Already the first Irish woman to win medals in two Olympics, pride was running high. And then she went for the gold and Diamond Park erupted in thunderous whoops of joy.
All these years, various police teams tried to search him, but he remained untraced, he said.
He is "notoriously punctual" and "very meticulous" in his life, says the actor about his father.
An exclusive extract from Richard Zimler's compelling look at the Inquisition in Goa.
'I came to Mumbai in 1978 and struggled for the next 10 years.'
An 18-year-old student preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) allegedly hanged herself at her home in Kota on Monday, leaving behind a suicide note saying sorry to her parents and calling herself a 'loser'.
'When my mom saw my performance in Dhoka, she loved it.' 'She said, "I don't know why I stopped you for so many years. Ab jaa beta, jee le apni zindagi".'
Film folk have been celebrating these last few days. Here's looking at just how.
After the blazing success of RRR two years ago, southern superstar Jr NTR returns to the silver screen with his new pan-India star vehicle, Devara.
'One day I want to bowl the fastest ball in the world.'
Sandeep Reddy Vanga's action thriller Animal packs excitement.
Uttar Pradesh wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel paid tribute to his parents for their sacrifices.
Animal's violence isn't for the fainted-hearted unless you have an appetite for Korean style mayhem, like Sukanya Verma.
Uday Saharan plays copybook, conventional cricket, his style which has so far given India dividends.
'The death certificate which I once read even states the date, 6 August, but I know that already.' 'Every year, we observe paath at the local gurdwara for which we need to take leave from school. The leave form always says 'attending father's death anniversary'. 'I always dread this day -- the long walk from my desk to the teacher's table with my diary in hand and in it a handwritten note dripped with sadness despite its curt language.' 'What generally follows is pity on my teacher's face, a deep sigh of sympathy and a sad pat on the back.' A moving excerpt from Gurmehar Kaur's memoir Small Acts Of Freedom.
'I am old school and want what my parents have. They have been together for 35 years and still go on dates.'
Nimrat does something for the first time... Diljit meets some monks... Rhea goes on a holiday...
Dhoni's daughter Ziva took to Instagram to share an adorable post as she has already started missing her father.
Kajal Aggarwal and her sister Nisha can easily be mistaken for twins in these pictures.
Beetroot Rasam is a great soup for a chilly day or may be relished with steamed rice and poriyal/upperi/bhaji.
Bereaved families of Sukma bravehearts have demanded justice and questioned the intelligence failure and government inaction.
To tell us about your father, just mail us at getahead@rediff.co.in (subject: My father) along with your name, the place where you live, your father's name and picture and your message about him.
Bollywood stars celebrated Father's Day with beautiful pictures and messages on Instagram.
Athiya has a question... Preity is in Machu Picchu... Dia at a global summit...
From Vidya Balan to Ayushmann Khurrana, the who's who of Bollywood turned up at Animal's star-studded success bash.
It was raining stars at the wedding reception of Aamir Khan's only daughter Ira and Nupur Shikhare, as the proud father invited *everyone* from the film industry.
The Rajasthan Cricket Association is headed by Vaibhav Gehlot, the CM's son, so papa's presence at the match was perhaps not that surprising.
At the Gadar 2 success party, Sunny had a lot of things to say, and Hitesh Harisinghani/ Rediff.com and Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com bring back snippets.
Indian family-run business houses have in recent years seen ugly public spats between owners over control. But metals-to-ports conglomerate Essar's Ruia family seems to be an exception. Three generations of the Ruia family - founder brother Shashi and Ravi Ruia, their children and grandchildren - continue to live under one roof and jointly run the business empire.
It's family time for Priyanka Chopra in Liverpool, England, and the actor shows us what it's like.
She is being hailed as a fashion icon for all the amazing outfits, many Indian, she wore during the trip.
'All the superlatives and beautiful words that you can think of she deserves it.'
After they got a box office thumbs up, Producer Dinesh Vijan and Director Laxman Utekar threw a success bash for their cast and friends from the film fraternity.
The films cast attended the screening.
All eyes are trained at Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Dhawan's latest film, Bawaal, and quite a few stars trooped in to watch it at a special screening.
Bollywood stars make pretty pictures on Valentine's Day and share it on Instagram.
'Padmini and I are very different people.' 'Our acting styles are very different. She's from a different era.'
