A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli and Mahesh Bhupathi were among those who exercised their franchise and urged citizens to fulfill their duty.
'Merry Christmas everyone! Christmas has always been about togetherness and giving. Let's make it special for the people around us, even in the smallest of ways. Have a blessed one.'
A battle royale is in the offing as heavyweights Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals clash in a high-profile IPL encounter, in Chennai, on Tuesday.
Getting the combination right would be topmost on Sunrisers Hyderabad's to-do list when they take on a qualitatively superior Mumbai Indians in an IPL encounter in Chennai on Saturday, trying to arrest an early slide after back-to-back defeats.
Dhapola's feat did not miss the attention of the BCCI secretary Jay Shah who termed it as one of the finest bowling performances of the tournament.
The duo of Vyas and Desai took the opposing bowlers to the cleaners throughout the innings while stitching a massive first-wicket partnership of 282 runs.
Domestic giants Mumbai crashed out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after suffering their third straight defeat
In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft, close observation and casual bravery, explains Sreehari Nair.
Delhi done in by poor batting as Karnataka win by 4 wickets
A total of 164 Indian players, 125 overseas players and three from associate nations have been enlisted for the auctions.
Here we bring you all the sporting action from last week in this stunning photo feature.
'I thank Sachinpaaji for taking me to Coach Gary Kirsten and telling him that 'Sreesanth should play' (in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka) and thanks to Dhonibhai for giving me that opportunity.'
Guests trouped out of Arpita Khan's party and into Mukesh Ambani's, on the other side of Mumbai.
Bollywood stars' Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Alia Bhatt's breathtaking moves mesmerised the spectators during a short opening ceremony to kick off the second season of Indian Super League (ISL), in Chennai, on Saturday
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said that Indian team's World Cup victory has had a huge impact on his son, Arjun, but he would not force him to become a cricketer.
The Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese calendar, began on Sunday, January 22.
India Under-19 completed their domination of Sri Lanka with another emphatic result -- a victory by an innings and 147 runs in the second 'Youth Test' in Hambantota, on Friday.
'The game which I loved the most, it was taken away.'
Presenting pics from Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's grand wedding reception hosted in Mumbai.
The India Under-19 cricket team produced a fine all-round performance to thump Sri Lanka U-19 by an innings and 21 runs in the first Youth Test at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, in Colombo, on Friday.
The hits and misses of the week.
Kate Middleton and Prince William received the royal treatment when they attended an extravagant Bollywood gala fundraiser at the Taj Mahal Palce hotel in Mumbai on late Sunday evening.
A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Take a look at the other celebs at the screening.
It's party night for Bollywood!
After his retirement, Sachin Tendulkar, Rediff.com's Harish Kotian discovers, has become more outspoken about cricketing issues.
'Let us stand together in displaying our utter and complete lack of spine, in safeguarding our hundreds of crore rupees of income and in supporting this military-style mobilisation against the very masses who have practically treated us as gods and to whom we owe everything we enjoy.'
As per norms, the CAC is mandated to conduct interviews for the job but the committee, comprising the legendary trio of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly, may not be part of the process owing to prior commitments.
The hits and misses of the week.
'I am a private person but over time I have figured there are certain things people want to see, which people want to know.'
Watch the talk about the Global Citizen India Festival.
Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Indian cricket and life after retirement.
Names of a host of celebrities from the world of cricket and Bollywood, including Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, have been found in the list of beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Assurance scheme in Goa.
Looking at guests from the special screening.
Take a look at the famous faces who exercised their democratic right.