Mahendra Mohan, Taekwondo master and head instructor at the MJ Academy of Martial Arts, Mumbai, says the benefits of practicing Taekwondo are three-fold: physical, mental and spiritual. Don't miss this live demonstration.
At a time when retired players like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Adam Gilchrist are taking up roles as captain-cum-mentors of their respective Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisees, a player very much active on the international circuit doesn't seem too inclined on the same.
A handler does an extremely important and sensitive job; he is the pointsman constantly in touch with all the operatives of a particular mission. A handler is also assigned the job of overseeing the recruitment and training process. Prior to every attack, information about the target is passed on to the handler. He in turn assigns and plots the job for the men on the field.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
India were staring at an embarrassing defeat in the second cricket Test against a spirited England who rode on Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook's brilliant centuries to gain a vital 86-run lead before the spinners tightened the noose around the hosts in Mumbai on Sunday.
It was the perfect stage for batting ace Sachin Tendulkar to delight his home crowd with an entertaining innings in what could be his last Test match at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
Top chefs are sharing comfort food recipes to turn their followers into cooks.
Women's International Master Mary Ann Gomes assured herself of the girls' title in Asian Junior chess championship after a comfortable victory over Women's International Master N Kruthika with a round to spare on the eighth day of the tournament in Mumbai on Thursday.
The design maestro revealed his newest line in Mumbai and with it the 15th year celebration of Lakme Fashion Week took off!
The Union minister has been at the centre of a row after he garlanded the lynching convicts at his residence in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand after they came out of prison on bail last week.
On the occasion of his 35th birthday, the master batsman had a quiet celebration with his Mumbai Indians' teammates at a Chennai hotel on Thursday.
Immediately after entering the record books Dhanawade's heroics were lauded by none other than batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin Tendulkar reveals the agony of the last 12 months during which he went without an international century, before finally getting the three figure mark in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh, to complete the magical landmark of 100 international centuries.
The lobby of ITC Maurya has several artworks by 20th century masters like Krishen Khanna, Akbar Padamsee, Tyeb Mehta and M F Husains. It has everything going to become India's first art museum hotel.
In Mumbai to promote his Netflix original film War Machine, the Hollywood star caught up with King Khan.
'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.'
Jubilant Foodworks, the master franchisee for Dunkin' in India, has tweaked the business model of the company based in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts, opting to position it more as a food service brand than a coffee player.
There are 55 non-banking PPIs operational now, apart from 50 wallets promoted by banks.
Nine years after he sacrificed his life to capture 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, Tukaram Omble's daughter says that citizens must realise that losing security personnel is not only the family's loss but also that of the country.
Sachin Tendulkar may still take some more time to get back into action as the master batsman said that the condition of his injured finger is "not looking good."
Gully Boy is a glorious blend of hip-hop and assured filmmaking, promises Sukanya Verma.
'The supernatural always trumps the natural,' notes Amulya Ganguli.
Aseem Chhabra remembers Master Chef Floyd Cardoz who died of coronavirus in New York on Wednesday.
School of Broadcasting and Communication (SBC) has announced entrance exams for students outside Mumbai on August 17, 2007.
We know Ranbir plays Sanjay Dutt. But who else stars in the biopic?
Two South Korean nationals were granted bail on Saturday by a local court in a case registered against them for criminal negligence for the fire on board Korean chemical tanker Royal Diamond 7, off the Mumbai harbour. "The court granted bail to master of the vessel Chung Hyunil and chief engineer Kim Seong Hun," the duo's lawyer Rishi Buta said.
Suniel Shetty's friends came down to pay their last respects.
Tendulkar relinquishing his position to Harbhajan could have a two-fold effect: on the one hand it would definitely help Tendulkar, sans any responsibility (read pressure) focus solely on his batting, and, secondly, additional responsibility might just help Harbhajan get back into rhythm.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
To tide over fund crunch, students are either looking at alternative sources of funding like scholarships or picking up part-time jobs.
She met Jasmine Shah in New York when both were pursuing their Masters from Columbia and New York University respectively.
The MA in Social Entrepreneurship course at the Tata Institute of Social Studies (TISS), Mumbai, which was launched four years ago, has decided to put an end to placements starting this year to encourage students to encourage its students to take up entrepreneurship.
Kieron Pollard says his team played near-flawless cricket in Mumbai.
The move comes close on the heels of a written complaint by president of Brahman Ekta Seva Santha.
A look at how some famous people reacted on Twitter after Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed six short of his 100th international century.
The kisan is as integral a part of the BJP's master plan for the 2019 polls as the Dalit because it surmised that the farmers and Dalits were as restive in UP as in much of the country, and if it had to cut its losses, its reflexes must kick in fast. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
'We did not know we would one day dominate nearly 70 per cent of the market.' 'Today, of 100 diamonds available for trade in Antwerp, 93 are cut and polished in India.' A fascinating excerpt from Shantanu Guha Ray's The Diamond Trail: How India Rose To Global Domination.
In the last six months, Hardik Pandya has had two breakdowns with recurring back-injury which ruled him out of the Asia Cup last September and out of the home series against Australia earlier this month.
As the clamour to confer Sachin Tendulkar the prestigious Bharat Ratna continues to grow, the master batsman admitted that having India's highest civilian honour among his countless awards 'will be a dream come true'.
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