The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the bus. 'Get down.' Jayawardene was hit first; his sock filled with blood. Outside, twelve gunmen blocked the exit. A revealing excerpt from Nicholas Brookes's An Island's Eleven: A History of Cricket in Sri Lanka.
Hinata Miyazawa scored twice as former champions Japan put on a counter-attacking clinic to beat Spain 4-0 and lock up top spot in Group C at the Women's World Cup on Monday.
With 11 years of marital bliss, celebrity couple Mandira Bedi and Raj Kaushal will soon be giving 'Guru Gyan' on perfect relationships to Delhiites.
The most famous WAG of this year's FIFA World Cup is definitely Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas' girlfriend and television presenter Sara Carbonero. Here's why.
They're famous faces but make-up has rendered them completely unrecognisable. Take this quiz to see how you fare.
A bunch of die-hard fans of the South African cricketer Hashim Amla have chosen a different path to show their admiration for the Proteas player by donning the "Amla look" -- complete with long black beard and shaven head.
Nepalese rescuers resumed their search on Monday for four persons still missing after a passenger plane with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in the resort city of Pokhara, killing at least 68 people onboard.
Don't miss this chance to win a gorgeous sari that the actress wore in the movie.
Shyamal Majumdar on how it was Noel Tata's own choice to stay away from the corner office at Tata Sons.
Incumbent Deputy Mayor Aaley Mohammad Iqbal also got another term at the post, as BJP candidate Soni Pal withdrew her nomination. Iqbal and Pal were the two rival candidates for the post of deputy mayor.
If you're just interested in watching a bunch of veterans take one last shot at being action heroes and heroines, this movie might offer a mildly entertaining diversion.
The message for 2024 is that the man on the street is not going to be euphoric if the G-20 crowns Modi as king-emperor for 2023, or if India sends its first man to space just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Even a 'temple consecration' in Ayodhya, or a Uniform Civil Code, or both of them together, may not have enough electoral purchase if fuel and commodity prices are not rolled back, and money-in-the-pocket does not fatten, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
El-Sisi welcomed Modi, who is on a two-day state visit to Egypt, at the Presidential Palace where the two leaders were closeted for one-on-one meeting after which the two sides signed a memorandum of understandng.
A man accused of killing the son of a former Delhi Police officer following an altercation over parking here has been arrested, officials said on Friday.
There are reports that the government may try to physically prevent opposition members and nearly two dozen PTI dissidents from reaching the Parliament House through protestors.
That such a deal can be greeted with celebration in the camps of both buyer and seller speaks volumes about the airline and its recent history, explains T N Ninan.
The actor has quite a body of memorable death scenes to boast of.
Read on to find out who is the more popular team among the models.
As the second season of The Night Manager hits the OTT screen, Deepa Gahlot looks back at the top spy thrillers on streaming platforms.
'And you put your heart and soul into your work, even if it takes longer, slowly and surely, people will start recognising that about you.' 'There's no need to get caught up in the noise and PR game.'
Choreographer Remo D'Souza and Dance Indian Dance contestant Prince perform a tribute for Micheal Jackson on his first death anniversary.
'We have five ex-captains and eight players who play Test format, competing in T20s. How can't we find another set of players for T20? You just can't have the same players'
Miya Biwi Aur Murder could have been thrilling and funny. Sadly, it is not, observes Namrata Thakker.
Carlos Sainz put Ferrari on pole position for the US Formula One Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, with Red Bull's double World champion Max Verstappen joining the Spaniard on the front row.
Blue was supposed to be a thriller. But a ridiculous plot, inane dialogues and plain bad direction makes this a damp squib.
Hollywood action director James Bomalick talks about the cool stunts in the film.
Television channels were ready to plumb below rock bottom in their frenzied prospecting for TRP gold, says Shuma Raha.
In a statement in the House of Commons on March 11, Dave Mackenzie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, referred to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's letter to the head of the Sikh temples worldwide and asserted categorically that "Canada will not tolerate any kind of action originating from our soil that promotes terrorism in other countries".
Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia student, sentenced to hard labour in prison for 15 years for stealing a political poster from a restricted floor in his hotel.
Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand finally reunited with his family in Chennai after being stuck in Germany for over three months as the former World chess champion reached his home in Chennai on Saturday after completing a seven-day institutional quarantine in Bengaluru. Anand had returned to India on May 30.
After much speculation and excietment among most of the tech-savvy, Apple finally unveiled the iPad on
Old habits die hard.This adage was proved true in the Lok Sabha today as CPI(M) veteran Basudeb Acharia continued to address Meira Kumar as 'Sir' instead of 'Madam Speaker'.
You can buy them for your personal use or gift it to someone you love. Here are top 10 smartphones and tablets currently going hot in the market.
Even though he is longer associated with the club, Raj Singh Dungarpur made it a point to visit his long-time companion, the Cricket Club of India, to see the Indian team practice on Friday.
The long queue outside Cellular Jail is a testimony to its place in India's national consciousness. The Andamans is also where the only British viceroy was assassinated and where Bose unfurled the Tricolour for the first time in 1943.
16 Indian Army divisions face China, 20 face Pakistan and two divisions are reserves. This powerful signal can hardly be missed in China or Pakistan, notes Ajai Shukla.
'He provokes you intellectually so hard that you really break out of your shell and come up with something creative.' 'He can extract a creation out of you, such is the power of Godard and his films.'
There are lessons for the Congress to learn from the Karnataka elections of how burying the hatchet among top leaders and not washing dirty linen in public can help, says Ramesh Menon.
'It was Dhanush's idea to have the meditation beats when we first see him as a character.' 'So giving him a flavour made him very unique.'
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