His is the quintessential rags to riches tale of Thursday's Indian Premier League auction but 17-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal, who once sold panipuri to make a living in Mumbai, considers the Rs 2.40 crore deal with Rajasthan Royals a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity. His well-documented struggles include living in a tent after coming to Mumbai from his native Uttar Pradesh as an 11-year-old.
Oz media hails India's historic Test series win.
Four persons, including two rag-pickers, were arrested in connection with theft of six Electronic Voting Machines in Vijayawada, which were recovered, police said on Monday.
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Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Agar ran around to attempt a straightforward catch at mid-on but slipped and copped the ball right between his eyes.
Karim Benzema's hat-trick earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win at reigning European champions Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. In another quarter-final match, Villarreal stunned six times European Cup winners Bayern Munich 1-0.
'The people, media and politicians are ready to listen to the troubles of Kangana Ranaut, but we are unwanted lives in the heart of Delhi.' Shine Jacob reports.
Chelsea's inability to score a second goal proved costly as Karim Benzema's effort levelled things up
The accused -- Bhakti Mehere, Hema Ahuja and Ankita Khandelwal -- were arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of doctor Payal Tadvi by tormenting her with casteist slurs.
Indrani laughed loudly. She looked like the cat that got the cream, smiling gaily. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
Gwalior District Collector and Senior Superintendent of Police on Saturday ordered separate probes into the alleged attempted suicide by Adarsh Kumar, son of Bihar Cooperative Minister Jai Kumar Singh, studying in the prestigious Scindia School there, officials said.
The old guard, once again, came good for Italy, this time steering the Azzurri to Euro 2020 glory, but wily defensive stalwarts Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini cannot go on forever.
On paper, it is difficult to imagine how Bangladesh will even be able to compete in a format which has been their weakest till date.
'How can I pursue my dream forgoing my identity? I want to fly as a trans man.'
Tadvi's roommate and friend Snehal in her statement to the police, which is part of the chargesheet, has said Ahuja, Meher and Khandelwal used to harass and ill-treat them in front of other juniors, hospital staff and patients.
Love in Singapore, the latest Malayalam film by director duo Rafi-Mecartin starring Mammootty is yet another effort by the actor to be humorous. But, the implausibility of the plot and the lacklustre execution reduces him to a clown.
Rajendra Nagar, a planned colony built after Independence, is the worst-affected area in the Bihar capital, seeing an unprecedented flooding which residents said has "exposed the under-preparedness of the corporation".
According to official statistics, half of India's GDP comes from as many as 420 million workers in the unorganised sector including street vendors, rickshaw pullers, construction workers, rag pickers, agricultural workers, among others. This massive workforce remains outside the purview of the formal banking and insurance industries.
The police claimed that Payal Tadvi's body had a few injury marks which needed to be probed further, for which the post-mortem report was awaited.
The Uttar Pradesh left-hander will make his singing debut for actor Zeishan Quadri's directorial Bollywood debut Meeruthiyan Gangsters, scheduled for release on September 18.
Raj had complained to his parents that he was being subjected to ragging.
'No amount of Sivamani's finger-snapping music can shake off the bechara burden Lydian Nadhaswaram's real-life piano prodigy is forced to carry,' notes Sukanya Verma.
Kei Nishikori was run ragged by Novak Djokovic in their US Open semi-final on Friday and conceded he had been overwhelmed by the Serb's aggression and energy.
Funds come pouring in for three eco-friendly projects.
Social activist Nalini Sekhar has worked to improve the working conditions of the waste-pickers of Bengaluru for the last four years and describes the her work as being rife with "occupational hazards which energises her to work with more vigour".
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The World Photography Organisation has announced the overall winners of the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2022.
'The filmi keeda was always there.' 'I hope I can get even five percent of the love that audiences gave my mother.' 'But I'm here to make my own identity.'
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
A look at Roger Federer's worst five Grand Slam losses.
Australia avoided a series whitewash as they survived a mid-innings wobble to beat England by five wickets in the third T20 international and regain their top-ranking in the sport's shortest format on Tuesday.
'One of the boys who was caught in match-fixing comes from a village near Rawalpindi, where he lived in very basic conditions. Suddenly this boy becomes rich, he has two houses in Lahore, he is a glamour boy, he comes on television and the gap between rags to riches has been achieved. So he is a product of this environment; the environment of corruption!...I made sure Danish Kaneria stayed a Hindu. There was pressure from Inzamam; there is no doubt about it, but we are very proud of a Hindu playing for Pakistan!' Shaharyar Khan, former chairman of Pakistan's cricket board, in an exclusive and frank interview with Rediff.com's Manu Shankar.
The central bank also asserted that the country is ready for the tapering of the US Federal Reserve's bond purchases.
The message from Novak Djokovic could not have been more emphatic after the Serb retained his title at the ATP World Tour Finals with a crushing victory over Rafa Nadal on Monday.
The government has decided to extend health insurance cover to sections such as rickshaw pullers, rag pickers, mine workers, sanitation workers, and auto rickshaw and taxi drivers.
The US military efforts in Afghanistan were akin to filling a bucket that had gaping holes, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
With India locked in a face-off with the United States over the arrest of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade, Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam on Thursday said such things should not happen to high-level officials.
The following are three talking points from the weekend's Premier League action:
