A ride to remember

Two months ago, I decided to take Kathak classes in New York City. Before I came to that decision though, I gave a lot of thought as to whether the whole exercise was going to be worth the effort.......

Admen salute consumer, the king

Movie star Amitabh Bachchan kicked off AdAsia 2003 with a warning that the advertising fraternity must keep its eye firmly on the consumer if it wanted to get its message across."In the arrogance......

Olympic talk: 'India's attitude towards sport must change'

IMAGE: But as I said, our Olympic preparations should continue throughout the year, in four years, continuously, says gymnast Dipa Karmakar.  Photograph: Kind courtesy Dipa Karmakar/X......

Praggnanandhaa's mom steals the show at World Cup

His mother deserves all credit for Praggnanandhaa's success: Father Rameshbabu Photograph: Kind Courtesy PhotoChess/Twitter The glint in R Nagalakshmi's eyes and that disarming smile standing in a......

Tata Steel Chess: Anand seals blitz title in style

  IMAGE: 'It was just the most magical day for me... Here, I did not have any problem with motivation. It genuinely meant a lot to me to do well here'. Photograph: Files Legendary Viswanathan......

Meet these chess superstars!

Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar meets up with 10-year-old Praggnanandha -- the world's youngest International Master -- and his elder sister Vaishali -- a woman International Master -- to find out more......

World Chess: Anand faces must-win situation against Carlsen

With the scores at 5.5-4.5 in favour of Carlsen, Anand desperately needs one victory to stay afloat Viswanathan Anand in a pensive mood in Sochi. Photograph: FIDE Trailing by a full......