Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who suffered a heart attack in May, has been registered by the club to play in this season's Portuguese league.
The notes argue that it will widen the talent base available to govt to deliver increasingly complex services to a demanding population.
...A hate letter to our system, feels Sreehari Nair.
Watching Oldboy feels like you're watching a history lesson on the projector in your seventh grade class, according to Paloma Sharma.
The recommendations will benefit 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners.
Thanks to rupee depreciation, India has a chance to fundamentally rework its stifled manufacturing sector.
'The good news is that money continues to flow into India-focussed offshore funds.'
2018 was largely forgettable for Sushil Kumar -- India's only double Olympic-medallist -- and Sakshi Malik -- the country's first and only woman wrestler to win a medal at the biggest stage.
As Indrani, Sanjeev Khanna and Peter pass cupboard no 6 -- where the skull is stored -- what thoughts pass through their mind?
FAA had downgraded India's safety ranking from category-II from -I after an audit revealed deficiencies in regulatory oversight.
Secret Superstar's cheerful, feel-good imagery of a rotten reality reflects a young adult's hopeful perspective yet to be crushed by the weight of cynicism, says Sukanya Verma.
From working as a labourer on a daily wage of Rs 60 to fetching an Indian Premier League contract worth Rs 20 lakh, Jammu and Kashmir batsman Manzoor Dar has covered a distance more awe-inspiring than the 100-metre sixes he is known for.
All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
SpiceJet had last year announced a $4.4-bn deal for 42 Boeing 737 Max.
Mumbai's alternative business district of Bandra-Kurla Complex was at 18th position.
Interest rates on bank FDs have started coming down and rates on other fixed-income products will also decline. Investors should lock in to instruments offering higher returns.
Kunal Rajan, a regular in Kamal Haasan's movie crew, talks about his experiences.
Tanmoy's story is one of hope in times of despair, courage in times of trouble and confidence in times of adversity. His story is a reminder that no matter what the situation is today, you can hope for a better tomorrow, say Jimmy John and Anoop Khanna.
'I want to make the government realise that they are not empowering Dalits by giving them free goats or hens; what they need is good education.'
What was life like for the confident Priyanka Chopra of today when she was a gawky teenager?
Hum Sab Ullu Hain is a brutal assault on the senses, rants Nishi Tiwari.
An international television series is on the anvil says Anand Neelkantan as he shares the challenges of penning The Rise Of Sivagami.
The crackdown on black money has manifested itself in a doubling in outward remittances as black money attempts to leave India.
After assuming power in 2014 with a full majority of its own, the BJP-led NDA government started an ambitious process of reforming labour laws in the form of codes aimed at making the framework less cumbersome with a variety of alterations. It had planned four codes each for industrial relations, wages, social security and welfare, and occupational safety, health and working conditions. To this end, 35 central labour laws were to be converted into four codes that would have had the virtue of streamlining labour relations. But none of the proposed code Bills could be converted into a law principally because neither trade unions nor industry representatives came on board. They hold the key to India's low-growth-high unemployment paradigm but the government may struggle to push them through this time as well. Somesh Jha explains why
Are the new changes helpful to test takers? Find out!
Angeline Dias, program manager (PM) at Teach for India (TFI) talks about the lessons she's learned as part of her journey.
And the way to a cure begins with conversation.
What matters is that you live the moment and remain strong. It doesn't matter which form of music you love. Irrespective, one must spread music because music has the power to spread love and peace, says sensational pianist Stephen Devassy
In the crazily complex cauldron that is India, where caste, community, class and cash are just the primary ingredients, no one has yet come up with a fool-proof method to ascertain how voters make up their minds, on which button to press, in the privacy of their 'confessional' booths, notes Krishna Prasad.
On May 7 this year, they celebrated their 100-year milestone. Mukhtar Ahmad reports
India will finish their home series against Sri Lanka on December 24 before leaving for South Africa on December 28. They are scheduled to play a two-day warm-up tie starting on December 30 before taking on South Africa in the first Test on January 5.
'We have a quality group of players and we need to be smart about how we use them against opposition. I thought we played a very good game given the fact that what they had to offer. But definitely (Harbhajan was) not dropped in the way that you want me to say it. Just that it was a tactical decision'
Malayalam film 101 Chodyangal is a touching tale.
Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.
In an online chat with readers, overseas consultant NNS Chandra offers career advice.
'Not one single country, anywhere in the world, is corruption-free,' the report said.
'Gajendra Chauhan may be a good administrator, or even a good leader, but he lacks the basic quality of inspiring others.'
