Modi inaugurates railway, Kochi Metro Phase II projects in Kerala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated various projects, including that of the Indian Railways and Kochi Metro, which would improve connectivity in Kerala and said these would help in......

Leh: Toll rises to 145, 33 jawans washed away

Rescue workers struggled through piles of mud and slush looking for over 500 people missing in the Friday's devastating cloudburst that flattened villages and snapped power and communication links......

Vajpayee, the war-time prime minister

'Vajpayee was the first prime minister to visit the battlefield at the height of conflict,' recalls Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). Part 1: The nuclear tests: Vajpayee's finest hour Part 2: Mending......

Indian cricketers pay tribute to Kargil war heroes

Photograph: Kind courtesy Gautam Gambhir/Twitter On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, members of the Indian cricket fraternity paid their tribute to the Indian soldiers. The Indian Armed Forces......

Anand one step away from Mainz title

Viswanathan Anand was one step away from his seventh Chess Classic title after crashing through the defence of Spain's Alexei Shirov in the sixth game in the Duel of the World Champions being held......

Chess: Anand enters Leon final

Six-time champion Viswanathan Anand opened his campaign at the 20th Ciudad de Leon chess tournament with a comprehensive 3-1 win over Ruslan Ponomariov in the first semi-finalin Leon. The......

Anand opens with draw against Gelfand

Top seed Viswanathan Anand got a off to a lukewarm start at the World Championships, being held to an easy draw by Grandmaster Boris Gelfand of Israel in the opening round, in Mexico. The Indian......

Anand does the 'trick' at Mainz

Peaking at the right time World No. 3 Vishwanathan Anand completed a hat-trick of victories in the Mainz Chess Classic, billed as 'battle of the sexes', by defeating Judit Polgar 5-3 in the......