Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Three-time women’s world champion Hou Yifan won both her games with black pieces to help Alpine SG Pipers register two victories on the penultimate day of the league stage and jump to second spot in the Global Chess League (GCL) at the Royal Opera House here on Sunday.
Itanagar, Dec 21 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh, securing a majority of seats in the Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats, polls for which were held on December 15, officials said on Sunday.
Visakhapatnam, Dec 21 (IANS) Jemimah Rodrigues continued her superb form from the Women's ODI World Cup as she slammed an unbeaten half-century to help India capitalise on a good bowling performance to beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first match of the five-match women's T20I series in Visakhapatnam.
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to hold an important meeting with the Trinamool Congress booth-level agents (BLAs) at Kolkata's Netaji Indoor Stadium on Monday, a senior Trinamool Congress leader said on Sunday.
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Singer and composer Armaan Malik penned a heartfelt note on social media as he marked 18 years in the music industry.
Riyadh, Dec 21 (IANS) The personnel onboard the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Sarthak, on Sunday, held a special meditation session to mark the World Meditation Day at King Abdulaziz Port in Saudi Arabia's Dammam.
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Actor Aditya Pancholi wished Govinda on his birthday by paying a heartfelt tribute to their friendship, which has stood the test of time.
Dhaka, Dec 21 (IANS) Journalists in Bangladesh held protests against arson attacks and vandalism at the offices of media outlets Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, calling for immediate arrest and punishment for those involved in the attack. They warned that continued impunity would pose a threat to press freedom and public safety, local media reported on Sunday.
Visakhapatnam, Dec 21 (IANS) Indian bowlers came up with a superb performance to restrict Sri Lanka to a modest 121/6 in 20 overs in the first match of the five-match women's T20I bilateral series at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is slated to hear on Monday a criminal revision petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its money laundering complaint against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and others in the alleged National Herald case.
