'There was a time when a movie star could win an election just by stepping into politics. That era is over.'
The actor talks about the success of his latest film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu.
Vishal Kaith's twin saves in the tiebreaker helped defending champions Mohun Bagan make a splendid comeback from two goals down to edge star-studded Bengaluru FC 4-3 (2-2 after full-time) to reach the Durand Cup final for a record 30th time in Kolkata on Tuesday.
National champion Abhijeet Gupta beat International Master Dean Ippolito of United States to win the Philadelphia International chess tournament, while M R Venkatesh became India's 28th Grandmaster at the event.
Ashwin feels the rule, introduced in the 2023 season which allows all IPL teams to substitute a player -- batter or bowler -- during their respective innings as per the demands of the match, makes the game fairer.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals in Kolkata on Monday
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Here's some sizzle from the IIFA Utsavam night, which was dedicated to the south film industries of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Kolkata Knight Riders outclassed Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in the rain-hit IPL 2024 match in Kolkata on Saturday.
Reader Prashanth Mahale has sent these photographs with the stars.
When Shah Rukh Khan appears at a KKR game -- like he did, during the IPL 2024 game against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens on Sunday afternoon (a game KKR won by 8 wickets!) -- he is as much the centre of action as the events on the cricket field.
Shreyas Iyer continued with his red-hot form, smashing a stroke-filled 233 to lead Mumbai to a massive 602/4 declared in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Odisha.
The Indian football team will participate in the White Caps Nation Cup, in Vancouver, Canada, its first tournament under new coach Bob Houghton.
'Alyssa is my most favourite Australian right now and not Mitch Starc. He is No. 2.'
The Bombay high court on Thursday said creative freedom and the freedom of expression cannot be curtailed and the censor board cannot refuse to certify a film just because there is an apprehension of a law and order problem.
The two stalwarts of Indian football failed to measure up to coach Bob Houghton's high fitness demands and were axed from the team for the Asian Cup qualifier.
'It is not just D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi.' 'There are another 20 players just behind them. Nobody imagined this was possible 5 years ago.'
There were some magical moments in the field from both teams that brought fans and franchise owners to their feet.
Funeral was held today at Ramanaidu Studios.
Pune FC rode on to Shanmugham Venkatesh's 71st minute strike to win their I-League season-opening match against ONGC FC 3-2, after surviving 15-odd anxious minutes when they were reduced to ten men, at the Balewadi Sports Complex stadium in Pune, on Monday.
Zindaginama keeps its tone hopeful and steers away from making the stories tragic or depressing, observes Deepa Gahlot.
India's poor performances at the ICC Champions Trophy and Twenty20 World Cup had its repercussion on the support staff too, with bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh being relieved of their services. Since replacements haven't been named, coach Gary Kirsten and mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton will take over the additional responsibility during the seven-match ODI series against Australia, beginning in Baroda on October 25.
Several cine personalities such as Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, junior NTR, Venkatesh, Prakash Raj and Khushbu hit out at the minister for her remarks.
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Kolkata Knight Riders outclassed Mumbai Indians by 24 runs in the IPL 2024 match on Friday.
Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive retained player in IPL history.
The actor has three films in the pipeline.
Ravindra Jadeja had a busy day on the field as he picked up his 100th IPL catch.
When Kamal Hassan made Hey Ram, he managed to get almost all the big names from the Indian film industry to star in it. And it looks like his latest magnum opus Maramyogi is heading the same way. After roping in Hema Malini, Shobhana, Trisha and Shriya, the latest to join the four-time National Award-winner is one of the super stars of Telugu film industry, Venkatesh.
Explosive left-hand batter Rinku has presented a strong case to be India's squad for the T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean.
Kolkata Knight Riders Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz revealed his mother's special message which spurred him in the IPL 2024 final against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
Sakshi Singh Dhoni attended her first match of IPL 2024 along with daughter Ziva as they cheered for the Chennai Super Kings.
Venkatesh is back after a brief hiatus with Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (AMAV).
Bumrah, DreRus or Varun Chakravarthy: Who bowled the best spell?
Even as political pressure was building against Ranjith, actor Siddique quit as the general secretary of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) amid voices from within his fraternity seeking his resignation.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
Kangana Ranaut's film Emergency didn't get any relief on Wednesday from the Bombay high court which refused to pass any order in the wake of a directive by the Madhya Pradesh HC directing Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to consider objections to the movie before certifying it.
Following India's T20I series loss to West Indies, former Indian pacer expressed disappointment with the team's performances, calling it a "very ordinary limited overs side"
The last time India fielded five or more debutants in a Test series was during the 1996 tour of England when current Head Coach Rahul Dravid, Batting Coach Vikram Rathour, Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey all made their debuts along with Sourav Ganguly, Venkatesh Prasad and Sunil Joshi.
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