With his face covered in warpaint and his hair kept in place by a bandana in the Afghan flag colours, fast bowler Hamid Hassan has emerged as one of the cult figures of the World Cup.
Fresh off the OTT oven, Sukanya Verma picks 10 hot new treats for you.
The presence of phosphine in Venus's thick atmosphere has revived the age-old question: Are we alone?
"She was sure about her decision. I had my doubts, particularly since we had no family or friends in that part of India. I could not quite visualise her alone in a completely new environment, in a totally different atmosphere. A thousand questions plagued my mind; and talking to relatives and friends about it did not help either."
'But what the hell! Do it because it is brilliant.'
Every film that Sriram Raghavan makes is a compendium of ideas and sensations that tickle him. Trying to remake a Sriram Raghavan film is like getting excited by somebody else's goosebumps, observes Sreehari Nair.
Baby Yoda's latest adventures, spirits of all shapes and sizes, NRIs in vendetta mode, catch all this and more on OTT in Sukanya Verma's weekly recommendations.
'I'm very proud of having worked with one of the finest minds of India and Indian cinema.'
'Life should never be unidimensional.' 'While I enjoy doing films, there's still a lot more that I want to experience.'
5 things you must know about the lady who has won bashful Boom Boom's heart.
'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.' 'There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.' 'You have to listen to them, unless you can pick a fight with everyone.'
Celebrity stylists Pranay and Shounak open up about dressing up Vidya and other celebs.
'Only the press in India writes stuff like, 'supporting actor, character actor, comedic actor or action hero'.'
'I'm usually pretty chilled and cool, but there are random moments when the brain doesn't compute and I don't stop to think.'
Solar Orbiter is on a unique trajectory that will allow its comprehensive set of instruments to provide humanity with the first-ever images of the Sun's poles, the US space agency said. This trajectory includes 22 close approaches to the Sun, bringing the spacecraft within the orbit of Mercury to study the Sun, and its influence on space, it said.
'There is an unsaid bond between Ranveer and me.' 'We just have to look at each other to know if something is not working.'
Sukanya Verma looks at the recent spate of book-to-screen adaptations.
International model Pooja Mor and Vicky Kaushal both quit engineering to pursue their passion.
This is what Arindom Chakraborty, 41, Kolkata wrote:
We invited readers to send in thier experiences of meeting their idols and the lessons they learned from them. First up, Parag P Jain, a student of NMIMS, Mumbai, shares his experience of meeting D Shivakumar, managing director and vice president, Nokia India.
The actor brought a little extra sunshine with her.
Surinder Kapur's relentless pursuit of quality made Kapur a highly efficient manufacturer of automobile components.
Malavika Sangghvi gives us fascinating glimpses from Dilip Kumar's life.
The Duff & Phelps report shows that Virat Kohli has increased his brand value by 40 per cent to $237.5 million in 2019 and taken a huge lead with his closest rival, Akshay Kumar, ranked second.
As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.
There is a greater risk of miscarriage and stillbirth in women who are older than 35 years, warns Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj.
'Goddess Laxmi doesn't come just by praying to her.' 'You have to make yourself attractive to Laxmi for her to come to you.'
'That's the way it should be -- people should see your work and then want to work with you, not because you are a celebrity's child.'
'I have the qualification every actor would love to have: A Buddhadeb actor.'
The decision came after the famed mathematician, whose life and work inspired the film 'Super 30', visited government schools in the capital with Sisodia.
'We like to look at a screenplay as a spiral staircase.' 'You never know what awaits at the next turning.'
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday said it plans to invest more than $100 million in Austin and hire 1,000 new employees across Texas. TCS has expanded its business operations in Austin, Texas with the construction of a new facility, doubling its presence to more than 400 professionals in the city and adding to its over 5,500 employees across the state, TCS said in a statement. The new facility will officially open in late December 2020 and have space for 367 employees, it added.
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
'She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was.'
This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all. There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend, applauds Sukanya Verma.
With the two teams arriving in Kolkata in the next 48 hours, all roads in the 'City of Joy' lead to the Eden.
As many as 17 three star generals will retire before General Bajwa hangs his boots, says Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
'You are not going to find success all the time and you will feel insecure when your film fails at the box office, but that's a part of the game.' 'You just deal with it and move on.; 'Maybe the problem was something else and not so much about his career.'
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