'This is India. We have allowed ourselves to be dictated by the narrative that the BJP has set for itself.'
With the curtains set to drop on her illustrious career, Sania Mirza opened up on her journey to the top and the struggles she faced as a woman athlete.
You should have a sustainable eating plan which you can actually follow for the rest of your life, says Sohrab Khushrushahi, founder, SOHFIT, an online fitness community.
The Indian batters will have to put their best their foot forward against Australia in the series-deciding third ODI in Chennai on Tuesday.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Seasoned wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha indicated that the bio-bubble for IPL 2021 was not as foolproof as the one in the UAE last year, becoming the first India player to publicly question the tightness of the controlled environment.
'There should be total transparency in the system.'
Unless Punjab has a chief minister who is able to look beyond community/vote bank politics, carry all sections of society, stop appeasing while addressing genuine concerns and break the stranglehold of the SGPC over Sikh affairs, my beloved home state is bound to die and conversions will be rampant, warns Sanjeev Nayaar.
'This wipes out the entire black money in the nation in one stroke. Ninety per cent plus of the black money is kept in Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes. What they have done is a brilliant move.'
Talk to your partner for at least ten minutes in the morning and then again when you get back home. In between, keep exchanging texts and brief calls, suggests Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.
'Even today when I think of it, I wonder how it fell on my plate.' 'Not just the remix, but also to do it with the original leading lady, Shilpa Shetty.'
These films, even at their saddest, darkest and grossest, retain their sense of humour, their sense of proportion, which again is something you associate with a Malayali.
On Weekend Ka Vaar, Ankit made one thing clear: Their love story isn't one-sided.
The country's demographic dividend is dissipating, with seriously adverse consequences for young India, asserts Shankar Acharya, former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.
Two-time World Cup-winning Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has no doubt that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be a 'successful' India captain if he is handed the responsibility in the future.
The Australian team management chose Peter Handscomb ahead of Travis Head
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday took a fresh jibe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his former mentor, reiterating that the latter may ditch the 'Mahagathbandhan' and return to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance.
The Chinese aren't after territory. Their target is our national will, morale and the sense of autonomy we feel in making our strategic choices. They are attacking India and the Modi government at their weakest point, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
'My parents were there to see me enrol as a lawyer. From afar itself, I could see tears in their eyes.' 'Three days after, I appeared in court for my first case, and my father was there to see me. He had tears in his eyes.' 'And even before I completed two months as an advocate, I won a case!'
Robin Soderling is sick of being the answer to a favourite quiz question, the one which asks who is the only player to beat nine-times champion Rafael Nadal at the French Open.
'Calmness and stability has come into my life after being married to Vicky Kaushal.'
'I consider everyone my competition.'
It is worth reconsidering if this fascination with either having a single party majority or Modi's leadership or, indeed, both, is such a great idea for India, says Udit Misra.
Deepak Chahar, India's unexpected hero with the bat in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, in Colombo on Tuesday, says coach Rahul Dravid's belief in his batting inspired him to produce a match-winning knock.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
'A lot of the emphasis when we hire graduates is the learning for these new technologies -- whether it's cloud and digital data analytics, cybersecurity, or IoT, but also some of the new ones, such as Metaverse or other newer areas.'
A mistake here can prove costly.
'He likes to feel the weight, but he likes to close his eyes, and yeah, that's how he does it.'
The enormous structured global advertising machinery that surrounds every football game on the planet today? Pele was perhaps single-handedly responsible for all of it. By just being brilliant, captivating crowds, and behaving like a being from the future, doing things that STILL provoke oohs and aahs from watchers. Vaibhav Raghunandan salutes the Incomparable Pele.
'It takes a lot of courage to be in that house. It's entertaining for some and horrifying for others.'
Gaurav Mohta, chief marketing officer, Home First Finance Company will answer your home loan queries.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the releases which did a minimum lifetime business of Rs 20 crore. Unfortunately, the list is not very long.
'And they are going to be milder because we are dealing with the vaccinated and are much richer in terms of the immune response in the population.'
Chahal will play a key role in India's campaign at the T20 World Cup
Flipkart's value has eroded by a third from a peak of $15.2 billion to as low as $9 billion following several investor markdowns
'I believe it's not the success of RRR or KGF that we must actually investigate but what makes these two films our marquee events,' argues Sreehari Nair.
'This was Indian land the PLA advanced on and occupied.' 'The Chinese then 'negotiated' a pullback of their troops a small distance on Indian territory even as Indian jawans draw back further into India from the forward position.' 'An apparently satisfied Indian government says this is a great move for peace! How great is that for China!'
'All this while he has been maintaining that he is innocent and, if that is the case, why will he run away?'
'I remember how my grandmother was scared for me when I joined the industry because she was aware of the hurdles and pitfalls.' 'It's a harsh place.' 'When the going is good, it's great, but you really have to have the spirit to deal with the situation when the chips are down.'
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