After a miserable IPL 2020 season, which saw Chennai Super Kings in 7th place on the IPL points table, CSK achieved a magical turnaround in IPL 2021 to be crowned champions after the final against the Kolkata Knight Riders on October 15, 2021.
'The 1971 War was our greatest military victory.' 'It had so many stories of exceptional valour and leadership.'
The superintendent of Taloja jail has just been transferred. Does that signal a more human phase in prison for the Bhima Koregaon accused? asks Jyoti Punwani.
'I can't direct more than one film every two years, but I didn't want to lose out on the Baaghi vibe.'
People may line up to see Rahul Gandhi, given he is currently, the only major politician speaking of inflation and unemployment in an India bombarded daily by Right-wing delusion. The challenge is how to transfer the goodwill into votes when the object of curiosity is surrounded by usual suspects and sycophants, observes Shyam Menon.
Zendaya wins. Sheryl Lee Ralph makes history. Micheal Keaton delivers a beautiful speech.
The frustration for aspirant Olympians has been palpable and athletes like table tennis player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran have been forced to innovate to stay sharp during the lengthy lockdowns.
"As we have discussed, Joe has outlined our plan for vaccinations, our plan for recovery, and in particular relief for working people, for families. And there is a lot to do. Some of them say that ours are ambitious goals, but we do believe with hard work and with the cooperation and collaboration of the members of the United States Congress that we can get it done," Harris said in response to a question.
'Unless India ups the ante, Beijing will continue to believe its transgressions are cost free and will feel encouraged to do more of the same.'
In 1993, Rochelle Chhabra joined Streax as an R&D employee. Today, she heads their professional division.
'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'
Noah Dominic, Maya Dominic, Durga Dominic and Dominic Xavier recall via sketches a spectacular vacation in Lucknow.
'My relationship with the Pataudi family was to help me to survive in 1971.'
The rupee depreciation will work in favour of students who are currently studying in the US and plan to secure a job that pays in dollars.
Shreyas Iyer says he relished captaining the Delhi Capitals in the IPL but completely respects the team management's decision to let Rishabh Pant stay as leader of the pack till the end of the 2021 season.
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Their families are poor and do not know what IIT is but their sons dream of IIT and working for ISRO and NASA one day. One man is helping them towards their dream. As Bihar goes to the polls, Archana Masih salutes its greatest success story.
Khan, who faced his toughest political test since assuming office in 2018 due to defections in his party and cracks in the ruling coalition, in a surprise announcement during an address to the nation on Sunday said he had advised the president to 'dissolve assemblies'.
Employees deserve the chance to focus on work-life harmony, not struggle with work-life balance, asserts Sree Sreenivasan.
'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
'Kaala celebrates black.' 'I see black as a colour that represents elegance, class and inclusiveness; not death, evil and negativity.'
Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen says defending champions Mumbai Indians can ill-afford a typical slow start when the IPL resumes, and the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings have a "fantastic shot" at regaining the title after a poor 2020 season.
'I'm probably the actor who should have the Guinness Record for the maximum obituaries written for his career.'
The Australian said that he would love to represent SRH again but that is not in his hands.
Agnipath may be an exercise to address the genuine needs of the armed forces. But overall, it betrays the tendency to use the military and paramilitary for employment generation and shaping a national character, instead of treating them as the professional services they are, notes Shyam G Menon.
'It will impact the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.'
Harris opened her vice-presidential acceptance speech on Wednesday night at the virtual Democratic National Convention by remembering her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, lamenting the fact that she could not be there to see her daughter's achievement.
'They (the characters) are not bad people; they are good people, who make bad choices.' 'The idea was to show that when people are put in a situation, which side of the moral spectrum do they fall on?'
The SP's bid to dent the BJP's formidable social equation is playing out in a big way in the Poorvanchal or eastern region of Uttar Pradesh as the ruling party is working overtime to keep its caste equation unharmed.
Population is a touchy issue in India. Anybody will notice the crowded rat race we live in, notes Shyam G Menon.
Director Rahul Nair's gabby comedy looks at the difficulty of dating in the digital age in a manner that's equal parts shallow and silly, notes Sukanya Verma.
'Working with Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure again has been a dil bekaraar moment.'
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
'I would like to thank the Government, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and most importantly, my family, who has been there for me and motivated me along this journey'
'No germ, virus or bacteria worth its nasty trait was allowed across the threshold,' observes Kishore Singh.
Gaurav Mohta lists three ways to ensure a smooth financial situation for your family despite rising interest rates.
'This is a wonderful opportunity, but there is also a lot of work ahead of us and I am eager to get onto the training ground to start working with the players.'
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The monsoon session of Parliament got off to a stormy start on Monday leading to adjournment of the two Houses without transacting much business following an opposition uproar over issues ranging from price rise to the Agnipath scheme.
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