'Alia is very clear about what she likes and what she does not like.' 'She responds with her gut.'
As education minister Smriti Irani should be worried about the state of education nationwide rather than fuelling a German-versus-Sanskrit row, says Sunil Sethi
Just as the umpire's decision is no longer final, what is disdainfully rejected is the age-old dictum that the game should be played and watched in the spirit of the game, sighs Uddalok Bhattacharya.
Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com explains how Dhoni's victory can help you at the workplace.
'Having taken much time off, and come back and worked again, and then gone back... I'm really blessed to have the kind of work that I'm still doing.'
Tolerant Muslims can be counted on fingers. I think their number is not even in the thousands, the Union minister of state for law and justice said.
Friday Night Plan's sweet-natured heart and sanitised humour are happier focusing on the inherent niceness teenagers are capable of, observes Sukanya Verma.
'The power of love is the greatest power in the world.' 'Add a smile and you can conquer the world,' Bengali actor June Maliah, the Trinamool Congress's candidate for the Medinipur constituency, tells Swarupa Dutt/Rediff.com.
De Villiers backed India and Mumbai Indians' batter Suryakumar Yadav, who has witnessed a sudden dip in form, advising him to focus on what has worked in the past.
'My mother (Yogita Bali) tells me you were camera ready as soon as you came out of my womb.'
Readers give us a dekko of what their mothers mean to them.
Narendar Lokwani of StockFundoo answers readers' stock market queries.
Vinicius started a foundation that is building schools in impoverished areas and is investing in research to develop new ways to improve the education system in Brazil.
Virat Kohli has said that patience is key to success in Test cricket as one mistake can turn the game around.
'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.'
Don't be afraid of crashing. Realising that failing is human, and moving on, is a trait that will take you a long way.
'When I came to India a year ago, all I knew were two words: 'Accha' and 'Namaste'.'
'When there was no crime committed, everything had to be fabricated. They see it as a war, and everything is fair in love and war.'
Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj grabbed four wickets to lead his side to a 24-run win over Punjab Kings.
Usually, taking two wickets against a strong North Zone would leave any 17-year-old bowler with a wide smile. But Jotin Singh's smile had a tinge of nervousness.
'The BJP is trying to change this mantra.'
Captaining a young side could be tricky, but Hardik Pandya, who led India to a 2-1 series win over Asian champions Sri Lanka, feels it was not that difficult, as he just had to ensure that they "belong at this level".
CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad will work "wonders" for Indian cricket, according to Pandya, if he maintains this kind of form.
Pandya said going into the third and final game on Tuesday, with the series tied at 1-1, would be more challenging and exciting.
'...is to crack the first project.' 'If you become popular from that, it's a win-win.'
Oppenheimer is a very politically significant film for our time, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
Alex Carey, twice dismissed playing the reverse sweep in the first Test, says he is looking to return to the basics.
'...you start running after the star.' 'If the star says yes to the film, the ecosystem supports it.' 'The biggest cog in the wheel of the ecosystem is the audience and we forget that.'
Roopa Unnikrishnan, Commonwealth Games gold medalist pays tribute to her beloved coach Jalal Uncle.
A screenplay and superstar in perfect tandem, it doesn't get better than this, applauds Sukanya Verma.
A young girl from Manipur hopes the happy days of togetherness will return to her beloved state again.
'Whatever I have directed has been so far from my world.'
'My God, we could win half the world over just by our food alone.'
'Does Deepika not have the right to raise her voice in a democratic and peaceful manner on an issue she considers important?' 'Why should one view her only as an actor and not appreciate her role as a concerned citizen of the country?' ask Aftab Alam and Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the political Opposition, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Richa Chadha on love, sexism, nepotism and sex crimes.
Perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bangalore endured another disappointing IPL campaign, but their performance in the second half of Season-12 has given them something to be proud of, said skipper Virat Kohli, after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets, in Bengaluru, on Saturday.
Recalling an incident, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari revealed that his friend once suggested him to join the Congress but he declined the offer saying that he would prefer to jump into a well rather than joining the party.
'...he had to take his exams in Hindi at IIT-Kharagpur.' 'You wouldn't have got someone like Sundar Pichai because Hindi is not a friendly language for a person from Tamil Nadu.'
Bowling no-balls in any format is a crime, said India skipper Hardik Pandya.
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