Where Shamshad Begum was charging Rs 900 for a song, Lata was prepared to settle for Rs 50 as she came on the scene. Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's incredible life.
Through their triumphs and struggles, these athletes have not only rewritten the narrative of women in sports but have also ignited a flame of empowerment and inspiration, asserts Laxmi Negi.
Vanity Fair's August issue, featuring Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as 1976 Olympic gold medal-winning decathlon champion Bruce Jenner, on the cover was the magazine's best-selling issue in years. Covers featuring tennis aces Serena Williams, Sania Mirza and Maria Sharapova also delighted in 2015. Check them out.
E-commerce firm Amazon India has announced the creation of over 110,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network as it prepares to serve millions of customers throughout India during the upcoming festival season. These positions include both direct and indirect roles in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Chennai, among others. Notably, Amazon has hired thousands of women and nearly 1,900 individuals with disabilities into its existing network.
Well-known US soccer journalist Grant Wahl died on Friday after suffering "acute distress" while covering a match at the World Cup in Qatar, his agent said.
Wahl, 48, a former Sports Illustrated writer who had moved to the Substack online publishing platform, was tweeting about the Netherlands-Argentina match on Friday when he collapsed.
'More investors now view the stock market as a valuable opportunity, though many still seek quick gains, leading to a rise in futures and options trading.'
Many former players believe that storming out of games is a powerful tool to counter racism, a move that will force administrators to take the problem more seriously, and act in a way that compels clubs to obliterate such a culture and evict those responsible, says Dhruv Munjal.
Leyna Bloom is the first transgender woman of colour to appear in a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Sports Illustrated Magazine launched its iconic annual Swimsuit Issue in Mumbai with a swimwear fashion show by designer Ambika Sanjana -- take a look.
'I have grown up in an environment where the dominant narrative of Indian sporting achievement was -- We can't.' 'These achievers have fought hard, built on each other's body of work and knowledge, and have today changed the script to -- We can,' notes Rahul Dravid,cricketing legend.
Sports Illustrated Magazine launched its iconic annual Swimsuit Issue in Mumbai on June 14, with a sizzling swimwear fashion show by Indian-born swimwear designer Ambika Sanjana -- take a look.
The Sports Illustrated beauty has posed for a series of sizzling shots wearing the latest swimwear from Italian brand Calzedonia.
From ladies fashion hats, fresh floral hats and crazy headpieces - Melbourne Cup, saw it all.
From connectivity woes to infrastructure advancements and the startup boom, there is a gulf between claims and reality in India's economic landscape, points out Devangshu Datta.
Don't miss the Sports Illustrated beauty's hot new campaign for Maaji Swimwear.
In his congratulatory message to Sania, the PM conveyed that Sania has left an indelible mark on Indian sports, inspiring the coming generation of athletes.
Failure in examinations, the inability to get an expected score or admission to an educational institution of one's choice often precipitates distress in students and may increase the risk of suicide, warns Dr Rakesh K Chadda.
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Serena Williams said her five-episode documentary series 'Being Serena' is a tribute to all the women who have gotten back to work after becoming a mother.
The Victoria's Secret model bared it all on the cover of Numero Russia.
Russian supermodel Irina Shayk, girlfriend of soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo, is this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover girl. Watch her sizzle in a bikini -- and check out the SI covers of the last decade!
Former Ultimate Fighting Champion Ronda Rousey will pose nude in this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and yes, this confirms all the speculations churned by the rumour mills till date.
See how supermodel Kate Upton turned up the heat in a cleavage-baring black outfit!
Veteran basketball player Jason Collins announced on Monday that he was gay. He was quickly enveloped in a wave of support from the White House to tennis player Martina Navratilova, a pioneer for gay athletes in sport.
Many of our leading men and women are also all for dramatic physical transformation for the sake of artistic authenticity.
Former World No 1 golfer Vijay Singh has admitted using deer antler spray, but says he was unaware the extract contained an insulin-like growth factor that is banned by the PGA Tour.
It is 'when someone uses their emotional problems to hook an audience on the Internet.'
It essentially amounts to 'performing sadness online for sympathy and/or attention,' explains Sandeep Goyal.
Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker.
Looking smoking hot for the Sports Illustrated's special swimsuit issue, the World No 1 tennis star grabbed eyeballs and posted the pictures on her Instagram page.
Rediff.com brings you the buzz around celebrity sportspersons and their glamorous lives!
Rediff.com brings you the buzz around celebrity sportspersons and their glamorous lives!
Valentina Sampaio is the first transgender model to be featured in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.
Several Indian sportspersons were felicitated at an awards function organized by Sports Illustrated magazine in Mumbai on Monday.
Vijay Singh has been cleared of doping by the PGA Tour despite admitting that he used a spray containing elements of a banned substance.
n American model shattered stereotypes by breastfeeding her five-month old daughter on a Miami catwalk.
Both sports and digital will drag down the healthy operating margins that entertainment television continues to make.
Scandal-scarred golfer Tiger Woods is still the No.1 paid sportsman in the United States, according to Sports Illustrated's eighth-annual compilation of the 50 top-earning American athletes by salary, winnings, endorsements and appearance fees.
Presenting the best looks from the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue's red carpet event.
Most of these daughters have followed their mothers' footsteps and become models.
