A life-size wax figure of Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru, was unveiled in New Delhi by Madame Tussauds New York.
I think he's just really earning the rewards for a lot of the hard work he's put in on and off the field, and long may it continue. He's been absolutely phenomenal for us and he's just a joy to watch. He puts on a show, no doubt,"
ICC cricket committee chairman Anil Kumble says the recommendation to ban saliva for shining the ball is only an interim measure and "things will go back to normal" once the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control. The Kumble-led panel recommended a ban on saliva to minimise the risk of infection. On Friday, the ICC, in its guidelines for resumption of the game, also suggested a bar on the practice.
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong features the actor among it's collection.
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, or rather his incredible wax likeness, visited Hong Kong for the first time ever to meet his adoring fans during the ongoing 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The highest-paid football player in the world, Ronaldo's wax figure was jointly launched at Madame Tussauds museums in Hong Kong and London.
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Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on the bronze medal as she finished fourth in the women's 25m pistol event, at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Amid enthusiastic singing and chanting by his fans, Sachin Tendulkar's wax statue was, on Saturday, unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground just a few days before his 40th birthday.
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"His elder brother Raj Kishan was a very talented cricketer. But then the parents needed to take a call that one boy would pursue sport and the other education. So Raj, being the elder sacrificed and pursued a medical degree.
Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev's wax figure will be the latest addition at the Madame Tussauds Delhi as he is set to join other sports icons at the museum.
This statue, which is 28-foot tall including the pedestal, was made using the ancient lost-wax technique of metal casting that was used for making the famed Chola bronzes, sources said.
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
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Both Sonam and Anil Kapoor waxed eloquent about their respective spouses.
The wax figures will be dressed in the PM's signature kurta and will be making the 'namaste' gesture.
The second wax figure was unveiled alongside Hrithik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan's yesterday.
A wax statue of the Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was unveiled in Mumbai ahead of the 'Mahagarjana rally' he is addressing in suburban Bandra on Sunday afternoon where 10,000 tea vendors have been specially invited.
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Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow definers. That, along with voter promiscuity, is what defines our political culture, which remains stubbornly resistant to any change, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.
While the major fronts, the CPI-M led LDF and Congress-led UDF have given three and one seat respectively to women, the BJP-led NDA has set aside five seats for their female politicians in the upcoming LS polls.
As Modi spoke, two Cabinet ministers sat behind him as did senior diplomats and civil servants. National Security Adviser Ajit K Doval -- a regular attendee alongside Modi at such international gatherings -- was intriguingly seated behind the Cabinet ministers and the PM's principal secretary.
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'Hard work is there, but I believe in visualisation and manifestation. Whatever match or series, one or two weeks prior I start preparation looking at the bowling line-up, who will bowl and how will I play them. I play out the scenarios and it helps.'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's waxwork at the Chamundeshwari Wax Museum in Mysuru has left fans in a tizzy.
'We were sure our appeal would succeed. We knew we could break down the evidence and show it was hollow.'
There seems to be a barrage of age-old blunders that people tend to commit in the name of skincare, says dermatologist Dr Batul Patel, director, The Bombay Skin Clinic.
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P&G Hygiene and Healthcare's June quarter numbers were better than Street estimates, led by strong sales and robust margins. The company, which owns leading consumer brands like Whisper, Vicks and Old Spice, posted a 12.6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in sales at Rs 852.5 crore during the quarter. The double digit sales growth, led by expansion of its distribution reach, reverses a sluggish sales graph with three of the last four quarters reporting a fall in sales.
The Maltese resolution envisages a win-win situation, which the two parties fail to see in their mood to bring each other to book. It may well mark the beginning of the end of war, predicts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
From the 13th century Konark temple of Odisha to the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar, the G20 Summit venue in New Delhi has put a spotlight on the rich architectural heritage of India.
The enduring legacy of trade routes lies in shared stories and religious diversity. Can the India-Middle East-Europe Economic corridor harness this legacy to empower nations, asks Arundhuti Dasgupta.
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