Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar urged India's 26-strong track and field squad for the Tokyo Olympics to enjoy the pressure and not be bogged down by it during the Games, as he joined the Athletics Federation of India in giving the athletes an online send-off.
'When we finished the narration, we expected Shah Rukhbhai to say the usual, 'I'll think about it and let you know in two days.' But he jumped up and said, 'I'm doing the film.'
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Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar.
"The Dubai camp is for Olympic B qualifiers who are in India and currently unable to train," Swimming Federation of India secretary-general Monal Chokshi told Reuters.
Competing in their maiden Olympics, both swimmers put up underwhelming performances and were unable to match their personal best times in the 100 metres backstroke.
Justice Amit Bansal passed the interim order against academicians Audrey Truschke, Ananya Chakrabarti, Rohit Chopra and Ashok Swain as well as freelance journalist Abhishek Baxi on a defamation lawsuit filed by Sampath.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
'When he appeared on Indian Idol, he was on a wheelchair and he had difficulty moving around.' 'It was sad to see him in failing health'.'
Sharath Kamal's progress to the third round of the men's singles in table tennis was the only bright spot on another gloomy day for India at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.
Here's a look at Indian athletes' performance on Monday, Day 4 of the Games.
'...I believe this is just the beginning for me and there is a long way to go ... many more medals to win for India.'
India's chef-de-mission at the Games, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said in Jakarta that the athletes will be updated on the safety status of their families after seeking the home ministry's assistance.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is headed for a big win in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council polls, bagging Barabanki and Ayodhya and leading in several other places. But it lost Varanasi to an Independent candidate.
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a look at the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.
writer director A K Sajan's latest venture with Asif Ali in the lead is a sequel of Stop Violence but doesn't work as well.
Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel's participation in the Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed through 'Universality quota', the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) said.
The duo will hope to make the cut in an Olympic qualifying event in Rome later this week.
The allegedly contemptuous tweets were critical of the top court and posted by Bhushan on Twitter on June 27 and June 29.
'If our swimmers have to go to Olympic qualifying events next year and have a fair chance of improving their timings, they need to get back to the pool soon'.
Check out the complete schedule of Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
A look at Malayalam movies releasing in January.
The officer, Dr Seema, said she had gone to the village on the directions of the DPRO to review developmental works.
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Justice Rekha Palli noted that while the rules mandated appointment of a key managerial person or a senior employee as CCO, Twitter disclosed in its affidavit that it had appointed a 'contingent worker' through a third party contractor.
India's squash ace Dipika Pallikal will be in action against the formidable Nicol David in the semi-final round on Monday, the third day of the Asian Games.
Sameer who wrote all the hits of Nadeem-Shravan's including Aashiqui, Sajan, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Raja Hindustani and Dhadkan reveals to Subhash K Jha how they began their historic collaboration.
The last time Indian women returned without a single medal was in 2016 edition in Macon, France.
Malyalam fans are in for a treat as six films of different genre hit the screens.
The high court pointed out that only an interim RGO was appointed by Twitter and a wrong impression was given to the court on May 31 as it was not informed that the appointment was on interim basis.
The latest case of 'love jihad' concerns a Christian woman from Kochi, who left her husband and married the driver of a school bus. She was later arrested for allegedly supplying SIM cards to Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Thadiyantavide Nazir, who is currently in prison.
India has just 28 Olympic medals to its credit since making a debut back in 1900.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Sarangi maestro and classical singer Ustad Sultan Khan, the soulful voice behind hits like 'Piya basanti' and 'Albela sajan aayo re', passed away on Sunday afternoon in Mumbai after prolonged illness.
Check out India's schedule on Day 4 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Sunday.
Check out India's schedule on Day 3 of Commonwealth Games.
Party sources said the UP CM was "upset" over sacking on Friday of his two close aides -- Sunil Yadav alias Sajan and Anand Bhadauria.
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