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......

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......

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......

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......

Bilbao: Anand draws, slips to joint third

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on the trot, signing peace with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the third round of Bilbao Grand Slam final on Thursday. Anand slipped tojoint......

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......

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 routs Carlsen in semis

Viswanathan Anand proved too good for teenaged Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of Norway and scored a thumping 3-1 victory in the second semi-final of the 18th Magistral Ciudad de Leon chess tournament......