There's wisdom to be found in an unfairly treated man's short and sweet concluding words -- a nation is only as great as our appreciation of the people who make it great, notes Sukanya Verma.
Rediff.com takes a look at this epicentre of reefer madness that is the 4/20 celebration.
Indians will forever remember Akram as the scary phenomenon with the soft smile, the man who rattled through the Indian batting order, but was rarely as hated as Waqar or Shoaib Akhtar, observes Vaibhav Raghunandan.
The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers are still digging out people trapped beneath mounds of rubble.
What happens to children who never find their way home, or who do after an interim, is symptomatic of a society so violent that violence is banal, says Mitali Saran
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Director General Jiji Thomson admitted that India has not progressed as an Olympic nation even after its best ever haul of six medals at the London Games in 2012 and the main reason is lack of bench strength.
The Indian American high school children who were among the 40 finalists in the Intel Science Search competition -- often dubbed the Junior Nobel Prize convention -- may have failed to win any of the top five awards, but they created history and did the community proud.
The 37-year-old AB De Villiers, who played 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20s for South Africa, said he is "looking after and mentoring some youngsters with potential and ability for the last few years."
Pitching for better integration of children from disadvantaged groups in private schools, the NAC favoured widening the definition of 'disadvantaged' to include groups such as migrant and street children, children in conflict regions and children of manual scavengers. At the NAC meeting, member Anu Aga, convener of the Working Group on Right to Education, made a presentation on its recommendations to improve RTE.
The first woman to clinch five consecutive Winter Games medals, Pechstein laughed at suggestions her story might be coming to an end. She said she wanted to qualify for the World Cup in March and finish the season before deciding anything.
'I did a small role in Masoom.' 'Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?' 'I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.' 'He had no choice but to take me.'
Families of the 40 CRPF jawans, who were martyred in the dastardly terror attacks in Pulwama, have not yet been able to comprehend the huge void left behind.
'This film is about this hero of the nation who faced humiliation and damnation.'
Around 100 lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples' Party submitted the no-confidence motion before the National Assembly Secretariat on March 8, alleging that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government led by Khan was responsible for the economic crisis and the spiralling inflation in the country.
'Imagine for a soldier -- first you conquer territory after fighting a fierce battle, suffer casualties and then you are ordered to come back to your side of the International Border in India.'
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz beat Norway's Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 in the men's singles final at the US Open on Sunday to win his maiden Grand Slam title and rise to world number one for the first time.
Pakistan's two flagbearers also chose not to cover their faces, unlike the vast majority of other participants at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on Friday.
The Indian shooters fired a blank at the Rio 2016 Olympics with Abhinav Bindra missing the medal by a whisker but the 2008 Beijing Olympic champion said he has high hopes for Tokyo.
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
Should we not be creating roles in India for the talented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
'He has left us with many memories and moments to smile. I feel that a piece of me has left the world. RIP Vasu Sir.'
'I thought he was invincible. He was my absolute idol and hero and inspiration as to why I pursued what I did,' said Adam Gilchrist.
The directorate of education also said that students and staff must wear masks and maintain social distancing to the extent possible.
Umran Malik should partner Jasprit Bumrah when India plays in Australia (for T20 World Cup), says Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
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Words and actions like those of R N Ravi and a vocal section of the state BJP have only added to Tamil fears and suspicions, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Minutes after she concluded her press conference, she told a TV channel that her colleague Sarith PS, who also worked with her at HRDS India, had been kidnapped in broad daylight from her home by 3 or 4 unknown people.
Honoured at British Council's Study UK Alumni Awards, Ruchi Shah's illustrations are now part of children's books across nine Indian languages.
'People will say a lot of things -- ignore the noise.'
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Former India captain and NCA Director Rahul Dravid says during his stint as coach with these teams, he made sure that every cricketer who toured got a game unlike his playing days.
The 57-year-old handed out jigsaw puzzles Hot Wheels sets, remote-control cars, and glittery nail polish, among other goodies collected by Obama and his staffers.
'I think the Indigenous community in AFL and rugby are so big and hopefully one day Aboriginals in cricket can be just as big.'
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Sharing his experience of the yatra so far, the Congress leader said he felt sad while talking to farmers, youth, and tribals.
Anshu Malik and Sonam Malik are best friends, thanks to a timely truce called by their parents and coaches.
'In making such a statement, he has questioned the leadership of Ganguly who is very particular about the rules being followed where fitness of players and selection of players is concerned. It is a serious allegation to make because in doing so he is trying to cast aspersions on the integrity of Shubman and the leadership of Ganguly.'
The telecast was viewed by 197 million Indians, higher than the Indian Premier League final which was watched by 133 million, reports Sohini Das.
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