News of that transpired on and off the football field
If the Taliban have proved one thing over these two decades, it is that they are way smarter than their big brother, observes Shekhar Gupta.
'There are so many dimensions to history that we need to attend to: We need more space for local and regional histories; we need to delve into the histories of particular communities; we need to emphasise gender history and environmental history.' 'We need to think about India's history beyond India's current borders.'
Sensitive cases like the validity of the scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution, the Citizenship Act, and states challenging perceived assault on federalism were on the back burner. An analysis of the judgments delivered in the past months would show that it was acting more like a court of appeal rather than a Constitutional court, observes M J Antony.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday hailed Sachin Tendulkar as a 'genius' after the master batsman eclipsed Brian Lara to become the highest run-getter in Test cricket. Tendulkar surpassed Lara to become the highest run getter in Tests on the opening day of the second Test against Australia at Mohali.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "gentle soul" and "economic genius" and his remark on Narendra Modi is what the Congress feels "strongly and bitterly," Union Minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday.
A leading psychiatrist at Trinity College in Dublin has claimed that both Einstein and Newton displayed signs of autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger syndrome, which were the same as those associated with creative genius.
'His genius lay in taking his books of history to another level altogether.' David Davidar's moving tribute to genius historian Abraham Eraly, who passed away in Puducherry last week at the age of 81.
On a night of missed opportunities, the two-time champions rode on goals from Rafael Crivellaro and Nerijus Valskis in the 57th and 59th minutes respectively to pocket three points, which takes it to sixth in the points table with 15 points.
Robin Williams hanged himself following a lifelong battle with depression, leaving score of fans and admirers bereaved.
On his trip to the capital city of Jharkhand, the actor added a page of memories to his personal diary -- on his visit to the city, he was hosted by former India captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Images from the third T20 International between Australia and India, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, on Tuesday.
Former India captain and current Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid visited Camp Nou to witness Barcelona playing against Athletico Madrid in the La Liga clash on Sunday.
Individual genius triumphed over collective organisation as Lionel Messi's magnificent stoppage time goal for Argentina cruelly left Iran with nothing after an outstanding defensive display from Carlos Queiroz's team.
'Since the NDA took office in 2014, and aggressively since 2019, the Union government seems hell bent on centralising all power and resources, only to fail spectacularly.'
Rohit Sharma will certainly leave a gaping hole at the top of the order, something that skipper Virat Kohli wouldn't have fancied at the onset of a gruelling two-month tour.
Among those who are deeply saddened by music composer Khayyam's passing is ghazal maestro Talat Aziz.
Anil Goel, author of Exit Point, took questions from you, our readers!
He is not good at thinking through laws and policies. His lockdown produced chaos and misery and didn't stop Covid. His GST finished off thousands of companies and reduced the amount of tax government collects to such an extent that he cannot pay state governments any more, observes Aakar Patel.
India's music maestro AR Rahman and India's Test cricket captain Virat Kohli will join forces to compose the official anthem for the inaugural season of the star-studded Premier Futsal League.
Serious Men is one of the sharpest movies of Sudhir Mishra's career, observes Sukanya Verma.
A look at the various batting records in the IPL over the years.
The famous comic departs for the great comedy club in the sky.
If people make films like Baahubali, which has Indian content, it will always be a hit. But nobody makes it nowadays.
Shaleena Nathani just bagged the Stylist of the Year Award.
'While OTTs are a reality, big film producers will prefer a theatrical release before a digital one.'
Think twice before throwing a used tea bag in the trash can!
Their demands will be met of course, and this government will move on to the next great idea, without an apology or an explanation, predicts Aakar Patel.
Joginder Tuteja lets us know what to expect.
'A great General who had become a legend in his lifetime.' 'India will not see the likes of Sagat Singh again.'
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
The footprints of Indian-origin corporate executives at multinationals is expanding, with Sandeep Kataria taking over the reins of footwear major Bata as its global chief executive officer. From FMCG majors to IT titans, Kataria joins the league of Indian-origin executives who have climbed the highest echelons of corporate across diverse sectors globally. From Nooyi to Pichai to Nadella, the list of such people at the helm of multi-billion dollar enterprises is long.
The stylist behind Deepika Padukone's red carpet looks, Shaleena Nathani is the face of a popular jewellery brand.
Substitutes have been lighting up the scoreboards at the World Cup with dazzling performances that have sparked their teams back to life and secured wins or draws that have made their coaches look like geniuses.
'While the point of this book is to demonstrate Sachin's superiority over Bradman, it would be a pity if this were to be read as scorning the similarities between them -- their desire to dominate, their eagerness to excel, their genius.'
From being a former national table tennis champion to portraying the role of Srinivasa Ramanujan in Ramanujan, Abhinay Vaddi talks about his journey.
Sunil Gavaskar completed 50 years of his association with Indian cricket on Sunday -- five decades in which he has remained ever-relevant taking on a variety of roles.
