When US ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson sped down a snow-covered ramp and hurtled into the air at 90 km per hour, a piece of Olympic history was made in the Russian mountains on Tuesday.
Maxim India launched its annual hunt for the new KamaSutra Miss Maxim 2014 with a fashion show in Mumbai.
World number one Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday he would skip the Asian leg of the ATP tour to recover from the knee injury he picked up at the US Open, a decision that will boost Novak Djokovic's chances of ending the year top of the rankings.
Australian eves once again proved their supremacy in women's cricket as they completed a hat-trick of ICC World T20 titles with a comprehensive six-wicket win over England in the final in Mirpur on Sunday.
The first meeting was held in Singapore in June.
Chaya Babu discovers how the SALGA float went from struggling to get people to show up to being one of the most vibrant contingents at the NYC Pride Parade
Cate Campbell of Australia won gold in the women's 100 metres freestyle at the world championships in Barcelona on Friday.
With so many films shifted to the new year, it's going to be a busy year for Bollywood's actors.
With the coronavirus pandemic turning daily life upside down and confining people indoors, 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams shared an increasingly common sentiment on social media - "Every little thing makes me really crazy".
Deepika's sultry look on Femina or Priyanka's chic turn on Harper's Bazaar Arabia? Take our poll and tell us.
India had a golden on Day 8 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games
As per a study, there is a startling rise in the number of women who binge drink after becoming parents.
The researchers found that after being exposed to high levels of the novel coronavirus, none of the six monkeys that were given the vaccine developed viral pneumonia. Also, there was no sign that the vaccine had made the animals more vulnerable.
The results show they induced strong antibody and T-cell immune responses for up to 56 days after they were given. T-cells are crucial for maintaining protection against the virus for years.
The couture t-shirt and dress cutter, Adam Saaks showed some really revealing outfits at the recently-concluded Signature Fashion Weekend.
Reader Karen Osborn sent us pictures of Akhtar and Asif from South Africa.
Fans across India are now photo-shopping his picture and the results are amazing.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Tandav is as mainstream and contrived as it gets, but not completely without its moments of charisma and drama, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I find drawing inspiration for characters from real life very limiting.'
Images from Day 9 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Wednesday.
The film is an entertainer based on the lives of seven gentlemen thieves.
Novak Djokovic took a first unsteady step toward completing the calendar-year Grand Slam on Tuesday as the Serb laboured into the second round of the US Open with a 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1 win over dashing Danish teenager Holger Rune.
Images from Day 6 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
In the final, she beat Sarah Jane Hampson of Great Britain 15-13 on points.
Presenting some of the good, bad and ugly looks this week.
Television anchor and actress Mini Mathur, husband Director Kabir Khan (whose film '83 on India's first cricket World Cup win releases on April 10) and their children Sarah and Vivaan are currently holidaying in the Maldives.
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Peaty had swum a Commonwealth Games record 58.59 on Friday but appeared to be content to just win the race rather than challenge his own world record of 57.13 that he set at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
In a mass email to his supporters after his arrival at the White House, Trump asked them not to be afraid of COVID-19. "I'm telling you: Don't be afraid of COVID. Don't let it dominate your life! This is the greatest country in the world and under the Trump Administration, we have developed some really great drugs and knowledge. WE WILL BEAT THIS, TOGETHER!" he said.
Rediff.com readers tell us how they celebrated the festival.
Want to know Why You Should Wear White This Winter? The chill is settling in and all kinds of woolies are now adorning our closets in the monotonous shades of grey, black and brown.
Harris is known for many firsts. She has been a county district attorney; the district attorney for San Francisco -- the first woman and first African-American and Indian-origin to be elected to the position.
India's top squash player Dipika Pallikal earned a hard fought win over Nicolette Fernandes of Guyana to reach the the semifinals of the $50,000 Texas Open in Houston.
3 Indians included in the squad
