'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'

'I have been trying to make a movie for seven years. I got a chance only now.' 'I have taken my script to every office from Dharma to Tips to Eros.' 'I have narrated my script to every actor possible. Nobody believed me.' 'Because of OTT, people like me are finally getting a chance to make something.'

'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.'

Images from the international friendly and Euro qualifying football matches played on Tuesday.

'Unlike on the western and eastern borders where there is an enemy at the gate, here there is an invisible enemy which is building its own capability and can come into play at a time and place of his choosing.'

There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.

Gritty Croatia came back from 1-0 in extra-time to claim a 4-2 penalty shootout victory and with it a spot in the semi-finals.

Olonga wasn't a cricketing great, not even Zimbabwe's best during the golden era of the country's cricket, but the beaded hair, a slinging action and a mean bouncer to get Sachin Tendulkar out on a lifeless Sharjah track made him a household name in India.

Images from the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, Day 3, in Oregon.

'Every religion is sacred and beautiful. There's no reason for people to hate each other because they practise different faiths.'

'There was a certain difference that separated him from the rest. That's why his life is so celebrated, his loss is felt globally.'

All the gold medallists from Saturday's action at the Tokyo Olympics.

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.

Maradona was a uniquely gifted player who rose from the tough streets of Buenos Aires to reach the pinnacle of his sport.

Belgium finished five points clear at the top of League A Group 2 and will meet world champions France and former World Cup winners Italy and Spain in the final four next October.

In a statement posted on his official Twitter handle, the actor's family said he was diagnosed with the disease in 2016.

Hindi lyrics are no bar to the global appeal of his music.

Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera made an 11-day road voyage across some of South Asia's most deserted, challenging, terrain, always under the gaze of the sacred, dazzling Himalaya.

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

'I have grown up in an environment where the dominant narrative of Indian sporting achievement was -- We can't.' 'These achievers have fought hard, built on each other's body of work and knowledge, and have today changed the script to -- We can,' notes Rahul Dravid,cricketing legend.

Intrapreneurs are more diverse in their skill sets and backgrounds, more digitally native, more networked and connected, and more ambitious to do bigger things. A fascinating excerpt from Simone Ahuja's Jugaad 3.0: Hacking The Corporation To Make It Fast, Fluid And Frugal.

Liverpool had won each of their previous four home leagues games in which they conceded first and 12 minutes later they had turned another match on its head as Roberto Firmino's trickery set up Mane to give the hosts the lead at the second attempt.

Serge Gnabry continued his impressive scoring run for Germany, netting in second-half stoppage time for his ninth goal in his 10th international, completing Germany's eighth consecutive win over Northern Ireland.

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.

Portugal became the first team to qualify for the Nations League semi-finals when they held Italy 0-0 on Saturday, the second time in a year that the hosts have been knocked out of a competition following a goalless draw at the San Siro.

Vir Das' commencement address to graduates of Knox College is the best advice you'll read today.

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Few in India know that Elvis & Namrata won at the World Salsa Summit in Miami!

A round-up of the World Cup qualifying matches played on Friday.

A round-up of all the results from the 16th World Athletic Championships in London

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday.

Meet the Indian-American comedian behind Homecoming King, which has become the toast of Netlix.

The 59th Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles, California.

The maestro turns 50.

On Oscar and Grammy-winning composer A R Rahman's 50th birthday we take you inside his dream music school -- the K M Music Conservatory.

Astad Deboo on the sweat and toil behind the beauty and elegance of his dance.

The smallest of the Indian Motorcycle line-up comes packin' with a 1000cc V-twin, but how is it to ride? Benjamin Gracias took the Sixty out for a spin.

'People think it's okay to poke fun at people who are overweight but I never took it lying down. I made sure I stood up for myself.' Sonakshi Sinha, in fighting form.

In Rio, over 10,000 athletes will compete for the biggest prize in sport -- an Olympic gold medal.