Indian-origin chess prodigy eyes World Championship

At just 12, London-based Indian-origin chess player Supratit Banerjee is making his mark on the international chess scene, becoming the UK’s youngest International Master. A pupil at Sutton Grammar School, he secured his third IM norm at the...

Breaking barriers inside and outside the ring

Balraj Singh Khara is a British professional super-middleweight boxer who was born with a hearing impairment. Raised in Feltham, West London, he turned professional in 2022 and has built a reputation for resilience, determination and focus,...

HCI London celebrates women in blue at India House

The High Commission of India in the UK hosted a special reception for the Indian women’s cricket team at India House, attended by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.During the event, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Head Coach Amol...

Dementia affected football fans' gesture

Football fans living with dementia made history at Wembley Stadium when they joined England and Wales players as mascots for their international friendly. As part of the official charity partnership between Alzheimer's Society and The Football...

Indian-origin chess prodigy eyes World Championship

At just 12, London-based Indian-origin chess player Supratit Banerjee is making his mark on the international chess scene, becoming the UK’s youngest International Master. A pupil at Sutton Grammar School, he secured his third IM norm at the...

Double gold for India at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest

India made history by achieving a double gold in the Chess Olympiad, winning outright in both the open and women's sections. Both Indian teams dominated in the final round, securing convincing 3½-½ victories. In the open section, Dommaraju Gukesh...

Cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, table tennis player Manika Batra, para-high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu and women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal will be conferred with the country’s highest sporting honour – Rajiv Gandhi...

Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan, one of Indian cricket's most well-known openers, died on Sunday from Covid-19 related complications after being put on life support for nearly 36 hours

India skipper Virat Kohli seems to landed himself in some unnecessary trouble as an advocate from Chennai has filed a plea in Madras High Court seeking a ban on online gambling, and arrest & prosecution of all running such sites, and famous...

The Indian Premier League’s governing council (GC) has decided to ask the franchises and other stakeholders to delay their travel to UAE approximately by a week - possibly to set the Covid-19 protocols in place for this year’s edition - and...

Last month a controversy had erupted in Sri Lanka, over the questioning of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene over the allegations raised by former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, that the 2011 World Cup final was fixed



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