As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
A quick look at the winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards.
The definition of success for Mahendra Singh Dhoni was always about making his teammates and fans happy and he retired from international cricket to give a chance to others, revealed manager and childhood friend Arun Pandey on Saturday.
A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold.
Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state -- but China views the self-ruled island as a breakaway province. Beijing has not ruled out the possible use of force to achieve unification.
Marriages are are bound to happen pandemic or not.
With flowers pinned to their chests, Xi and other Chinese leaders paid a silent tribute in front of the national flag to the victims of the COVID-19, which is regarded as the worst public health disaster in China's history.
'Daniel Craig was my first choice but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.'
It's the season to be jolly after all :)
There is simmering disquiet in the Communist party and the world is watching as to what can unfold in China in the days to come ahead of next year's party congress, notes Rup Narayan Das.
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
The strangest images you will see today!
Exclusive! A R Rahman speaks to Arthur J Pais about his Oscar win.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who is in a sublime form in the ongoing Champions Trophy, has narrated interesting moments of his career.
Currently, the reserve forces are under the dual leadership of military organs and local Communist Party committees and they would be brought under the control of the ruling party and the CMC from July 1, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The funeral incorporated hymns and readings chosen by the late royal himself and focussed on the "unwavering loyalty" of the longest-serving consort in British history to his wife, the monarch, and service to Britain and the Commonwealth.
Newcastle United and Arsenal were charged by the FA on Monday for failing to control their players during their bad-tempered goalless draw in the opening Premier League match of the season at St James' Park on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix to seize the overall lead from his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in Formula One's 1,000th world championship race on Sunday.
The film is a predictable love story with unnecessary complications.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Thursday.
The ceremony, which officially begins at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle with a national minute's silence at 1500 local time on Saturday, will be a religious one though without any sermons, as planned by the Duke, who passed away aged 99 last week on Friday.
The complete set of winners on Oscar night!
The film is all about how a weak, good for nothing is suddenly transformed into a boxing champion by the power of true love.
Sukanya Verma offers an onscreen recap of this onscreen wild child.
Australia captain Aaron Finch says playing in the sub-continent can be intimidating, but having won an ODI series last year, he says 'Knowing that our game plan is good enough to beat India in India, that gives us a lot of confidence going there.'
Here's a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by.
A 2-0 victory in the semi-finals earned the Goans a final meeting with Maharashtra in the National Football Championship.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
Six simple words eloquently summed up the impact Jonah Lomu had on rugby union when New Zealand paid its final respects to the former All Blacks winger on Monday.
A R Rahman and Finnish folk troupe Varttina will compose the score for the stage version of J R R Tolkien's epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.
What the media said after Australia breached 'fort' Edgbaston to take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes Test series
Millions of people worldwide are having to embrace life under lockdown -- confined to their own four walls or neighbourhoods for weeks on end as countries battle to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Glenn Maxwell blasted an unbeaten 113 from 55 balls to guide Australia to a seven-wicket win over India that sealed a 2-0 away T20I series victory.
Euphoric scenes were witnessed when Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint.
This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world
A summary of Saturday's matches in the FA Cup.
Who won at the Globes? We tell you!
