20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
Mercedes had won eight of the nine previous races and their non-executive chairman Niki Lauda had stirred things up when he blamed Ferrari rather than his team's dominance for making the sport seem boring.
After personally overseeing the test Kim Jong-un 'said American bastards would be not very happy with this gift sent on the July 4 anniversary'.
The app, named after the German word 'Haptik' that means the same as 'haptic' in English, is available both on the iOS and Android platforms.
Next time, try a glass of water instead of a snack and feel the difference.
The age of buying into ideologies just because they sound nice is long gone says Piyush Kedia.
Nir Eyal lists 4 urgent steps to save yourself countless hours of mindless phone time.
Watch Love Games only if you have nothing to do this weekend, says Namrata Thakker.
Bored at work? Tired of the same old life you live? The next 10 images you see will snap you of your boredom and transport you to a world like no other!
Does Manmarziyaan feature in your list?
Here is a list of some activities you can do in the park in Bollywood style!
Fargo is intense and dark and raises more questions than one would usually be comfortable with.
Jaanisaar will test your patience, cautions Paloma Sharma.
'What seemed missing in Tumbbad was that screwiness, that kinkiness, which shades so many of our best parables,' observes Sreehari Nair.
'Not that the trio aren't Art of Living loyalists. They respond to Guruji's summons with more alacrity than if their grandchildren need their diapers changed,' says Kishore Singh.
'I am a very confused and boring person in real life. I can't make quick decisions. If I am in the company of someone, especially a female, then that person would run away from me due to boredom.' Getting inside Nawazuddin Siddiqui's skin.
Find out what are the other things you are good at that will pay the bills. Be curious about the opportunities out there. Take initiative.
the second part of the extract with kind permission from Macmillan India.
The new season looks super dreary, warns Sukanya Verma.
There are many good arguments that the Aam Aadmi Party's odd-even response is not the best solution. But we have to do something, because we care about our collective quality of life.
Go make a beautiful home but spend smartly and wisely!
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.
Companies must have a plan to mentor people close to superannuation.
Entrance exam aspirants, here's how you can be at the top of your game!
'Harshvardhan Kapoor will go on to become one of the finest Indian actors of this generation,' predicts Sreehari Nair. 'In Bhavesh Joshi, Kapoor treats the movie like a box and tries to break out of it.' 'It's magic to watch a young actor like Kapoor achieve intensity without overextending himself; he can hold a frame while merely being in it.'
'We spoke of everything but politics.' 'She was well-versed in the Eng. Lit. canon of Dickens and Austen, but had also read Oscar Wilde's famous epistolary tract from jail, De Profundis.' Sunil Sethi recalls his memorable encounters with Jayalalithaa.
Dr Yusuf Merchant's book Happyness will tell you how to turn your life's negative situations into your strengths.
Attend seminars, fine tune your skills and enrich your competencies.
Watch out for your tone and choice of words, says corporate trainer Nancy Katyal.
Yes, it is possible to turn your dreams into reality.
'Is Xi's China stable?'
'No one can say whether the regime will fall all at once or if its leaders are devising a new solid and competitive -- anything but democratic -- model.' A fascinating excerpt from Francois Bougon's Inside The Mind of Xi Jinping.
Those who lag behind in this race to be the first with a pithy soundbite, tweet or comment are singled out for choice abuse and described as 'fence -sitters, 'apathetic' and 'safe-players', says Malavika Sangghvi
Gamers are losing sleep because of the craze of catching Pokemons.
'In all likelihood, the Congress will fall short in Gujarat.' 'The Modi-Amit A Shah duo will hold on to the state for the BJP,' predicts Sudhir Bisht.
'I met someone who came out of jail and started telling me wild things that they did inside.' 'I couldn't believe it and then my curiousity led me to do some more digging.'
Beware! It can hurt relationships and make you unhappy!
'...a dazzling flash, and then, fizzle,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
Bombay Velvet paints a pretty postcard but not the soul of its decade, feels Sukanya Verma.
Given a choice between Ouija and the rest of the Halloween-targeted horror releases this year, I would pick Ouija any day, says Paloma Sharma.
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