Indian shuttler HS Prannoy grabbed his career-best world number 12 spot.
Riding on her title-triumph at the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold, India's P V Sindhu, on Thursday, jumped one place to be just outside the top 10 in the latest BWF ranking.
The film has some lacklustre performances and poor scripting.
It was a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, as R M V Gurusaidutt, K Srikanth and c won their respective first round matches while others crashed out of the men's singles, in Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.
Director Ramesh's biopic on forest brigand Veerappan makes for quite an engaging film.
Parupalli Kashyap went down fighting to former World No. 1 Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the first round of the men's singles event in what turned out to be a mixed day for the Indians at the Yonex Sunrise India Open in New Delhi.
Also, a dedicated cell, headed by a member of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT), will be set up to address concerns faced by start-ups.
Some bold measures from Chinese Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie and his Indian counterpart A K Antony are essential to make the former's visit successful, notes Srikanth Kondapalli.
The film is a sincere attempt by a debutant director.
Jaggesh's maiden directorial venture Guru with his son Gururaj in the lead, is hitting the screens this Friday.
A film about love letters going astray, Galaate is just pastime for youngsters.
The film lacks execution and tires too hard to impress the audience.
The Indian team may not have won medals but the youngsters have won the hearts of everyone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the FIFA Under- 17 World Cup during his monthly radio programme.
The film doesn't live up to the original film's standards.
After losing seven successive finals, PV Sindhu finally redeemed herself with the gold medal at the World Tour Finals.
'Simple Agi Ondh Love Story is a must-see film for all those in love, for the freshness in narration and dialogues' says Srikanth Srinivasa
Sindhu, who had finished runners-up at the last edition in Dubai, will have a tough task at hand as she has been clubbed with defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and USAs' Beiwen Zhang in Group A.
Srikanth Srinivasa thinks Kannada film Snehitaru is a light-hearted entertainer.
Kannada film Rajni Kantha doesn't offer much by way or story.
Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu marched into the women's quarter-finals but all the top four seeds, including defending champion P Kashyap, crashed out of the men's event in the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix in Lucknow.
Equity flows have been under pressure since the second half of 2018, after the IL&FS crisis sent shockwaves in both equity and debt markets.
The film could have been more light- hearted rather than being preachy.
Srikanth Srinivasa feels that Kannada film Prem Adda is quite engaging and intense.
Although a tired and tested story, the director has treated it differently and made it entertaining.
The '2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit', which starts in Seoul today, is the largest summit in the nuclear security sector to discuss international cooperative measures to protect nuclear materials and facilities from terrorist groups. Srikanth Kondapalli, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, explains what to expect from two-day long deliberations at Seoul
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal said 2018 was a tough year for Indian badminton as players hardly got any breaks to recover between tournaments.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
The film is about protagonists avenging their parents death.
Sakshi Malik ended India's frustrating medal drought with a dramatic bronze-winning effort on Day 12 of the Rio Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Kannada film Breaking News is an average entertainer.
East Bengal rode on Chidi Edeh's first-half strike and some moments of luck to beat Pune FC 1-0 in a Round Three I-League fixture, in Kolkata, on Monday.
Experts say the trend is worrying as it could take a toll on the pace of equity flows and also hinder the penetration drive of the Rs 24-trillion MF industry.
Prajwal Devaraj talks about Sagar his first release of 2012.
Gokula Krishna deals with a topic that is slightly outdated in the context of Indian society today, says Srikanth Srinivasa.
Sindhu said she is working on her technique to iron out the flaws.
India's top shuttlers have missed his court-side presence this year but national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand says he can't really help cutting down on travelling as that would come in the way of finding the next crop of world-beaters.
Watch it if you like horror films, writes Srikanth Srinivasa.
Chaarulatha is a brilliant film that could have been more emotionally appealing.
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