Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
The IOA has approached Ed Ryan, chief doctor of the US Olympic Committee's medical council, for his treatment.
The Indian flag was ceremonially hoisted at the Games village at a simple ceremony on Tuesday night.
'We either have the Dabangg kind of action films or the cheesy kind of comedies that no family can watch together. Desi Magic will bring back the pleasure of the rom-com,' she says.
Bollywood pays their respects to the veteran actor.
Out of those 13 won medals at the Games in Hyderabad.
Canada had questioned India's selection for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Six people have been arrested on betting charges during the first Test in Kanpur.
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The nawabi celebrations continue...
Jaspal Rana says 'too much' is being expected from teenage prodigies like Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala
The decision to bid for the Games, with Delhi as host city, was taken at the Executive Council and Annual General Meeting of the IOA.
'Technically we are as good as anyone else,' said IOA secretary general Randhir Singh.
A record 40 disciplines, including chess, will feature at the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
An African nation will host the second edition of the Games, the Games Council announced.\n\n
OCA secretary-general Randhir Singh returned the athlete's Asiad gold and bronze medals at a grand ceremony.
Rai Mamta Kumari's first shot at politics ended before it could begin. She had gone to file her nomination with a procession of 56 four wheelers and distributed 1,800 food packets. But then something went wrong.
After breaking records at the box office with its super successful run, it was time for team Dangal to celebrate!
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Wednesday constituted a five-member ad-hoc committee for finding a group which would organize and administrate the sport in India.
The medical commission of the International Olympic Committee has reportedly cleared India's ace middle distance runner of doping charges.
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Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rabri Devi said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar does not have the strength to stop Narendra Modi from coming to Bihar, the way her husband Lalu Prasad Yadav had stopped L K Advani during his rath yatra in 1990.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
A look at the arrivals.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite episodes from Koffee With Karan over the years.
Debutant teenager Saurabh Chaudhary clinched India's first shooting gold of the 18th Asian Games, fetching the top honours in the men's 10m air pistol event, in Palembang, on Tuesday.
With a rape case going on against him, he happens to be jobless, having being sacked as assistant coach from the Sports Authority of India last year.
Asserting that "music has no boundaries", the Delhi government on Thursday invited Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali to perform in the national capital after his concert in Mumbai was cancelled due to protests by the Shiv Sena.
Bollywood remembers their daddies on Father's Day.
R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.
'My recent films didn't do well but that's a part of the game. I don't have any complaints. I feel sad and dejected, but you have to get moving,' Sharman Joshi tells Sonil Dedhia.
With a new government assuming power late last month, the Indian Olympic Association wrote to its members on Monday seeking their view on submitting a late bid before the July 1 deadline.
he Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday yet again sought to dilute International Olympic Committee's directive to bar charge-framed persons from contesting elections and instead decided to refer such cases to the Ethics Commission of the IOA to take a decision.
Sources said India expects forward movement in Mallya's extradition from the United Kingdom following the talks.
PZ's played a newlywed many times on screen!
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