Kalapathar beach, Havelock island. Anjarle beach, Maharashtra.
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
The International Cricket Council has come under fire for having different rules and regulations for the two semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
A washout in England-Namibia game in the same group will see Scotland go through.
The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way. It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour, with practised dignity and patience, unruffled by provocations in word, deed and action, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'I am always rocking.' 'I am a rockstar.' 'That's the way the world will always see me.'
Australia were grossly under-prepared for the India challenge, while pacer Mitchell Starc virtually ran out of ideas when Rohit Sharma smashed him for 29 runs in an over in their Super Eights match in Gros Islet (Saint Lucia), says former-cricketer Brad Hogg.
Meghalaya offers more beauty and adventure than you could dream of.
The police said the child was shifted to a hospital in Indi where he was given preliminary treatment and was later shifted to a district hospital. He is currently stated to be stable, they said.
Beyond a point, competition is boring. The fun is in the doing, irrespective of outcome. By the time I was in college, I knew I valued awareness more than success, notes Shyam G Menon.
Kajol looks at complete ease in the colourful nauvaris, which she also wore during her wedding to Ajay Devgn in 1999. Sukanya Verma looks at other Bollywood beauties, who have rocked the nauvari look.
It will be the fifth edition in a row that the two heavyweights have met head to head at a European Championship.
'There are legions of unemployed degree holders across rural and semi-urban belts in Maharashtra. Now, they aren't finding brides.' 'This issue has now snowballed into a social crisis. In 2014 and 2019, they had voted for the BJP.'
'The BJP alliance needs to handle the Maratha quota issue skilfully and address its root cause, which is agrarian distress. Then there is stalled industrialisation. If these issues are addressed, caste fault lines would wither away. But, this is next to impossible in a short span of three-four months.'
Our stars glitter and no doubt impress Anna Wintour, head priestess of global fashion.
'We share everything with each other.'
Boxing champion Jermain Taylor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to multiple criminal charges related to allegations of threatening a family at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Little Rock, and was ordered held pending $50,000 bond.
Film folk get romantic on Valentine's Day, and post loved-up pictures and messages.
Sukanya Verma lists the girls to have rocked the military and khaki look in recent times.
There was no smooth surge in middle class prosperity for foreign businesses to tap into because of the Indian economy was mismanaged, argues Debashis Basu.
Which are India's most impressive lakes? Choose and journey there now!
An Indian software engineer working with scam-hit Satyam Computer Services was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Arkansas in the United States.
'The rocks, the geology of the Himalayas will always spring surprises.' 'It's basically force majeure and the will of god.'
A 20-year old man suspected to be the murderer of an Indian-techie, working with the beleaguered Satyam Computers, was arrested by the police in Little Rock in Arkansas, United States. The Little Rock Police is interrogating the suspect in connection with the killing of Andhra Pradesh engineer Akshay Vishal, who was shot dead on Tuesday, in the seventh case of young students and professionals from the state being killed in the last 14 months.
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
'...when you hit rock bottom, you can't go any lower than that. 'And I've been to rock bottom.' 'But that's what made me the actor I am today. I'm fearless.'
The report added that some have called the win in Florida a political stunt.
Namrata Thakker shows you how to slay the hat look to perfection.
You will be as smitten with this Singaporean soup as I was.
Paula Badosa spoiled Simona Halep's return from a doping ban.
Madgaon Express understands its charm lies in its inherent silliness and then works around as pure unadulterated entertainment, which makes it imminently watchable, raves Mayus Sanap.
Before the monsoon begins, let your system stock up on enough panna.
After announcing her pregnancy in April, Ileana D'Cruz introduced the 'mystery man' in her life with an Instagram post recently.
Communication is the secret ingredient of a healthy green flag relationship, says rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.
The Spaniard needed less than 90 minutes to dispatch the 23rd seed from Italy
'I would put my hand in the ground and have a little listen to what the mountain was doing.' 'Actually, it was still collapsing.' 'And there was a very real possibility that at some stage, without warning, the collapse could continue -- and continue across us, the people who were doing the rescue and also across to the men on the other side, who were being rescued.'
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