'It's not easy to perform in front of 5,000 people, who are standing right behind the camera. You have to remember the dialogue even when the crowd is shouting and saying things to you.'
Federer was leading 4-3 when Zverev stopped mid-rally after a ball slipped from a ball boys' hand and into his line of vision.
On the occasion of Friendship Day (the first Sunday of August) we invited readers to share how they met their best friend. Here we present the final batch of responses...
What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta.
Here's a look at the youngsters on top of the worldwide moneymaking pile.
A look at what our favouite celebrities have been tweeting.
Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Nishtha Dudeja from Haryana won the title at the 18th edition of Miss and Mister Deaf World.
'China was a relationship from which Mr Modi had expected the most it seems.' 'It showed in a string of summits, and somewhat breathless celebration of Xi Jinping.' 'It was hasty and simplistic,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
We celebrate Bollywood's lesser-known friends on Friendship Day.
Swapnil Bajpai, 32, from Jalandhar, Punjab tells us about his 17 years of friendship with his best buddy Nikhil who currently resides in Dubai.
The smartphone has become our buddy and we owe it a good insurance policy to ensure it's protected at all times, says Naval Goel
On the occasion of Friendship Day (August 1)we invited readers to share how they met their best friend. Here are some of the responses we received.
With Some exceptions, tax has to be paid on getting a gift; check out the rules before taking or giving one.
One fine morning in 2006, Dhiraj Kacker received a phone call that changed his life as an employee with a successful start-up in the Silicon Valley. At the other end was his buddy Peeyush Rai coaxing him to come back to India to start their own business. And, Kacker didn't think twice. In 2007, Kacker and Rai, who used to play for the IIT Bombay cricket team, launched Canvera, an online digital photography company that offers solutions in imaging and photography.
Images from the IPL match played between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians on Saturday
A total of 946 medals have been announced by the Union home ministry for personnel and officers of Central Armed Police Forces and state police forces, out of which three have been decorated with the President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) while 177 have been awarded the PMG.
What you must know about Urvashi Rautela, Miss Universe India 2015.
Asked what his top three priorities were, Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan declared, "Terrorism, terrorism and terrorism."
In many homes across the city, the aftermath of the terror strikes is just about coming home, not from television, but from the city's morgues.
We navigate teeming markets, inspect stunning temples, and uncover rich history in the often overlooked Indian metropolis.
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who passed away on Friday, was an inspiration in more ways than one for Derek Trucks, a rock guitar phenomenon with a growing, global fan following."When I heard the news [of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's death], it was like losing Ray Charles, or John Coltrane, or Charlie Parker," Trucks said.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Here's the lowdown from the Malayalam film industry.
Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.
'Akshaye Khanna was always the first choice. He was the first guy I ever met for that film.'
Sylvester Stallone is trying his best to convince his long time buddy Arnold Schwarzenegger to appear alongside him in a Bollywood flick Kambakkht Ishq, which stars Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor.
Sandeep Lamichhane spent 11 matches warming the Delhi Daredevils bench in this season's Indian Premier League and the spin bowler's patience was finally rewarded when the Nepalese teenager made an impressive tournament debut on Saturday.
Abhishek Bachchan is the weakest link in the film, which is nothing compared to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's previous film, Rang De Basanti.
Costlier vegetables slowly pushed retail inflation, which had remained well within the Reserve Bank's comfortable level of 4 per cent during most part of 2019, peaked to more than three-year high of 5.54 per cent in November.
'If you are playing someone whom Shah Rukh loves in the film, that's enough for me!' 'I am obviously not his phone texting buddy, but I'd like to believe we are friends!'
'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'
Missed yesterday's episode? Fear not. Rohan Shinde brings you up-to-date.
The television czarina celebrates her 43rd birthday.
There is a vital difference between Bofors and Rafale, explains Shekhar Gupta.
The actor returns to what he does best: act as a bhai.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Thanks to the encouragement she has received from Anjali Singh, her college buddy and an editor at Houghton Mifflin whose acquisition of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis became a successful Oscar-nominated graphic film, Keshni Kashyap is on her way to the bookstore.
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