R Praggnanandhaa's ability to defend seamlessly in pressure situations and the deductive mind to quickly gauge his opponent's weakness is the hallmark of a world class player, national coach GM M Shyam Sundar said on Tuesday.
'While it is very easy to blame the chief minister, the bureaucracy should be held accountable. Chief ministers come every five years but bureaucracy is a permanent setup. The bureaucracy is trained for handling such situations with alacrity.'
It pains former F1 driver Karun Chandhok to see that interest in motorsport in India has declined drastically.
My batting position at the top-order will give right balance to the squad, says the skipper.
'The workers's dance of wilful destruction has the potential to kill all investments planned in India by any foreign entity,' argues Dr Sudhir Bisht.
A lot has been spoken about how Nikhat Zareen, who comes from an orthodox society as she had to overcome societal prejudice to make a career in boxing.
'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.'
'I had been getting many offers, but either something had nudity or sex or abusive language.' 'I am not interested in doing all this just for the sake of it.'
'He (Mayank) will be a very very attractive proposition for teams looking for an opener because this is the guy who'll get you big scores'
'The skill set this boy has, I don't think anyone in the country has.'
"When we saw Argentina being drawn in our group, we never imagined the scenario we will have tomorrow," Martino said.
The Balika Vadhu fame actress was to meet designer Rohit Varma over her wedding outfit on the day she committed suicide.
'It's not that the Opposition has to search for common ground.' 'The government is handing the common ground to the Opposition.'
We should brace ourselves for more bad news in the coming quarters -- on economic output and growth, strains on the fiscal deficit, export slowdown, small and micro enterprises in distress, and further accumulation of NPAs in the banking sector, says Rahul Khullar.
'I deserve being around cute boys and girls. I am going to wear cute clothes and have fun.'
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.
The rhetoric that we are fed daily needs to be measured against performance and the facts. That is not happening, points out Aakar Patel.
"Prima facie there is no case made out against Sadhvi Pragya," said Justice More while granting bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused of plotting the 2008 Malegaon blast on Tuesday. Sadhvi's lawyer Shyam Dewani speaks to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com on what were the circumstances under which she got bail.
Due to opposition from Trump's own party lawmakers, Speaker Paul Ryan could not muster the majority 215 votes.
The Indian men's and women's chess teams won silver medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday.
'She had the courage to not cow down before the entire law and order apparatus, to remain sane and human despite inhuman suffering meted out to her and her family.'
A glimpse of Mahima Makwana's practical but chic getups for all kinds of weather.
Tsitsipas was philosophical in defeat.
'People had said it will explode and everyone will die. Nothing of that sort has happened.' 'Our government has done a splendid job so far.'
"We want to see it just stop. We are very much involved in that (process)," Trump told reporters at the Oval Office.
World No 7, Rublev paired up with Ukrainian Denys Molchanov to win a doubles title in Marseille last week.
We must stop stigmatising business failures. Particularly when startups are mushrooming all around, the financial system, backed by the RBI and the government, can explore ways of extending support to restart the journey of a failed entrepreneur by finance as well as counselling, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Tusshar Kapoor about Golmaal Again, its clash with Secret Superstar, his son Laksshya and BFF Kareena's son, Taimur Ali Khan!
The broader economy risks a potential flight of foreign portfolio capital, therefore pressure on the rupee and more bad news on the stock market, warns T N Ninan.
The world economy's growth engine is slowing, but not collapsing.
'These three wrestlers (Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik) are indirectly or directly part of the Congress.'
Major designers missing from the scene, an absolute lack of Bollywood presence and ego clashes marked the twelfth year of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. But there was a lot more that happened and it wasn't all bad.
'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.'
A call-up for the West Indies tour for two Tests was inevitable for Yashasvi Jaiswal after proving himself across formats.
"Honestly speaking, I stopped thinking about Test matches long time back", says Rohit Sharma, who made a superb return to the five-day format in the series against South Africa. The India opener also had a successful 2019 in white-ball cricket, says he is no longer bothered by criticism.
Man City set to release skipper Gundogan and Mendy
Deepa Gahlot picks a list of 10 essential RGV movies though there are 84 to wade through.
He also predicted the Congress was likely to bag another resounding mandate in the 90-member assembly, saying some are projecting 75-plus seats for his party but his estimate is anywhere between 60 to 75-plus.
Arjun Menon looks at some Tamil films from the last decade that tick all the right boxes, and lists where you can watch them.
Ranbir Kapoor discusses Sanjay Dutt, and Sanju.
