Abhijeet Gupta wins Al-Ain Classic

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 18:19

Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta benefitted from the late arrival of Gerogia`s Baadur Jobava to win the Al-Ain Classic International Open Chess tournament that concluded here at the UAE university.

Gupta loses in London open finale

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 15:39

Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta went down fighting against Jon Ludvig Hammer of Norway and had to settle for a tied seventh place finish in the open section of London Classic here on Monday.

Inter-ministerial panel reviews performance of 16 coal blocks

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 22:57

The Inter-Ministerial panel on coal blocks Thursday reviewed the performance of 16 mines alloted to firms including NTPC, SAIL, Abhijeet Infrastructure and Tata Power.

Sex workers` issues to be taken sensitively

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 19:00

The law enforcement agencies need greater sensitisation in handling issues faced by sex workers who are considered a social taboo, President Pranab Mukherjee`s son and Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee said here on Wednesday.

Singers are born as singers: Abhijeet Bhattacharya

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 18:20

Abhijeet Bhattacharya, who gave hit songs like ‘Main koi aisa geet gaaon’ and ‘Suno na suno na’, believes that singing is a natural talent that one is born with.

Abhijeet Bhattacharya prefers to sing for new actors

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 15:18

Popular singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, who has sung several songs for superstar Shah Rukh Khan, has now lent his voice to Bollywood`s young hearthrob Ranbir Kapoor in ‘Besharam’.

Haryana engineering student found dead in Haridwar

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 22:19

A 19-year-old engineering student, who went missing five days ago from here, was found dead on Monday under suspicious circumstances in Uttarakhand`s Haridwar district.

ICF nominates Abhijeet Gupta for Arjuna award

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 18:30

Grandmaster and reigning Commonwealth champion Abhijeet Gupta has been nominated for the prestigious Arjuna award while his long time trainer Vishal Sareen has been picked by All India Chess Federation (AICF) as a nominee for this year`s Dronacharya award.

Abhijeet Gupta wins Commonwealth Championship

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 18:15

Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after settling for a draw with Indian national title holder G Akash in the 11th and final round that concluded here at the Boardwalk.

Abhijeet Das wanted to cast Kangana in `Khamoshiyan`

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 13:47

Abhijeet Das revealed that he wanted actress Kangana Ranuat in his short film `Khamoshiyan` but ended up casting Raima Sen.

Kulkarni holds Gupta in Grand Europe Golden Sands

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 16:22

Woman Grandmaster Bhakti Kulkarni got off to a flying start holding seventh seed compatriot Abhijeet Gupta to a hard-fought draw in the first round of Grand Europe Golden Sands chess tournament that got underway here on Tuesday.

Abhijeet Gupta hopes to make amends

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 18:39

Keen to put behind the disappointment of Albena, Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta will be looking to make amends when he begin his campaign at the Grand Europe Golden Sands Chess tournament here.