The cricket establishment in India has an unhealthy respect for reputations. Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev were allowed to retire when they wanted. And captains have played beyond the stage of being automatic picks, notes Suhit K Sen.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The submissions were made before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva by Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma during hearing of a petition by a lawyer against the new privacy policy of the social networking platform owned by Facebook.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fifth Test against England?
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood stunners extending their support to the short hair style.
Restoration of peace and the normal routine of daily life, compared to the past, stands out as its most significant achievement, observes Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the veteran commentator on Kashmir affairs, four years after the abrogation of Article 370.
'Although I have been working in the industry for two decades, people don't know me well. They think I am snooty and an introvert.'
On Friday, Virat Kohli will achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the longest format.
Joginder Tuteja looks at filmmakers who have been away from the marquee for a long time, and are returning with a brand new film.
The 32-year-old pacer is only the second Indian fast bowler, after former captain Kapil Dev, to play 100 Test matches.
Out-of-form batter Virat Kohli is likely to miss the first ODI against England at the Oval on Tuesday after sustaining a groin strain during the third and final T20 International.
It was after a gap of two decades that saw such an occasion where MPs of the upper house enthralled their fellow colleagues at a dinner hosted by Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu for 72 retiring members.
Earlier, only Azad was scheduled to meet Sonia Gandhi.
The concept is beautiful. Amitabh Bachchan is fabulous. But Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi still doesn't get it right, feels Tista Sengupta.
A look at the top tweets from favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the top tweet from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
Rajneesh Gupta lists all the important numbers from Day 5 of the 4th Test at the Oval.
What your favourite celebrities are saying on social media.
Kohli and Ganguly have endured a rocky past few months during which they were at opposite ends over the former's captaincy tenure coming to an end.
Film folk are celebrating their daughters on social media, and the pictures are adorable!
'In a super ambitious industry, you stood out for your unfilminess. Thank you for giving my films your iconic voice.'
Twitter India launched a new emoji and asked everyone to list their favourite 1990s movie and tag their friends to continue the chain. Bollywood responded right away!
'Two of your best players are not available for either of your series is really serious for India. They have been the mainstay of your Indian batting, and the board must find out where the problem is, if at all there is any, rather than its member tweeting that there might be a rift in the side. It is not good for the morale of the side and South Africa is a good team, especially when you are playing on good hard tracks. It's altogether different from playing in any part of the world. The wickets are different.'
The G-23 group seems to have expanded with several senior Congressmen attending Wednesday's meeting.
Till 5 pm, Agra recorded 56.61 per cent polling, Aligarh 57.25 per cent, Baghpat 61.35 per cent, Bulandshahr 60,52 per cent, Gautam Buddh Nagar 54.77 per cent, Ghaziabad 54.77 per cent, Hapur 60.50 per cent, Mathura 58.51 per cent, Meerut 58.52 cent, Muzaffarnagar 62.14 per cent and Shamli 61.78 per cent, an EC report said.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Seeking to give a "Marathi" angle to the replacement of Shilpa Shinde with another actress on a popular show, Raj Thackeray has come to TV actress Shilpa Shinde's aid.
Rediff reader Shilpa Parasrampuria, 43, from Mumbai reveals how she lost 12 kilos in six months.
Sourav Ganguly, on Tuesday, inspected the pitch that will play host to the first India-Sri Lanka Test and insisted that the track will produce a good contest.
'Lot of credit to the guys, they bowled very well in tandem, kept the pressure and never made it easier for the Sri Lanka batsmen. We just ensured we applied pressure from both ends.'
Both the BJP and the Congress have banked on new and young faces, some of whom have been nominated by the parties for the first time.
Under Election Commission guidelines, campaigning has to end 48 hours before the close of polls for each phase.
The cordon and search operation (CASO) at Kralkhod village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday was suspended and a medical officer accompanying the troops sent to attend to the 11-year-old, officials said.
It was a special evening for the Indian team as they trounced England by 151 runs in the second Test and they celebrated it in some style inside the dressing room of the iconic Lord's stadium.
The young actor has his 'fanboy moments' as he shared the frame with Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Shane Warne and Windies legend Viv Richards.
Kapil was tired of travelling extra kilometeres due to protests at Shaheen Bagh, said his uncle. He said Kapil usually had to travel 10 km to reach home but due to protests, he had to travel 35 km.
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'He was the one who set the agenda for the 1983 World Cup win with 89 in the first match against the West Indies, then top-scoring with 40 in the crucial match against Australia when we had to qualify for the semi-finals.' 'He played another brilliant innings of 61 against England in the semi-finals.'
