Defending champion Geeta Rani failed to live up to expectations as he finished a disappointing fourth in the women's 75+kg category in the weightlifting event of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Sunday.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Geeta Rani's confirmatory 'B' sample test has also returned positive for a banned substance and she is set to end her career in ignominy as she faces the prospect of a lengthy ban from the sport.
The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge. On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh Raheja pieces together the life of this talented singer.
India's Geeta Rani and Simple Kaur Bumrah grabbed gold and silver medals in the +75 kg weightligting event
Dharmendra's oeuvre was so phenomenal that there was never a phase in his professional life when he was in danger of falling into a rut, in terms of either the kind of films he starred in or the sort of co-actors he worked with.
'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.'
'I believe that whether it is Rajini sir or Shah Rukh Khan or Dilip Kumarsaab, these stars are blessed with a cosmic energy. It's a phenomenon that is hard to describe, but it makes you fall in love with them.'
Grace, glamour, seduction, style, the Sari has it all. And Bollywood's leading ladies has flaunted its attributes to iconic effect.
Indian lifter Sarabjit Singh broke four national records as the two-day weightlifing selection trials, part of the test event for Commonwealth Games 2010, concluded at Jawahar Lal stadium on Sunday.
Samaresh Jung won the men's 10m Air Pistol event to pick his fifth gold medal at the Games.
'All through the making of Dil Daulat Aur Duniya, Rajesh Khanna never acknowledged me.' 'Dev Anand couldn't carry off a dhoti in Insaaniyat. He told me that he would never wear one again.' 'Shammi Kapoor and I began on an icy note during Raajkumar, but once the cold vibes thawed, we became the best of buddies.'
On Hema Malini's 75th birthday, the star and her daughters -- Esha and Ahana Deol -- hosted a birthday bash in Mumbai, and invited friends from the industry for a musical night.
The 11th season of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is all set to air from November 11 on Sony Entertainment Television.
The class teacher, identified as Geeta Deshwal, first hit the girl with a small scissor and then threw her off from the first floor of the building.
Bollywood stars make colourful Holi pictures on social media.
The Central Information Commission has directed the sports body and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to explain.
In what could be one of the biggest doping scandals in recent years, as many as 21 weightlifters have been provisionally suspended by the Indian Weightlifting Federation after testing positive for banned substances.
Geeta Kapoor talks about her new telly show, India's Dancing Superstars.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games on Tuesday, October 3.
The late Shashikala may have chilled you with her portrayals on screen, but she had some unforgettable songs picturised on her.
There is nothing of the level of Yes Minister, House Of Cards, Madam Secretary or Veep but there are at least 10 Hindi series and an OTT-released film or two, to whet the viewer's appetite for power-mongering, corruption and intrigue.
The CIC, the top appellate body in RTI matters, went through the law, orders of the Supreme Court, the Law Commission of India report, submissions of the Central Public Information Officer in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to conclude that the status, nature and functional characteristics of the BCCI fulfil required conditions of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act.
As new OTT release Bawaal tackles the lives of a terribly unhappy couple, and Satyaprem Ki Katha about a young wife with a tragic secret is a box-office success, here's pick of ten (out of a considerable number) of relatively recent films about troubled marriages.
An argument over Rs 100 with the tenant cost a 52-year-old woman her life in the national capital when she was caught in between a fight between her son and the tenant, the police said on Wednesday.
2020 could well have been a year of biopics with females taking centre-stage. After Chhapaak, it was time for Shakuntala Devi and Gangubai Kathiawadi to release later in the year with many more in the pipeline for 2021.
We continue celebrating Lataji's birthday, as Subhash K Jha picks 12 unknown but exquisite Lata songs
The owner of the building in an east Delhi locality which collapsed killing 66 people was on Tuesday arrested and booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day? We find out.
Deepa Gahlot lists the most popular Yash Chopra films -- the ones he directed, not produced (yes, so that means no DDLJ) -- that can be watched on OTT.
Bride to-be Shloka Mehta dazzled in a Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla ensemble.
Passengers complained that they had to wait a long time for Ola and Uber cabs, and added that those were available at inflated rates.
India have named a strong 10-member boxing team for the forthcoming South Asian Games to be held in Shillong from February 13 to 16.
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The former India cricketer has not attended a single hearing of Anti-Doping Appeals Panel since the new panel was formed.
'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.' 'Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.' 'Raj Kapoor wanted only Mukesh. Now you tell me, where did I stand a chance?'
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
The Delhi high court on Tuesday sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation on a bail plea of Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh who was arrested for allegedly offering Rs 14 crore bribe to the then army chief General V K Singh for clearing file pertaining to procurement of Tatra all-terrain vehicles.
Both Raazi and Veere Di Wedding are interesting films that worked. There is no point reading a trend in them, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
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