From children to soldiers, everyone in India marked the 72nd Independence Day with much vigour and zeal. Here are glimpses of the celebrations from across the nation.
Australia opener David Warner became the fifth batsman at the World Cup to get an unexpected reprieve after he dragged a ball on to his stump but the impact failed to dislodge the zing bails in Sunday's match against India.
Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to pile on the runs to extend his international career and lead India to a series sweep against a feeble West Indies.
Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s. A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty police procedural into a wistful story of survival, observes Sukanya Verma.
The crime came to light after neighbours alerted the police about a foul smell coming out of the flat.
They said a sniper is believed to have targeted the truck from the front before the other terrorists sprayed bullets and lobbed grenades on it.
Few people know Ratan Tata as well as R K Krishna Kumar does. Widely perceived to be among the managers closest to Tata, Krishna Kumar assesses Ratan Tata, the man and business leader, in this exclusive interview to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Denims may be a wardrobe basic, but they don't need to be boring.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday claimed Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has failed to create a successor who could take his party forward.
Neeyat is not only sluggish, it also creates zero interest in the characters. It could, perhaps, be watched on OTT, where it is inevitably headed, feels Deepa Gahlot.
Additional security personnel have been deployed on the ground and drones are being used for aerial surveillance, they said.
The India Meteorological Department on Friday predicted that Delhi will likely receive light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms for the next 4-5 days.
This year's Republic Day parade will witness a few changes.
Images from Day 1 in the second Test between England and India, at Lords, on Thursday.
Ukraine celebrates its 1991 declaration of independence from the then USSR on the same day.
Namibia savoured their finest international win in front of thousands of Sri Lankan fans at Geelong's Kardinia Park
Reports suggest that the police were unable to find any contact of the company's office and had to take a Uber cab to reach the company's training centre in Gurgaon, giving credence to the perception that Uber has grown too much too soon.
Saurashtra were 317 for 5 at close on day two in reply to Bengal's 174 all out.
It's a regular weekend for these filmi folk.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
A 56-year-old man was arrested after the chopped body parts of his live-in partner were recovered from a flat in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Thursday. A court has remanded the man, identified as Manoj Sane, in police custody till June 16, he said.
'If a stranger refuses to pet my Russian dog, what treatment can I expect for myself?'
'Jeetenge Hum is a thank you to the frontline workers and to show our country how beautiful it is.'
The entire operation was meant to have a chilling effect on independent journalists, those not completely subservient to the regime, the small section still doing what the Fourth Estate should do -- raising questions to those in power.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A dogged 71-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin came to India's rescue as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to pull off a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test
The miscreants behind these hoax threats, which even prompted evacuations in hospitals and shopping malls, are yet to be identified. FIRs have been lodged in connection with some of the incidents, according to officials.
IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
Check out these stylish pets and their cool designer outfits.
New Zealand's 6-foot-8-inch pace sensation Kyle Jamieson's father savours his son's memorable Test debut against India in which he snared 3 for 38 on Day 1 of the first Test.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho earned Manchester United a hard-fought 2-0 win
Twelve days of movie madness and 36 films later, Aseem Chhabra lists his top 10 favourite films from this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Sunny's make-up tip... Radhika gets hurt... Twinkle reads out loud...
Snow blankets Games, delays Gu's return to competition
Cooks have bolted and teachers refuse to taste the food. The mid-day meal scheme faces a crisis
Harry & Meghan, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel realises, is just a sequel to Diana's Story.
