Anand held by Gelfand in Zurich Chess Challenge

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 18:38

World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Boris Gelfand of Israel in the third round of Zurich Chess Challenge here on Tuesday.

Viswanathan Anand draws with Kramnik

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 18:37

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out his second draw in the Zurich Chess Challenge, easily holding world number two Vladimir Kramnik of Russia.

Viswanathan Anand draws with Fabiano Caruana in Zurich Challenge opener

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 10:08

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the first round of the Zurich Chess Challenge that got underway here.

Viswanathan Anand in a tough field in Zurich Chess Challenge

Last Updated: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 12:52

Fresh from his remarkable come-from-behind victory at the Grenke Chess Classic tournament, World champion Viswanathan Anand will compete in a tougher field in the Zurich Chess Challenge here.

Mongoose calls more human-like than thought: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 18:11

Scientists have found that mongoose combine discrete units of sound somewhat like humans put together a consonant and vowel to form a syllable.

Drive-in sex booths to launch in Zurich

Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 13:33

Starting next year, prostitutes in Zurich will kickstart a new business in drive-in sex booths.

I stayed on for the fans, says Bolt

Last Updated: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 15:53

As the curtains come down on a gruelling season, Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt says if it were not for the fans he would have ended his campaign earlier.

Richard Gere to be honoured

Last Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 15:21

Actor Richard Gere will be honoured with a special award at the Zurich Film Festival, set to begin Sep 20.

John Travolta to be honoured at Zurich Film Festival

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 11:06

Hollywood superstar John Travolta will pick up a special lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival next month.

Sun surrounded by dark matter, claim scientists

Last Updated: Saturday, August 11, 2012, 16:25

Scientists have claimed that the Sun is surrounded by dark matter, a phenomenon first proposed in the 1930s by a Swiss astronomer.

Global warming affecting lakes worldwide

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 17:05

Global warming, a major concern for the various water resources of the world, is also causing harm to the globe`s freshwater lakes, a new study has warned.