'I'm a very positive and optimistic human being.' 'You put a pile of garbage in front of me and I will find a flower in it.'
Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive. The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip on the shoulder, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
Former England spinner Graeme Swann wants left-arm spinner Jack Leach to bowl a "boring" line and length to be successful in four-Test series against Virat Kohli's men.
'Bangladeshi Muslims want to increase their population in India.' 'They have made colonies in India.' 'Rohingyas are doing the same.' 'This has to stop.'
England's Ben Stokes has become a "world box-office attraction" with his Ashes heroics in the third Test against Australia and his life will never be the same again, former all-rounder Ian Botham said.
'If this (victory) remains a beautiful memory in a dark moment or if instead it becomes a symbol of rebirth depends only on us.'
'Sooner or later the right kind of guy will come along, who likes you for who you are, not based on the clothes you wear,' says Love Guru.
'That is how our machinery operates and sees every prisoner.'
The Ganguly-Shastri relationship became a topic of discussion after the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman preferred Anil Kumble over him in 2016, with both having a public fallout.
'Heroes are weak; they are cowards; they cry; they betray their fellow soldiers; they lie to their wives so that they can fight for their country and yet have their conscience devour them with guilt.'
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Nandita Saikia, a BA student at Moridhal College in Dhemaji district, was attacked by Rintu Sharma while she was returning home from her college on Saturday, police said.
'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.' A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a Community.
'It's a crazy season. But you cannot predict the winner. All of them are weird characters, except Hiten (Tejwani). He is the only sorted person inside the house, who has maintained his dignity and is playing well.' Kishwer Merchant gives her judgement on the show.
'It was fun to go back to the Bigg Boss house; it brought back old memories.' Sana Khan talks about her stint in the latest season.
In what is being seen as a veiled jibe at Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, CM Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday asked policemen not to bother about who says what and said criminals wet their pants on seeing them.
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A shorter crisper version of the film would perhaps have been more entertaining.
'I am greedy to have my eggs in different baskets.'
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In Tamil Nadu, though reformist spiritual giant Sri Ramanujacharya was a crusader against discrimination who nurtured equality almost a millenium ago, the broad canvas of social justice had only an occasional place for him.
'Whether you think you're better off as friends, or whether you want to give things a try with him, you need to talk things out with him.'
For a while it looked like Twinkle may have nearly disappeared from the public eye until the world discovered her flair to notice wit and wisdom in everyday life. It wasn't long before she had authored two bestsellers and was hailed as one of the most, candid, humorous, stylish celebrities to emerge from the heart of Bollywood.
'Instead of making this a four-year phenomenon, when you look at us and get thrilled, do it more regularly.'
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Out of Love 2 is even more interesting than the last season, applauds Moumita Bhattacharjee.
'We have to go out and win Test matches, and that's what we've got into these guys here'.
'What I love about Parsis is that we never take anything seriously.' 'Everyone's making fun of everyone.' 'So, they were like, 'Don't f*** it up, ch****!'.'
A stressed out body could do more damage to the entire system than you can imagine.
Hacked has plenty of highs for Hina Khan fans but apart from that, there's not much to look for in the film, says Moumita Bhattacharjee.
'I am not the kind of person who will stand up and complain. I have no complaints against anyone. If I've been away from the entertainment industry, it's because I am not into selling myself.'
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan was on Tuesday after being blocked by ex-Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar on Twitter following a verbal spat over the selection of Ravindra Jadeja.
Rediff reader Asaithambi Balakrishnan tells us why he admires his wife so much.
'Aurangzeb, who had destroyed the Hindu temples of Mathura and Kashi and many others in the north, was a very different ruler when he came to Maharashtra.' 'He did not touch a single temple in Maharashtra.' 'It was possibly the greatest triumph of Shivaji's statesmanship,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), the well known military historian.
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Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word. Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the actor-politician's 74th birthday.
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
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