Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday donated his cricketing equipment to the ball boys present at the ground just after their innings and 57-run win over South Afica in the second and final Test at the Eden Gardens.
India will go for the kill against a determined England in the Garden City, setting the stage for a tantalising series-deciding third and final Twenty20 International in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
In the mountains of central Vietnam, a colossal pair of hands lifts a golden thread of walkway high above the clifftops, as if the mountain itself has sprouted limbs. Welcome to the Gold Bridge (Cau Vang) on Ba Na hill near Danang city, Vietnam. The new "handheld" bridge, which opened in June, has quickly become a tourist magnet with thousands flocking to the site to take a selfie with the incredible structure which appears to be held up by two giant stone hands.
The US is the worst-hit nation with 211,793 deaths and 7,549,429 infections.
Lucknow is hosting an international cricket match after 24 long years with the newly-built Ekana Stadium making its debut.
While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan was, on Sunday, taken to a city hospital for scans on his left thumb, after being hit twice by New Zealand pace spearhead Trent Boult in the ongoing second cricket Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
At least 14 people were killed and nearly 500 others wounded in a series of blasts in Thailand's insurgency-hit southern city of Yala, in the most deadly co-ordinated attacks in years in the country.
It's truly a wonderfully weird world around us. Want proof? Take a look.
Rediff readers share photographs from their travels to the desert state.
Delhi, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra on Monday confirmed bird flu cases, adding to the list of seven states -- Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh -- which had already reported avian deaths due to the disease.
The company is confident that more hotel owners will be keen to associate themselves with the Hilton brand, the second-biggest hotel chain globally after Marriott.
Chhattisgarh's capital creates a caring environment for elderly people living in the city.
'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.' 'When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter water.' 'When I grew up, she would say, "Be liberal when you know what you are talking about, and be conservative when you don't".'
Cries of "Amma" rent the air as a sea of humanity thronged the Rajaji Hall grounds on Tuesday to pay their last respects to AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, whose body lay in state in Chennai where normal life virtually came to a grinding halt.
England's right-back Kieran Trippier is one of the World Cup's top performers.
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Wednesday shifted the venue of two matches of the forthcoming Champions League T20 tournament that were scheduled to be held in Kolkata, following a request from the city police.
These forts are what fairy tales are made of.
Celebrations will take place in 150 countries with Indian missions coordinating activities in landmark places such as Eiffel Tower in Paris, Trafalgar Square in London and Central Park in New York.
The news media, he said, follows him "like never before".
The deadly virus, which has killed over 5,000 people globally, has spread to 46 of the 50 US states.
Rediff reader Anisha Sarkar shares her travel pics. You can share yours too!
'Sarojji and I are definitely taking action.'
Some architectural wonders are changing the landscapes of cities. Here are 15 of them.
Tight security has been thrown around Srinagar for Saturday's concert by music maestro Zubin Mehta.
The Blue City is calling out to you. Are you ready?
Insisting that Tendulkar will be sorely missed in the Indian team, former selector Raja Venkat enlightens Harish Kotian why, despite such a long and successful career, the batting icon still believes in working hard in the nets and improving every day.
The colourful flowers on display at the Lalbagh botanical garden are drawing hundreds of people.
Dino Morea has taken upon himself to make Mumbai a fitter city.
On December 10, Kissinger began to encourage the Chinese to take action against India: 'If the People's Republic were to consider the situation on the Indian subcontinent a threat to security, and if it took measures to protect its security, the US would oppose efforts of others to interfere with the People's Republic.' On the 50th anniversary of India's greatest military victory, Claude Arpi recalls how the US suggested that China intervene militarily on Pakistan's side.
We are all blessed that Irrfan Khan has left us a treasure trove of his remarkable films. The characters he played were real, believable. We recognised them and they have stayed with us. And so a fan I like to believe Irrfan Khan did not die, says Aseem Chhabra, the actor's biographer on Irrfan's first death anniversary.
These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy. One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments. A buyer must first meet the developer's targeted social criteria to get invited for a walkthrough of the property.
The tour will include a 14-day quarantine-cum-training period in Sydney starting November 12 for the Indians who will fly in after the IPL final on November 10.
We present some amazing images from the ongoing Macy's Flower Show 2013 at Macy's Herald Square Broadway Plaza in New York City.
Shashank Arora's home is a neatly done bachelor pad...
Big cities are the breeding grounds for romance this year.
'I have a voice and must use it to do as much as I can.'
The Indian board has not done 'enough' to market Test cricket, revered by the purists, says former India opener Gautam Gambhir.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
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