'The idea of Hindu Rashtra is one of the most inclusive concepts.'
The first ODI between India and New Zealand in Napier on Wednesday was halted for about half an hour due to players being blinded by a setting sun, a bizarre first in international cricket which is otherwise no stranger to rain-related interruptions.
Maria Sharapova's lawyer blasted WADA chief Craig Reedie for making remarks about the five-times grand slam champion at a conference in London on Monday and said the Russian tennis player was owed an apology.
With such an interesting plot and fresh pairing, it's certainly a film to watch out for!
... The feeling won't last too long, says Paloma Sharma.
What is foreign policy worth if it stands disconnected from domestic realities? Make no mistake, the horrifying visuals of the human suffering in metropolitan India is only the tip of the iceberg. The vast swathes of the hinterland are heaving with untold sorrows, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'India is not so distant from years of high and entrenched inflationary expectations that it should start trying to play games with the economy the way the West's central bankers think they are entitled to,' argues Mihir S Sharma.
Welcome Back is dumb yet entertaining, utterly silly but made with a kind of absurd, warm energy, says Raja Sen.
The Gandhi family will now get 'Z+' security by the Central Reserve Police Force on an all-India basis.
'Younger people have a very strong sense of what is wrong, and what is right, along with the opportunity to call out this kind of behaviour through mechanisms like social media.'
In the world of harebrained Bhai films, Kick is the best made and the most fun, says Raja Sen.
A user just needs to download any app floated by such fraudsters and apply for instant loans. These apps are mainly concentrated on Google Play considering the reach and popularity of Android systems.
Sukanya Verma's pick of this year's 10 most unpleasant is a mix of ghastly gone gaga, bilge that makes one reconsider their profession and faith-shattering misfires from the masters
The global heath body had earlier suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm of the clinical trials of experimental COVID-19 drugs over safety concerns.
Professor Hashem Aghajari was arrested and sentenced to death by a provincial court for a speech in which he said Muslims should not blindly follow the Mullahs.
The TDP expressed "serious displeasure" over the Union Budget as it "gave nothing" to the state.
On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
Which one are *you* looking forward to?
'There is a Covid vaccine-mania that is happening in the world now and the vaccine makers are using this mania for their own gains'
However police said they were investigating the reason behind his suicide.
It is powered by the T8 Petrol-Electric Hybrid system
Children can be quite lucky at the box office too!
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) said it will review the incident.
FIFA has urged the agitating I-League clubs to work closely with the national federation
Bollywood's superstars have tried their hand at con films, and the genre has made quite a bit of money.
Raja Sen feels The Lunchbox id this generation's Masoom.
The toll in the hooch tragedy in Lucknow and Unnao districts climbed to 38 on Tuesday with the death of seven more persons even as the state excise commissioner was removed in connection with the incident and a state-wide crackdown launched by police against sale of spurious liquor.
'Of the people here in Europe who have watched The Story of Film: A New Generation, the most talked-about clip is the one from Ram Leela.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
'Bobby Deol has a child-like quality which makes you love him instantly.'
On its 25th anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 10 things she still loves about Mohra.
'Hindu unity is possible without any external forces playing any role if their faith is questioned.'
'The Sabarimala issue is no longer in splendid isolation.'
Ajay has made some brilliantly reviewed films, some big hits and many, many, entertainers.
In the mid-1980s, India and the US struggled to arrive at sufficient confidence for Washington to even sell a supercomputer to India for monsoon prospecting. Now, the most sensitive military technologies, data, and intelligence resources are being shared. This would not have happened without that one, big deal that changed the fundamentals of India-US relations, notes Shekhar Gupta.
We have already seen bigger names like Mercedes, BMW and Honda providing top notch safety facilities and now Hyundai is upping the ante as well.
Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan.
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.
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