A group of retired army officers have come together to provide a home for girls who never had a home before.
Rediff readers tell us how they celebrated the festival.
Boris Becker's thunderous delivery earned him the nickname 'Boom Boom' as a 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 1985 but on Friday, aged 54 and bust, the German great was told he must serve time in prison.
The guidelines issued by the top court on February 11, 2010 included setting up barbed wire fencing around the well during construction, using a steel plate covers fixed with bolts over the well assembly and filling up of borewells from the bottom to the ground level among others.
A summary of Indian athletes showing on Friday, Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games.
The guidelines issued by the government also make it mandatory for Ganesh Utsav mandals to take permission from local authorities.
In the women's draw, Angelique Kerber was knocked out in a 6-3, 6-1 defeat to Czech Katerina Siniakova while Coco Gauf won her first ever match on clay.
Shapovalov, who turned 20, was coming off a spectacular run to the Miami Open semi-finals but struggled to rediscover his service rhythm as he finished with 10 double faults in his first clay court match of the season.
With no standout favourite in the women's field, it could provide an ideal stage for American Serena Williams to finally end her quest for an elusive 24th Grand Slam title.
Nadal said the two-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon was not enough time for him to recuperate
Ankita's defeat means that no Indian will compete in the singles main draw of the clay court Grand Slam.
World number one Novak Djokovic said his win over Rafa Nadal in Friday's epic French Open semi-final was one of the top three matches he had played and he would remember it forever.
Images from Day 5 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
American-born, Indian-bred Anshuman Prasad fears he will once again swap identities and lose his acquired Indian-ness.
Roger Federer left a lasting impression on the Madrid Open's controversial blue claycourt by grinding out a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory against Czech Tomas Berdych to match Rafa Nadal's record of 20 Masters titles on Sunday.
The US First Lady, who spent over an hour at Sarvodaya Co-Educational Senior Secondary School in south Delhi, also interacted with students from different grades.
A look at the top men's contenders at the 2020 French Open.
Daniil Medvedev was knocked out in the fourth round of Indian Wells by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday as the world number two's near-flawless start turned nightmarish in a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 defeat.
The 20-year-old, who reached the Australian Open last four and won titles on clay and indoor hard courts this year, has had a difficult time of it on grass.
Images from Day 7 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
'I wanted to fight until the last ball and that was the key.'
Images from Day 6 at the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Friday.
Ditch the classic milk-based thandai for this version spiked with vodka.
"Unfortunately, while homage was paid to the photos of Bapu, and he found mention in speeches for many years, Khadi, handicrafts, use of swabhasha and swadeshi were forgotten. After becoming the prime minister, Narendra Modi gave a new lease of life to all these ideas of Bapu," Shah said.
Images from Day 1 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Sunday
World number one Angelique Kerber is out to find a love for clay in Paris on the French Open courts, with the out-of-form German traditionally struggling on this surface.
'The bubble makes it really tiring week by week'
For the second straight year, the popular festival will be celebrated under the long shadow of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a blog dedicated to his mother as she entered the 100th year of her life on Saturday, highlighting her sacrifices and various aspects of her life which 'shaped' his mind, personality, and self-confidence.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Keys will next face 10th seed Sloane Stephens, nine months after her compatriot beat her in the US Open final
Yet the warrior-like instincts kicked in and we were all reminded that Nadal, as long as he is standing, remains a physical and psychological force of nature on a tennis court.
The 2011 US Open champion could not wait to join her friend for the 'Barty Party'.
Please send us photographs and videos of your Lord Ganesha idol and decorations at home this year.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won on Saturday to set up an Italian Open final meeting
'I'm not 24 anymore so things have to change in a big way and I probably won't play any clay court events except the French. I need a rest, my body needs healing. I need time to prepare'
Federer's preparations for the claycourt Grand Slam were cut short in Geneva
The 22-feet tall eco-friendly idol is made entirely of clay.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash for the Italian Open title after the top two seeds advanced to the final of the Masters tournament on Saturday.
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