Several BJP leaders in the past have raised a demand for changing the name of the country from "India" to "Bharat".
After Graham Potter was sacked as Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard returned to the Premier League club as caretaker manager.
Striker Chris Wood's second-half penalty gave Newcastle United a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Friday to further banish any lingering relegation fears.
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani captures scenes of buzz and calm at the glamourous Lakme Fashion Week.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FA Cup.
Modern masculinity will take 2023 by storm and change the gender dynamics in dating.
Samanth Subramanian author of Following Fish shares with us his experiences of travelling across the nine Indian coastal states and swallowing live fish in Hyderabad.
Records were shattered at Centurion as South Africa pulled off the highest successful run chase in T20s to hand West Indies a six-wicket loss.
A surprise attack by Hamas militants from Gaza at daybreak killed at least 200 Israelis on Saturday even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared "war" and said his country would extract an "unprecedented price" from its enemy.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League
Samanth Subramanian author of Following Fish shares with us his experiences of travelling across the nine Indian coastal states and swallowing a live fish in Hyderabad.
The victory moved South Africa, who picked up 10 points, into ninth place in the World Cup Super League which determines the eight automatic qualifiers for the World Cup in India later this year.
Ahead of the second Test, West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite said they would like to stick to the same batting line-up.
Female cheetah 'Asha', one of the big cats translocated to India from Namibia, has wandered outside the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh once again, a forest official said on Friday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played over the weekend.
Aiden Markram handed South Africa a strong start, but fell just four short of his ton as West Indies fought back on the opening day of the second Test.
Champions Manchester City crashed out of the League Cup after suffering a shock 2-0 defeat at struggling Southampton in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Kagiso Rabada ripped through the West Indies line-up as South Africa clinched an 87-run win over West Indies in the first Test.
Images from the football matches played on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
Leeds sack Gracia, Allardyce to step in till season ends
Bangladesh collapsed to 34 for five as the home seamers got exaggerated bounce out of the surface and caught the edge with regularity.
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Falguni and Shane Peacock's Love Forever collection took inspiration from French heritage and design.
South Africa had set the tourists an improbable 391 for victory on day four but skittled them out for 106 in 35.1 overs
It is a second Test century for middle-order batter Bavuma in his 56th match
Matondkar, 48, had resigned from the Congress in September 2019 after a short association of six months, and joined the Shiv Sena in 2020.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag backed Bruno Fernandes to continue his role as stand-in skipper.
The second day of the second Test ended with India scoring 85 runs for the loss of two wickets.
Rashford said that he was not satisfied with some of his recent performances but added that his dedication to the club should never be called into question.
As media phenomenon, Arikomban is in a different league. Efforts to capture the elephant were telecast live. Local three-wheeler drivers started a fans association for the pachyderm. A film has now been announced based on Arikomban's life.
Leicester City's veteran striker Jamie Vardy came off the bench to break his long scoring drought and earn his side a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser
Son Heung-Min shares Premier League Golden Boot with Salah
South Africa need 122 runs to win with 8 wickets in hand.
England begin their World Cup group campaign against Iran on November 21.
India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul also reserved praise for Shardul Thakur, who put an all-round performance in the game including a seven-wicket haul in the first innings.
'The tigress drank, the photogs made their pictures, the Mela had a story of a lifetime.'
"And you need also that you can make tactical choices. We are looking for the right player for our squad and (he) has to match our sporting criteria but also our financial criteria."
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