Bachchan's high appeal cuts across gender, age and socio-economic groups.
"Since 2008 we have never gone beyond this first knockout game and it was very important for us to get that monkey off our back," Modric said.
They are so bad, they're good for laughs!
Republican Senator George Allen of Virginia had on Friday pointed to S R Sidarth, an active Democrat, and repeatedly referred to him as a 'macaca,' a derogatory term, which means a monkey.
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Moments that show it's an odd, odd world we live in.
Arnab Dutta traces how Bira 91 is already among the top two in the premium segment in all the cities that it is present in today and how it is giving larger brands Kingfisher and Budweiser a run for their market share.
The government's negligence towards this 'treasure house of knowledge' can be seen from the fact that monkeys roam about freely in the reading rooms, disturbing the calm of the library, as well as putting the lives of the readers in danger, writes Sajad Ahmad Dar.
Vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India on Friday said Rabivax, the country's first Human Diploid Cell rabies vaccine launched by the company recently, would trigger the company's market share in this segment to about 30 per cent from the curre
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Despite being set in different yugas, there are characters who appear in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
A section of crowd shouted monkey noises at Levante's two coloured players during the weekend game that Real Madrid won 2-0.
There's only one thing better than photos of animals, and that's funny photos of animals. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is back and they have announced its finalists. In addition to providing some light-hearted relief, the competition also aims to highlight the important message of wildlife conservation. From shopping responsibly by avoiding plastics and palm oil to restricting water use at home, this year's contest is aimed at making people think about the animals on the planet - as well as laughing at them. The winners will be announced on November 13.
These 12 images prove that we truly live in an incredibly bizarre world.
Aditi Rao Hydari reveals her affinity for saris in an interview with Anita Aikara/Rediff.com.
The Sahitya Akademi awardee asserted that he had no intention of writing for films as he was quite content with writing books.
Headlamps, torch, strapsÂ… you're ready to enter the Krem Shrieh or Monkey Cave, the fourth-longest cave in the state.
Bal Thackeray became a cult in his lifetime. Does Thackeray show this picture of him? Yes, it does, feels Utkarsh Mishra.
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Gazan youth to become part of a group called the "Vanguard of Liberation".
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Professor Hashem Aghajari was arrested and sentenced to death by a provincial court for a speech in which he said Muslims should not blindly follow the Mullahs.
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So what's all this talk about the Yeti? Does it really exist?
Black players could boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia if the country does not tackle racism in the stands, ManchesterCity's Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure was quoted as saying on Friday.
Belgian Xavier Malisse won the first ATP title of his career as he upset Jiri Novak 7-6 6-2 in the final of the Millennium International Tennis Championships at Delray Beach on Sunday.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Many former players believe that storming out of games is a powerful tool to counter racism, a move that will force administrators to take the problem more seriously, and act in a way that compels clubs to obliterate such a culture and evict those responsible, says Dhruv Munjal.
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The Chinese air force is now a 400,000-person force that flies some 2,000 combat aircraft -- more than thrice the size of the Indian Air Force.
Zoo director Vladimir Gerasimov believes Cleopatra might have a little better understanding of soccer than other animals.
'India in 2020 is a lot better prepared than in 1962.' 'It is no longer a pushover; and anything other than a crushing Chinese military victory will be a major loss of face for China,' observes Rajeev Srinivasan in the first of a three part column.
Will Priyanka contest against Modi in Varanasi? Will Rahul also contest from Karnataka? Rasheed Kidwai -- Sonia Gandhi and the Congress party's biographer -- reveals what is churning in the Congress.
Rajeev Srinivasan on why there is the strong possibility that this whole thing is an elaborate charade and how the mainstream might have just played into Trump's showman hands.