The new women's doubles pairing of Shruti Kurian and Aparna Balan was the lone blip in an otherwise great start by India in the biennial Sudirman Cup badminton tournament in Guangzhou, on Monday. India rolled over Australia 4-1 in their Group 3 (sub-group 3B) opener in their quest for promotion to Group 2. India raced ahead to victory in the first four matches before Kurian and Balan went down.
Endearing moments of family time, impromptu singing sessions, ping-pong games on dinner tables and a constant stream of online humour provide a much-needed salve of hope and sanity in this time of distress.
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Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal thumped Hung Yung Chan of Hong Kong in straight games to sail into the quarter-finals of the Yonex Sunrise Indian Open in Hyderabad on Thursday. Women's second-seed Saina rode on the unforced errors of her opponent and thrashed her 21-8, 21-8 to set up a quarter-final clash with fifth-seed Xian Wong of Malaysia.
Kamal Haasan's daughter, Shruti, has signed her first Hindi film, Luck, which will be directed by Soham Shah of Kaal fame. She will make her debut opposite Imran Khan, Aamir's nephew.
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After an offbeat debut in Swami, choreographer-turned-director Ganesh Acharya has tried his hand at comedy. And his new film, Money Hai Toh Honey Hai, starring Govinda and a host of actors, sure is funny in parts.
Indian shuttlers had a field day in the KLRC Bulgarian Grand Prix in Sofia. Aditi Mutatkar, in the women's singles, Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas, in the men's doubles, and the mixed doubles pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta entered the quarter-finals on Thursday.
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Rather than shaming Indian women (and men) who don't want to drink, through peer pressure and barbs, let's consider respecting their, perhaps more sensible, choices instead, says Sankrant Sanu.
Piku, on the other hand, is a big hit.
A major cause for the growing number of freak accidents in the past two years is largely due to the sudden rise of flights in the airports. As a consequence, the number of vehicles in the tarmac too has increased tenfold.
The superstar will be seen in the remake of Malayalam hit film Drishyam.
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Anup Sridhar and Saina Nehwal were knocked out in the first round of the All England Badminton Championships.
The Sports Ministry's nominee, Madhumita Bisht, will travel to Hyderabad and meet with the players to end the impasse.
The four have already crossed the 35-km stretch from Dharamtar to Gateway of India last year. But the attempt to cross the English Channel is their biggest mission so far.
Anup Sridhar and Saina Nehwal cruised into the singles second round but Shruti Kurian and Jwala Ghutta bowed out of women's doubles at the World Badminton Championships.
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Chetan Anand, Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurien paid dearly for their anti-federation stance and were dropped from the team for the Sudirman Cup.
The Patna high court on Monday dismissed a PIL challenging continuance of Manmohan Singh as prime minister.
The rebel trio of Chetan Anand, Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurien agreed to join the ongoing camp on condition that the BAI will not hold back their entries for tournaments abroad.
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The Mumbai Mantra: Cinerise Screenwriting Programme started on August 9.
The actor will shoot for Anees Bazme's new film in Dubai.
The way Gori Tere Pyaar Mein album begins, one wonders if there would be many memorable moments in it, but it ends up engaging and satisfying
Colleagues and friends mourn Sridevi.
In large format outlets such as Croma, E-zone and Reliance Retail, digital cameras are only next to cellphones in drawing customer traffic, say industry experts.
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Ryoto Tachi and Natasha Palha won the boys and girls' singles and doubles titles respectively in the All India Ranking Championship Series tennis tournament.
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