Who says chess stars cannot dance? Indian grandmaster Gukesh grooves to Rajinikanth's ‘Manasilayo’ in viral videoIndian chess Grandmaster D. Gukesh has shared a video of himself dancing to the song 'Manasilayo,' featuring Rajinikanth, celebrating his r...
30 Sep, 2024, 09.14 AM IST
The future is here: Accolades pour in for Gukesh after historic winIndia's D Gukesh has been hailed as a potential future world champion after winning the prestigious Candidates tournament in Toronto. The 1...
23 Apr, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
R Praggnanandhaa surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India's No.1, following victory over Ding LirenThe 18-year-old defeated China's Liren with the black pieces at the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament on Wednesday and surpassed the legenda...
17 Jan, 2024, 11.14 AM IST
Adani Group to support Indian chess sensation Praggnanandhaa, Gautam Adani applauds his triumphsGautam Adani, Adani Group's head, praised chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa as a symbol of Indian youth inspiration. Adani showcase...
05 Jan, 2024, 05.36 PM IST
Vaishali becomes GM, joins Praggnanandhaa to form world's first brother-sister Grandmasters duoThe 22-year old Chennai-based Vaishali crossed the 2500 mark at the tournament in Spain where she defeated Turkish FM Tamer Tarik Selbes in...
02 Dec, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
India has entered golden era of chess, we will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay KapoorTeenaged GM Praggnanandhaa caught the country's imagination as he defeated world number two Hikaru Nakamura and number three Fabiano Caruna...
27 Aug, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
India's 5-year old Tejas Tiwari is world's youngest player with FIDE ratingThe kindergarten student achieved his first rating (of 1149) at the first Late Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Open FIDE rated chess tournament in...
27 Jul, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
What F1 taught eBay GM Vidmay Naini about leadership & self resilienceWhile a die-hard Ferrari fan, Naini, the GM - Global Emerging Markets at eBay, marvels at the way team principal Christian Horner turned Re...
30 May, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Praggu's 'Magnus' Opus: How sister's hobby shaped young chess wizard Praggnanandhaa's lifeTouted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, Praggu, as h...
22 Feb, 2022, 04.43 PM IST
Meet Abhimanyu Mishra, the 12-year-old boy who became youngest Grandmaster in chess historyThe prodigy scored his third GM norm in Budapest, Hungary.
01 Jul, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Happy that Chess is back in Asian Games: Vishwanathan AnandChess was a part of Asian Games programme at the 2006 edition in Doha and 2010 in Guangzhou.
18 Mar, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
- Chennai lad crowned world's second youngest grand master
Gukesh achieved his third and final GM norm at the ongoing 17th Delhi International Open Chess tournament in Delhi after beating compatriot...
15 Jan, 2019, 07.50 PM IST
Meet Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, the boy genius who became chess Grandmaster at 12Praggnanandhaa, 'Prag' as he is dubbed, is part of the new chess wave — he along with players like Nihal Sarin is breaking records and crus...
08 Jul, 2018, 12.12 PM IST
At 12 years 10 months, Chennai boy is world’s 2nd-youngest GrandmasterPraggu, as he’s affectionately known, achieved the feat when he defeated GM Moroni Luca Jr in round 8 of the 4th Gredine Open in Italy.
25 Jun, 2018, 09.20 AM IST
Indian-origin Pudur in top 10 under-40 rich list: Wealth-XMalaysia-based Pudur is ranked at 10th position on the list with a personal fortune of USD 4 billion.
04 Mar, 2015, 02.04 PM IST
Monsanto says Bt cotton trials still on in IndiaThe company will continue to invest in research and development in India, said its newly appointed India chief executive, Shilpa Divekar Ni...
10 Sep, 2014, 06.43 AM IST
- Admen talk of laws to regulate use of kids
Darsheel Safary is the youngest and the first child brand ambassador in Indian advertising.
30 Apr, 2008, 01.57 AM IST