After historic victory in Budapest, India's chess champions attract major talent agenciesIndia's historic double victory at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest has led to a rush among sports talent firms to sign the young stars for s...
26 Sep, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
Heroes' Homecoming: Gukesh, Pragg, Vaishali, and Srinath's touchdown amid fanfareIndia's chess teams received a warm welcome after winning their first gold medals at the Chess Olympiad in Hungary. The men's and women's t...
24 Sep, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
'Father of Indian chess boom': The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation'India achieved a historic double gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. The men's team, featuring D Gukesh and R Praggnanand...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
Auction: PM Modi's NCC alumni card, Ram temple models among sought after itemsThe auction is being conducted through web portal pmmementos.gov.in and it has one section that lists items under the head 'Most Participat...
18 Sep, 2022, 01.43 PM IST
MK Stalin 'raises objections to Neet, NEP, Karnataka's dam plan and power bill in meet with PM Modi'Before he met Modi, Stalin told the media that he would raise the state government's concerns and objections over the Electricity Act (Amen...
18 Aug, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Vishwanathan Anand elected deputy president of FIDEArkady Dvorkovich, the incumbent president, was re-elected for a second term. Anand is part of his team.
07 Aug, 2022, 02.23 PM IST
As chess fever peaks in Chennai, scuba divers battle it out underwaterNew videos released on YouTube and other social media showed six scuba divers playing chess sixty feet deep under the sea in the Bay of Ben...
01 Aug, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
Rajinikanth tweets this as Tamil Nadu hosts Chess OlympiadThe Chess Olympiad will be held from July 28 to August 10 at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. . It will feature three Indian teams each in the ...
29 Jul, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu govt to publish photos of President, PM in ads of Chess OlympiadThe court also called for strict action to be taken against those involved in the tampering of ads with photos of the President and Prime M...
29 Jul, 2022, 08.23 AM IST
India's sporting culture getting stronger: ModiIndians are zealously taking to sports as a mix of energetic youth and enabling environment is brightening the country's prospects across m...
29 Jul, 2022, 12.37 AM IST
Thursday Throwback: Rajinikanth catches Chess Olympiad fever, shows off his game faceThe 71-year-old wished all the Olympiad participants good luck.
28 Jul, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
All eyes on India ahead of the 44th Chess OlympiadThough the five-time world champion and legendary Viswanathan Anand has chosen not to play and donned the mentor's hat this time, the India...
27 Jul, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
PM to visit Gujarat, Tamil Nadu on July 28-29Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Tamil Nadu on July 28-29 during which he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation ...
26 Jul, 2022, 03.20 PM IST
Music composer AR Rahman unveils anthem 'Vanakkam Chennai' for 44th International Chess Olympiad. Read details hereAs the 44th International Chess Olympiad is all set to begin in Chennai, the legendary music composer AR Rahman recently released the offic...
25 Jul, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
Chennai still holds sway as the 'mecca of chess' as it readies to host high-profile Chess Olympiad"Earlier, Chennai’s chess culture was largely player-driven but now it’s parent-driven, with ambitious parents expecting children to fulfil...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
India has improved its performance in Chess in last eight years: PM ModiHighlighting India's contributions in the invention of games like Chaturanga and Chess, the PM said that these games help the brain to refi...
19 Jun, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
India, Russia declared joint winners of Online Chess Olympiad after server malfunctionRussia were initially declared winners after two Indian players -- Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh -- lost out on time in the final after su...
30 Aug, 2020, 09.52 PM IST