In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for the complex portrayal of a Frankenstein-like character Bella, in Yargos Lanthimos' electrifying and most original film Poor Things. Aseem Chhabra recaps the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
A quick look at the winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enjoyed another memorable 'Evening in Paris', lifting the French Open badminton crown for the second time with a dominating straight-game victory over Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the men's doubles final in Paris on Sunday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
H S Prannoy, who won a bronze medal in the singles at the Asian Games, has decided to switch allegiance to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said he respected the Supreme Court verdict on the quashing of the appointment of P J Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
Philip's is a light-hearted film you can enjoy with your family and safely recommend to your friends, endorses Divya Nair.
Tiger Woods made an apology and appeared to make the cut at the Genesis Invitational on Friday, as a prank gone wrong overshadowed his return to action.
'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.'
Section 498A of the IPC provides the punishment for the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman who subjects her to cruelty.
Chinese lifter Jiang Huihua obliterated Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu's clean and jerk world record by lifting 120kg at the World Championships in Riyadh on Tuesday.
India were drawn in Group A with Korea, Iran and Macau for the Asian Zone tournament.
Shai Hope hit a winning six as West Indies bounced back from defeat earlier in the week to beat England by four wickets.
Beijing and many Chinese cities are seeing unprecedented protests against Xi Jinping and his strict zero-Covid policy.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday, April 13.
The National People's Congress -- China's annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions -- brought leaders and lawmakers this week to set the Chinese Communist party's agenda for domestic economic and social development for the year.
The resolution, sponsored among others by Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Palestine, demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and reiterated its demand that all parties comply with their obligations under international law, "notably with regard to the protection of civilians."
Controversial Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas on Monday told the Supreme Court that the corruption charges levelled against him to question his appointment as CVC was a fall out of a political battle in Kerala and that he was a person of "high integrity". He also contended that there was no violation of any norms in his appointment as the CVC and that he had no role in the controversial allocation of 2G spectrum in 2008.
Indian ace shuttler Ajay Jayaram's gallant fight ended in a defeat in the opening match as Indian men's team suffered a 1-3 loss against Thailand in their campaign-opener at the Thomas Cup badminton tournament, in Kunshun, on Sunday.
Images from soccer matches held across Europe on Saturday, March 16.
Denmark beat Indonesia 3-2 in the final Sunday, making the Scandinavian country the first European team to win the competition.
The Centre on Monday strongly defended the appointment of controversial bureaucrat P J Thomas as the central vigilance commissioner, saying he was an 'outstanding officer' with 'impeccable integrity'. In an affidavit in the Supreme Court cleared by Attorney General G E Vahanvati, the government also said there was no need for 'consensus' of the three-member high powered committee on CVC's appointment.
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'
The government on Thursday faced yet another day of searching questions in the Supreme Court over vigilance clearance given to P J Thomas, maintaining that the Central Vigilance Commissioner cannot be the final authority in giving final clearance to an official facing corruption case. The court also said it would lay down guidelines for future appointment to the post of the CVC.
India again firm favourites, T20 series to provide ideal platform to youngsters
Five sports, including cricket and flag football, proposed for inclusion at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics were approved by the International Olympic Committee executive board on Friday.
In yet another embarrassment to the government, former Supreme Court judge K T Thomas on Monday turned down the offer to head Lokpal search committee, days after jurist Fali Nariman opted out of the panel.
For the first time India will play host to the final rounds of the prestigious Thomas and Uber Cup championship next year after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) officially awarded the hosting rights to the country.
Another triumphant story was written in Indian badminton as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty romped to a stunning comeback win.
A sea of blue-and-white had greeted the teams as they stepped out onto the pitch with an overwhelming majority of the 68,000 capacity crowd sporting Argentina jerseys.
Indian women beat Thailand 3-2 in final, clinch historic gold in Badminton Asia Team Championships
...He'd be running a successful aviation business, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Paris got its fill of Oppenheimer, when the Hollywood film premiered at the Cinema Le Grand Rex in the city, and had A-listers walk down the red carpet.
The week-long 20th national congress of the Communist party of China began in Beijing on Sunday, October 16, 2022.
Controversial Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas is likely to continue at least till January 27, the date fixed by the Supreme Court for hearing a plea seeking his removal from the key post, sources in Congress said. The ruling party also attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for trying to give its 'own verdict' on the CVC issue even before the apex court could decide the matter."The BJP can say anything. BJP wants an interim action," said a Cong leader.
The priest joined the BJP at a time when the catholic church had been attacking the party over the Manipur violence.
IMAGRS from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday
The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad.
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