India has announced its 23-member squad for the upcoming AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Tashkent, with eight players omitted from the initial camp. The team, led by Mahesh Gawali, will compete against Syria, Uzbekistan, and Bangladesh from August 31 to September 6, aiming for qualification to the main tournament in China in 2027.
A row has erupted over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi's appeal to the Jain community to stop using 'picchis' (sacred broom) made of peacock feathers, claiming that their demand fuels illegal wildlife trade.
'The closure of Don 3 was the best thing to happen to Farhan. If he was committed to directing Don, he wouldn't have been able to take on Pandit Ravi Shankar's role in The Beatles.'
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Activists from Himalayan states condemn the arrest of Sonam Wangchuk, demanding his release and supporting the call for statehood and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. They also warn of a larger crisis unfolding across the Himalayan region due to climate change and poor governance.
India is busy celebrating the Ganpati festival, and Bollywood shows some of its best moments on social media.
Dina Asher-Smith seized her golden opportunity to win the World Championship 200 metres on Wednesday and become the first British woman to claim a global sprint title.
While many film folk raised a toast to their mums on Mother's Day, others celebrated their children, the reason they became mums!
Oblique Seville left Olympic champion Noah Lyles chewing his dust on Saturday as the Jamaican blasted out of the blocks and kept the hammer down to win the London Diamond League 100 metres in a hot 9.86 seconds.
Young Indian shooter Asher Noria fired his way to a gold medal for the second successive time at the International Junior Shooting Competition in Suhl, Germany.
The first three months of 2025 saw a lot of celebrities embracing parenthood for the first time, while others are getting ready to enter this exciting phase of their lives.
Sunny Leone and Daniel Weber renew their wedding vow in the Maldives.
The race to find the continent's fastest woman saw Asher-Smith end the 100m reign of Dutchwoman Daphne Schippers in brilliant style, clocking 10.85, equalling the world's fastest time this year and setting a British record.
Manushi is Little Miss Sunshine.. Shraddha has a question for you... Kareena goes glam...
Taapsee wants to stop time... Shalini in Kerala... Alia shares throwback pictures...
Images from the Diamond League Finals at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Friday.
The actor wowed in a red bridal lehenga walking for designer Sonali Jain.
Film folk celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with gusto over the weekend, and posted pictures on social media.
The Israeli PM Office informed that among those rescued as part of a swap deal with Hamas were 11 foreign nationals.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
More and more Israeli soldiers are killed during the Israeli defence force's war against Hamas in Gaza.
Hostages, who have been held captive by Hamas in Gaza, return home to Israel.
Sunny Leone enjoys a holiday in the Maldives.
Images from the Weltklasse Diamond League athletics meeting at the Letzigrund Stadium, in Zurich, on Thursday.
Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Friday.
Navy's resistance was broken in the 34th minute as Mumbai took the lead. Bipin Singh's pass from the left found Pereyra Diaz who had to just tap in to score.
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, as Britain's Josh Kerr beat arch-rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meet.
'He is ultimately responsible for this failure, having ignored warnings from Egypt and the US about the attacks.'
Film folk celebrated Christmas with a lot of enthusiasm and that certainly showed in the pictures they posted on social media.
Bollywood stars made a splash this Holi, celebrating with their adorable kids and sharing pictures on social media.
A summary of Friday night's action in the season-opening leg of the Diamond League in Doha on Friday.
Readers send us photographs of the Tricolour for Independence Day.
Social media saw some of the cutest pictures of star kids celebrating Raksha Bandhan on August 11.
'Government supplied public services are less likely to be found in neighbourhoods with high numbers of Scheduled Castes and Muslims.'
Priyanka shoots pic of Parineeti getting vaccinated... Is Alia missing you-know-who...
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon shattered the women's mile World record, while compatriot Ferdinand Omanyala won the men's 100 metres in a photo finish at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.
Which stars featured on Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar's camera on Monday?
amed Hollywood actor Richard Gere, Iyengar yoga exponent Deidra Demens, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and prominent American singer Mary Millben were among the eminent personalities who joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a unique yoga session at the UN Headquarters.
American Aleia Hobbs won the women's 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, beating Jamaica's Shericka Jackson in a photo finish on Friday.
