India's young Grandmaster Nihal Sarin posted four wins and two draws to finish second in the Rapid section of the Biel  International Chess Festival here. The 17-year-old Sarin (Elo rating 2620) held GM Gata Kamsky (Elo 2658) to a creditable draw, ending the American player's five-match...

New Delhi: Chandrayaan-3, India's lunar mission, is likely to be launched during the quarter of 2022, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday, stressing that its progress was hampered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In a written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Singh, Minister...

In what should be termed nothing less than a marvelous achievement for a non-metro city, Odisha's Puri, the holy land of Lord Jagannatha, became the first city in India where people can avail high-quality drinking water directly from the tap on a 24-hour basis. Odisha Chief Minister...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted widespread to heavy rainfall in many states including Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for the next few days from tomorrow (Tuesday, 27 July). In its latest updates, the weather office said that it was expecting widespread rainfall...

Pizza chain Domino’s has promised weightlifter Mirabai Chanu free pizzas for life after the Olympic athlete helped India win its first silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Chanu had said she craved pizza in an interview with a TV channel.“Congratulations on bringing the medal home!...