On Sunday, angry villagers of Leelala laid their own foundation stone - which had 'aam aadmi' inscribed as the name of the chief guest - still claiming the project was to come up in their village.
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Making fashion history one awards edition at a time.
Harish Kotian/Rediff.com picks five performances that took spectators' breaths away in week 9: Five wonderful knocks and one magical spell of bowling.
'Manu and Manveer have a bigger image. They are popular and I could not be compared to them. I was a small face from a small town but I clearly stood apart and contributed a lot to my team.' Navin Prakash explains why he got eliminated from Bigg Boss 10.
Ana Ivanovic and Gael Monfils led the way for Indian Aces as they edged out Manila Mavericks 26-25 in a thrilling encounter in the India leg of the International Premier Tennis League.
Being the third highest wicket-taker in history of Test cricket is no mean achievement but former India captain Anil Kumble wishes he had the skills of his two greatest contemporaries -- Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan.
They bent rules. Shut down haters. And inspired many with their successes. Let them inspire you too!
'I have boxed at the amateur level for 15, 16 years and won every medal possible at the world level. I represented India in three Olympics, for 12 years, and that is not an easy thing. I am hoping to replicate my success in pro boxing.'
'I would like to do a biopic (on) Parveen Babi. She was such a gorgeous woman. She was also my neighbour. It was very sad when she died. It is so tragic when you are young and have fame, fortune, praise and everything and then you are alone.' Shraddha Kapoor discusses her big hits.
The Maria Sharapova-Jimmy Connors partnership got off to a rocky start on Tuesday as Sloane Stephens shocked the third ranked Russian 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 at the Western and Southern Open.
'The feeling is that Rajinikanth is pro-Modi than anti-Modi.'
After 'Operation Calm down' in South Kashmir, Army is now focussing on another operation -- 'School Chalo', under which it identifies areas and provides students with free coaching and make them participate in extra-curricular activities.
As far as the Indian team is concerned, even a 3-0 result against the hosts will not be enough for the second-placed side to claim the number one spot in the ICC rankings, while a favourable outcome for the home team will boost its qualifying chances for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
'Any 21st-century political campaign will involve a lot of jockeying for social media territory.' The higher the profile of the campaign, the more likely it is to draw freelancers. Devangshu Datta surveys the Battle of the Bots.
Very impressed with India's tearaway quick Umesh Yadav, legendary West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts feels he is the "first genuine" pacer from the country but needs to be a tad more aggressive.
Nearly 30 per cent work on casting of the monumental bronze statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, billed as the world's tallest sculptural work, has been completed, says noted artist Ram Sutar.
The Goqii fitness tracker is a wrist band that measures one's steps, calories burnt, distance travelled, and even tracks the sleeping patterns.
The electric vehicle market in India needs a policy push that goes beyond targets, says Vandana Gombar.
You cannot imagine your life without these modern inventions, can you?
For over three-quarters of a century men's tennis in Japan has played out like a kabuki tragedy, filled with decades of barren results, embarrassments and even a suicide.
What happens when a Delhi professor is given the rare opportunity to travel with the Pakistan army along the LoC? Find out in this fascinating excerpt from Happymon Jacob's book, The Line of Control: Travelling With The Indian And Pakistani Armies.
'The BCCI is -- and always has been, across successive dispensations -- allergic to criticism.' 'It has used the 'control' it enshrines in its name to destroy anyone who has dared to point fingers at its functioning,' says Prem Panicker, the distinguished cricket writer.
Samrat & Co. might be about an extraordinarily observational man's fight against crime but as far as cinema goes, this film is a crime against the genre.
Gaganjeet Bhullar turned in yet another steady round of three-under 69 to overturn a six-shot deficit into a one-shot lead on a blustery day at the Fiji International.
'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'
'They should be conserved, preserved, and valued highly.'
The Congress opened another front against the Bharatiya Janata Party, as it raked up the row surrounding allotment of land to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association during its rule and accused former CM PK Dhumal and his son Anurag Thakur of causing a loss of Rs 100 crore to the state exchequer.
Director of memorable TV shows like Sailaab and Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zarurat Hai, Ravi Rai is all set for his big screen directorial debut.
Vanity Fair's August issue, featuring Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as 1976 Olympic gold medal-winning decathlon champion Bruce Jenner, on the cover was the magazine's best-selling issue in years. Covers featuring tennis aces Serena Williams, Sania Mirza and Maria Sharapova also delighted in 2015. Check them out.
This year's Masters could make the difference between Tiger Woods winning several more major titles or perhaps ending his career stuck on his current tally of 14, according to Hall of Fame golfer Johnny Miller.
'For me, success is saying 'no' when you want to say no.'
Every year, for thousands of years, the Sonepur Mela, transforms a small rural town in north Bihar into a giant fair.
'According to legal advice provided to me then, I was told we had very limited options.' 'Now in hindsight and after taking stock of things myself, I can quite see how I was ill-advised.'
Mehbooba Mufti is running an alliance that is unnatural -- and one she instinctively militates against. She needs to be responsible in what she says and does -- and her time starts now, says Aditi Phadnis.
Rahane's game is a judicious mix of caution and aggression, which enables him to adjust splendidly to any situation, says Haresh Pandya.
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.' '"I don't want you to project that you are a loser. You are a winner".' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com speaks to Leela Raj about her famous daughter, now in the West Indies for the women's T20 World Cup.
Director Mysskin has scripted a brilliant tale filled with human emotions and dark humour in Onnayum Aatukutiyum.
The New Zealand team administration has received a pat on the back from the Kiwi media for their bold team selection in the opening match of the World T20 opening match against India on Tuesday.
