Here are some of the controversies, which cast a shadow on Indian sport as the athletes prepared for the Asian Games.
Any of these match ups could influence the outcome of the Perth Test.
Rama and Sita entered a wonderful maze of lit streets, and when Bharatha caught sight of them as he ran down the steps of the palace, the whole city was chiming with celebration with this festival of lights. A fascinating excerpt from Vayu Naidu's book, The Living Legend.
The PCB strongly denied recent speculations about any internal discord in the Babar Azam-led side.
While we are sure the actress will give us major style goals with her maternity fashion, Namrata Thakker lists some of her looks that the gorgeous mom-to-be can definitely rock during her pregnancy!
Shreyas Iyer continued with his red-hot form, smashing a stroke-filled 233 to lead Mumbai to a massive 602/4 declared in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Odisha.
Swollen water bodies changed their course and flowed through inhabited areas, resulting in more destruction.
Thackeray said the bandh should be "strictly" followed till 2 pm, ensuring that emergency services remain operational.
A sneak peek of some extraordinary entries for the 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year event.
Babuta zeroed in on the reason which led to him finishing fourth and says he will be more careful in upcoming competitions.
British rock band Coldplay on Sunday added a third show to the Mumbai leg of its "Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025" citing "phenomenal demand", hours after fans expressed disappointment over long virtual queues on the online ticket platform BookMyShow.
'I'm there in every frame of this film.' 'The film is named after the character that I play.' 'It's about a feeling like you are capable of shouldering a film entirely on your own, which is a belief that I may not have in myself always.'
A police spokesman in Doda said they are moving in the upper reaches of the district especially in Dessa forest where an army captain and three soldiers were killed in a gunfight during an anti-terror operation on July 16.
'At no point did Kamal Nath and Digvijaya indicate that the Opposition bloc was formed only to fight the Lok Sabha polls.'
Shah said the decision was taken to free the nation from colonial imprints as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands had an "unparalleled place" in the country's freedom struggle and history.
Jayanti Soni and her family return each year to Bhinmal, when they can, to celebrate Diwali in her family home.
Thackeray was referring to CM Shinde's claim that the protest was politically motivated and most of the protesters had come from outside.
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She said India was asked to waive diplomatic and consular immunity and cooperate in the investigation but refused.
The annual IIFA weekend in Abu Dhabi saw Bollywood's top stars in attendance, as they walked the green carpet and put up power-packed performances.
Take tips for these celebs on how to give a stylish spin to head-to-toe black outfits.
Swiatek routinely arrives on court wearing headphones, drowning out the voices in her head and outside with thumping rock music.
India stunned Tokyo Games silver medallist and their biggest nemesis Australia 3-2 in Paris on Friday
'I was completely in awe of him. After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.'
"Her devotion to duty is an example to us all," Truss, who had an audience with the Queen on Tuesday, said in a statement outside 10 Downing Street.
Barbora Krejcikova broke Jasmine Paolini's serve to clinch a 6-4 victory in the deciding set of the Wimbledon women's singles final at Centre Court.
Film stars and technicians were awarded at the IIFA awards over the weekend, and here are the big winners.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Uruguay beat Canada on penalties in the Copa America third-place play-off match on Saturday after a 2-2 draw at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Lakshya Sen is only the third Indian men's badminton player to reach the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games.
'Canada doesn't want to de-escalate and neither does India. There is war when one party wants it, but peace is won by both parties.'
Ashwin feels the rule, introduced in the 2023 season which allows all IPL teams to substitute a player -- batter or bowler -- during their respective innings as per the demands of the match, makes the game fairer.
There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of villages, I knew for sure there was no other 12th pass girl. I said I want to meet your father.' 'She brought her father, a daily-wage labourer. I asked him: "How come you decided to educate your girl till the 12th standard? You break stones for a living and you don't have a lot of money".' 'He just said one line and in that one line he said everything.'
Lovers Rock is sexy, romantic, charming and hugely entertaining -- a perfect gift for movie lovers in these tough times, feels Aseem Chhabra.
Russell's explosive 42 runs off 23 balls was a game-changer.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
During Monday's net session, Bumrah repeatedly made short work of the batter often sending his off-stump cart-wheeling for fun
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'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best moments.' 'There are some things which we will never forget. That is when the best of a person comes out.'
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