Every person was tested 72 hours before they travelled in order to ensure that all members of the party were travelling virus free.
Rediff.com gives you a look at films in the past that have captured the lives of sporting icons, and their rise to glory, on the silver screen.
A summary of Thursday's finals in Track and Field at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Global Indian Award is given to a person who has had an impact on and contributed in some way to the growth of the Indian and global economy.
This is particularly relevant to present times, as women are being bombarded with mixed messages about diet, weight and body image.
India's women's hockey team failed to replicate the inspiring show they produced against Ireland in their opening match and were trounced 3-0 by Great Britain in their second Pool B outing at the Rio Olympics on Monday night.
The Sri Lanka off-spinner broke the previous record of 708 wickets, held by retired Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, when he bowled England's Paul Collingwood for 45 on the third day of the first Test.
Five armed men sneaked into the project area at on Monday night and beat up security guards with iron rods, police said. Alarmed by screams of the injured other security men rushed to the site but could not nab the attackers. The injured were first taken to Singur Gramin Hospital and then shifted to Walsh Hospital at Srirampore.
Fired India hockey coach Paul van Ass says Hockey India president Narinder Batra was just finding ways to fire him.
Indian men's hockey team chief coach Paul van Ass on Monday claimed that he has been fired by Hockey India following his alleged public altercation with federation president Narinder Batra.
Presenting the best dressed at the Power of Women event in New York.
Amidst tributes for James Anderson, two voices have stood out to show things as they are.
The star of the American television sitcom Aliens in America will be seen on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning medical drama Nip/Tuck in a recurring part.
Sourav Ganguly is likely to sit on the special committee to determine category-placements of the 20 players to be awarded contracts by the BCCI.
Former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid on his life outside the game.
India are eyeing a 10th straight bilateral series win over the Caribbean side.
Will India get their bowling combination right after the debacle in Chennai when they take on a buoyant West Indies in the second ODI
Following are the major incidents in which Darrell Hair has been involved in.
Muralitharan had consulted lawyers on taking action against Bedi for writing degrading articles questioning his bowling action.
Youngsters like Brandon King, Khary Pierre, Sherfane Rutherford, Keserick Williams and Hayden Walsh Jr were preferred for the India tour
The ace Indian leg spinner is only the fifth bowler to reach the milestone.
Since being called for throwing in 1995, the Sri Lankan off spinner has averaged an incredible 6.65 wickets in 66 Tests.
A look at the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket after Australian Shane Warne passed the 500 mark against Sri Lanka.
The master spinner took his total to 533 as he moved ahead of Walsh's 519 wickets.
Poor eyesight does not handicap a cricket batsman and in some cases may even be an advantage, University of NSW research shows.
The Indian leg-spinner says he is thriving on his added responsibility after becoming Test cricket's fourth highest wicket-taker.
Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords in London.
The highest Test wicket-taker was escorted by motorcade to the Sri Lanka Cricket Board headquarters.
A look at the major incidents in which the Australian has been involved since making his debut as a first-class umpire in 1988.
Veteran drag-flicker Sandeep Singh scored twice as Jaypee Punjab Warriors drubbed debutants Kalinga Lancers 7-3 in a high-scoring Hockey India League match in Bhubaneshwar.
Earlier in the morning, race walkers Khushbir Kaur and Manish Singh finished creditable fourth and sixth respectively in the 20km race.
McGrath dismissed Lara to surpass Courtney Walsh's record of 519 Test wickets.
The Sri Lankan off spinner created a new world record claiming his 520th Test wicket.
Muttiah Muralitharan goes into the first Test against a second-string Zimbabwe side within sight of one of cricket's most celebrated records.
England opener Marcus Trescothick is the bookmakers' favourite to become Glenn McGrath's 500th wicket
Mohammed Yousuf compared Steve Harmison to West Indian greats Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh
