IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Chennai on Monday.
It's not everyday that one gets a bouquet of flowers and a handwritten note from India's biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Saiyami Kher is suitably thrilled.
'I used to be embarrassed and think what will my friends say if I wiggle my hips.' 'I used to seek comfort in the fact that Meena Kumari and Nutan couldn't dance.' 'I think that was a mistake.'
'The real change will happen when more powerful roles come to me.' 'I am looking forward to that change.'
Indian-American lawmaker of New Jersey general assembly Upendra J Chivukula has been felicitated by his peers and the state Governor for receving the prestigious 'Pravasi Bharatiya Samman'.
It was history in the making as Quinton de Kock scored a century and shared a record opening stand with skipper K L Rahul.
Oscar-winning Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanovic's Tigers' screening stood out in a sea of acclaimed films being screened at the Canadian Film Festival.
'We have a lot of stress in our everyday life, with our jobs, financial situation...' 'When a person comes to a theatre, it's nice to leave them feeling happy.'
Novak Djokovic has declined to disclose his vaccination status despite everyone at Melbourne Park needing to be inoculated against COVID-19.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologised for the Canadian Parliament's recognition of a man who fought for a Nazi unit during World War II, an incident that drew global condemnation and was termed by the Opposition as the 'biggest single diplomatic embarrassment' in the country's history.
He's designed for Michelle Obama, Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Lopez. And yesterday Indian-born Naeem Khan showcased his fall/winter collection 2010 at the New York Fashion Week only to receive a standing ovation. Check it out!
The experience of people who knew his mother Smita Patil speaking about what she meant to them clearly overwhelmed Prateik Babbar.
The audience gave Adoor a standing ovation as he stepped up to receive the award from President.
Dimitar Berbatov sat on top of the Premier League scoring table on Monday to go some way to settling the genius-or-flop debate that has raged around him since arriving at Manchester United two years ago.
The director has been honoured with the prestigious Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award, at the 67th Venice Film Festival on Monday for Ravaan.
Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar says he had the best seat in the house as he watched his now retired opening partner Virender Sehwag bat from the non striker's end.
IITian award winners at the conference held in Schaumburg, near Chicago.
Former World No 1 Dinara Safina celebrated her return to Stade Uniprix with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic at the Montreal Cup on Monday and declared herself 100-percent pain-free after a horror run of injuries.
Queen Elizabeth returned to Wimbledon on Thursday for the first time in 33 years to enjoy Britain's Andy Murray win his Centre Court match with regal ease. The monarch certainly brings good luck to British players. The last time she visited the tournament in her 1977 Silver Jubilee year, Virginia Wade won the women's title for Britain.
The singer who recently split from his wife Jordan, will play a fictional musician and perform two songs.
Priyanka Chopra and Arjun Rampal joined an elite club of winners on Friday after being presented with the National Awards at a ceremony in New Delhi which also saw veteran cameraman V K Murthy receiving the Dada Saheb Phalke amid a standing ovation from the audience.
Tabla pioneer Ustad Zakir Hussain presents a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday made a strong push for reforming multilateral institutions, including the United Nations, and spoke glowingly of India's ties with the United States, saying the two countries stand at a new dawn in their relationship that will not only shape their destiny but also that of the world.
The tallest fashionistas take their rightful place on our style chart.
Tennis great Andre Agassi was in his element while revealing his innermost thoughts on life on and off the court on Wednesday and said he was proud of his life.
It was a century with no applause or standing ovation, but nevertheless an outstanding feat in itself as a court in New Delhi settled in just two days exactly 100 civil cases, which included suits dating back to 15 years.
India Test captain Anil Kumble announced on Sunday his decision to quit international cricket at the end of the third Test against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. The veteran leggie has been struggling to find his peak form recently and has also been struck by fitness problems.
England batsman Alastair Cook said he could not have penned the final chapter of his Test career any better after he signed off with a memorable 147 against India at the Oval on Monday. Starting the day on 46 not out, the 33-year-old left-hander played with the kind of fluency that has been missing from his game this summer as he reached three figures for the 33rd time to help England score 423-8 declared.
Manchester United were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Villarreal on Wednesday as last season's Champions League winners made a stuttering start to their title defence.
Ferrari's world champion and Formula One leader Kimi Raikkonen took his first pole position of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino scored in each half to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over Lazio on Wednesday that secured them top spot in Champions League Group E, the first time since 2016 that they had reached the knockouts as group winners.
The mesmerizing march included elite marching contingents, missiles, warplanes, surveillance gadgets and lethal weapon systems, with French President Emmanuel Macron gracing the occasion as the chief guest.
An analysis of the PM's speech to the joint US Congress
Inspired by two-goal Alessandro Del Piero, Juventus chalked up their first win at Real Madrid since 1962 by beating the Spaniards 2-0 to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.
The former captain marked his England return with a stylish performance in a 1-1 friendly draw with Brazil.
Though deprived of victory, England, coming off a series of poor results, will take heart from the way they grew in confidence as the game progressed and will aim to show more of the same in Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier.
The first stop on Serena Williams' farewell tour came to a quick end as she fell to Belinda Bencic in second-round action at the Canadian Open on Wednesday a day after announcing her forthcoming retirement from tennis.
'There were many experts around me,' A Ganesh Nadar discovers at the India-Pakistan hockey game. 'One of them was explaining to his neighbour, that fellow is a good dragger and flicker, that fellow is a penalty corner specialist, that fellow is a penalty specialist, that fellow is a very good defender, etc, freely dispensing with his expert knowledge.'
Stuart Broad picked up the final two wickets in his last appearance for England to guide the hosts to a series-levelling 49-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia.
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