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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Ajith's magnanimity is stuff industry folklore is made of.
There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year.
A look at how the Indian players rated in the Test series against South Africa.
Here are five talking points from the weekend's action:
The charming performances by the lead actors make director Pandiraj's Idha Namma Aalu worth a watch!
Australia fought back with two late wickets to restrict England to 196 for four and leave the Ashes series-opener in Brisbane delicately poised on Thursday after the tourists' unheralded batsmen threatened to dominate an intriguing first day.
From the debate-arousing introduction of VAR to maximum number of Penalties to the superb Ronaldo, here are the A to Z of the ongoing 2018 World Cup
Paulo Dybala came off the bench to give unbeaten Serie A leaders Juventus a 1-0 win away to a brave Bologna side who had the better of the match and hit the post in stoppage time on Sunday.
'Dadri was an extension of the cultural fascism that was happening in the country.' 'All the people in the country suffered under the Emergency, but now we see one community trying to crush the other community. Do they know what is brewing in the minds of the other side? What is happening today can lead to a very dangerous situation in the country.' 'We have lost religious tolerance in today's India.' Writer Sarah Joseph on why she returned her Sahitya Akademi Award.
'What we see today is bargaining.' 'The man's family sets a price for him and then they start bargaining.' 'He is sold to the family that offers the highest price.' 'In this market, a woman is just a commodity to be sold because if she remained at home, it is a humiliation for the family.'
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada and wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock have achieved career-high positions in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings after firing South Africa to an emphatic 177-run victory over Australia in the opening Test of the three-match series in Perth on Monday.
Malayalam film 101 Chodyangal is a touching tale.
Strident Hindutva has not been the Shivraj Singh Chouhan's hallmark in his long tenure as chief minister. What has changed?
With the Supreme Court reinforcing its stay on jallikattu, the state BJP hopes it can persuade its party leadership to bring in an ordinance. But this is a path filled with risk, reports R Ramasubramanian.
Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.
Director Balaji Mohan's Maari is just another regular mass masala movie created to idolize its hero.
'I play a suicide bomber and while doing this job if my character suddenly breaks into song and dance, it won't look good.'
The retreating Pakistani troops were heading towards Dacca and they had to be stopped at all costs. The Eastern Army Commander, in his orders to General Sagat Singh, had reiterated that he did not want the troops of 4 Corps to cross the Meghna river. But General Sagat had other plans to threaten Dacca and ensure that the pressure would make the Pakistani commanders capitulate. This is where the IAF helicopters came in.
Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.
Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies.
From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year.
More than two decades on as an onscreen devil, this action star refuses to slow down!
Include only what is relevant to your application, says Abhishek Kumar, Assistant Professor, School of Management & Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
KK discusses his top songs with Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com, and even sings some of them!
'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.'
Director-actor Samuthirakani gets candid about his journey in the film industry.
Ek Paheli Leela invests little effort in character development or setting, notes Paloma Sharma.
His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions. Siva Sankar pays tribute to S P Balasubrahmanyam, the legendary singer who passed into the ages on Friday.
'It is the RJD, otherwise known for misgovernance, which has offered a candidate of clean and performing credentials, rather than the NDA,' points out Mohammad Sajjad.
Selected candidates will get to pursue a fully funded course of their choice at the University of Oxford.
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
'PadMan has its premise in place. Now if only it had some wings,' says Sukanya Verma.
The initiation of IBC proceedings in respect of a debtor has certain drastic consequences on both day-to-day running of the business of a debtor and on all creditors generally.
One of the most prolific filmmakers of his time, VB turns 50 August 4!
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
