Nepal forms panel to probe death of 8 Kerala tourists

Nepal has formed a five-member team to investigate and submit a report within 15 days into the death of eight Indian tourists, including four minors, who died in their room at a resort in the......

8 Indian tourists die due to possible gas leak in Nepal resort

Tragedy struck a group of 15 tourists from Kerala in Nepal when eight of them, including four children, died after they fell unconscious probably due to a gas leak from a heater in their room at a......

Chennai's Saviour: 'Why do people have to bring my religion into this?'

'I did not ask their religion when I rescued them and they did not ask my religion when I helped them get onto the boat.' 'The moment I came out of my house on this mission, I am an Indian, I am a......

Biological insurance: New fad of India's parents-to-be

While there isn't any evidence to support its claims of being a ‘biological insurance’ for a child, many parents are opting for cord blood banking. Indulekha Aravind reports When Suma......

Review: Vettaiyan Is Massy And How!

Despite its minor flaws, lack of logic, and lecture-style moral narrative, Vettaiyan should be enjoyed in a theatre amid Rajini fans and their wolf whistles, endorses Divya Nair. Gone are the......

Kushi Review: Decent Watch, Good Performances

If you are looking for a fluffy rom-com without much pravachan, Kushi is worth a watch, recommends Divya Nair. There is a magnetic quality about love stories involving disapproving parents and......

Chup: Revenge of the Artist Review

Critics of Hindi cinema are a disparate, colourful, bunch that evoke much derision and tut-tut among its own tribe, but Chup's distant understanding of their influence and idiosyncrasies fails to......

Have you watched these 10 OTT shows?

Roger Ebert's favourite Fellini film, time travel in Kolkata, Charlie Kaufman's existential horror, Fahadh Faasil's hacker skills, audacious superheroes, fledgling superheroes, Sukanya Verma offers......

World Jr Chess: India's Narayanan, Rout stay unbeaten after 7 rounds

Padmini Rout Padmini Rout is well-placed along with four foreigners atop of the points’ table after seven rounds in the LIC World Junior Chess Championships, being played at Hotel Hyatt, in......

World Jr Chess: Padmini wins to maintain joint lead, Vidit loses

Padmini Rout of India in action at the World Junior Chess championship in Pune. India's Padmini Rout scored an impressive victory with plenty of fireworks to maintain her joint lead in the Girls......

World Jr Chess: Narayanan shocks Polish GM Dragun

India’s S L Narayanan during his World Junior Chess Championships match against Polish Grandmaster Kamil Dragun. S L Narayanan, a regular visitor to Pune for the Maharashtra Chess League,......

World Junior Chess: India's Vidit Gujrathi clinches bronze

Former Under-14 world champion and Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with winner Yu Yangyi of China in the 13th......

Grover, Gujrathi tied third at World Junior Chess

Grandmaster Sahaj Grover failed to capitalise on his chances and played out a draw with Iranian Pouya Idani, while Vidit Gujrathi defeated Polish Marcel Kanarek to be jointly third after the eighth......