form in the Tata......

Gukesh defeats Harikrishna, takes lead at Tata Steel

World Champion D Gukesh grabbed the joint lead at Tata Steel masters, outplaying his world championship second P Harikrishna in the seventh round in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. IMAGE:......

Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh holds Abdusattorov; Praggnanandhaa stays top

IMAGE: D Gukesh in action against Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the sixth round of the Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel......