Viswanathan Anand gets `quick chance` to fight back from losing world crown
London – Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand can fight back from losing the world crown at the 2013 London Classic quarter-finals on Saturday, according to reports. According to the Guardian, two of the 16 Classic places went to qualifiers from the 180-player Open, which began last Saturday... read more »
Nadal wins charity poker tournament in Prague
Johannesburg – Rafael Nadal showed he was not tired of dethroning world number one players when he saw off Daniel Negreanu to win a charity poker tournament in Prague on Thursday, according to reports. According to Sport24, the 100,000-euro tournament was the first-ever live poker event for... read more »
AAP seeks 10 days, writes letter to Congress, BJP
New Delhi – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday sought 10 days from Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to decide on government formation, while shooting off letters to the Congress and the BJP to know their stand on 18 issues concerning the people. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) described the... read more »
Julia Roberts denies pregnancy rumour
Los Angeles – Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has denied speculations that said she is expecting her fourth child. Speculations of her pregnancy emerged after she was photographed wearing a loose sweater. The clothing style and the angle from which the picture was taken, make her look as... read more »
Tejpal’s police custody extended till December 10
Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a journalist woman colleague, will remain in custody of Goa Police for four more days. After the expiry of his six-day... read more »
Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen
Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse and other foreigners,... read more »
Iran president defends n-deal
Tehran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has defended the interim nuclear deal that his country signed with the world’s major powers in November, the media reported... read more »
An exhibition documents making of Barahadisvara temple
New Delhi – Selected architectural drawings, paper impressions of the inscriptions of 1000-year-old Barahadisvara Temple at Tanjore of the Chola kingdom, along with a few paintings... read more »
Crossword presents 12th edition of book awards
Mumbai – Crossword, the leading bookstore chain, presented the 12th edition of its popular books award here this weekend, with Ravi Subramaniam, called by the Wall Street Journal as John... read more »
