On Christmas Eve, noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a 45-feet-high sand Santa Claus with a "World Peace" message at Puri beach on Thursday.
The installation work is expected to begin in October.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Pichai said a whole new generation of technologies are happening in India first, and that people in the country no longer have to wait for technology to come to them. Investments, he said, will focus on four areas key to India's digitisation, including enabling affordable access and information for every Indian in their own language, be it Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi or any other.
Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is in the process of compiling bills against private broadcasters, primarily news channels, who used the footage of the recently-concluded India-Pakistan cricket series beyond permissbile limits.
The street-fighter attitude is what keeps Rane going even at 69. The expectation is -- at least in the BJP camp -- that he will be itching for a battle royale with the Shiv Sena in its bastions.
Having developed a taste for what humans eat, the monkeys are wreaking havoc in Shimla, reports Ashwani Sharma.
In the four-page letter, leaked selectively to the media, Bharati also made a scathing attack on party Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and General Secretary Sanjay Joshi.
A stoppage-time goal by Ishan Pandita helped FC Goa pull off a thrilling 3-3 draw against Mumbai City FC
India needed just three runs from the final over but had only themselves to blame for the loss. With veteran Mithali Raj well set at the crease on 30 off 32 balls, the ODI skipper was left stranded at the other end and didn't get an opportunity to face a single delivery in the final over that was bowled by Kate Cross (2/18).
The Indian women's cricket team suffered a five-wicket defeat to England in the second T20 International, surrendering the series with a sixth straight loss in the shortest format.
The Centre said the former sports minister had ordered that the issue of a maximum eight-year term for office-bearers of sports bodies be examined in totality.
To commemorate 10 years of the Ashok Kumar Foundation, Jehangir Art Gallery, in South Mumbai, is hosting a week-long exhibition of the veteran actor.
Prasar Bharati has approved a scheme of self financed commissioning under which the outside producers would be required to produce programmes at his own risk and cost, Information and Broadcasting Minister S Jaipal Reddy said on Monday.
The private sports broadcaster is taking a stand contrary to that of ESPN-Star Sports and Ten Sports.
The court further held that the state's legislative competence is not affected by the amendment to Article 342(a) of the Constitution of India.
Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.
'We need a two-track approach -- one that deals with the leadership of the Naxals, who wish to overthrow the Indian State and the other, which focuses on the concerns of the people they pretend/claim to serve. There is clearly a need to recognise tribal populations as victims -- first of State apathy and discrimination and then of the Naxal agenda.' We again highlight Union Minister Jairam Ramesh's Sardar Patel memorial lecture.
With the hindi-belt politicians opposing the Women's Reservation Bill, it is mostly the Hindi newspapers that have been covering the issue with some intensity.
Activist Zoru Bathena has filed a petition challenging the civic tree authority's approval on August 29 for felling trees for the car shed.
Bharati Das, the Indian wife of Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, the prime accused in the Hannah Foster murder case, has refused to accept a British cash award of around Rs 4 lakh for providing information to help arrest him from Kalimpong.
Besides inspecting the two Indian stations -- Bharati and Maitri -- the joint team also inspected sites of other countries as part of the collaboration between the two countries announced this September.
The mecca of Indian soccer on Sunday made headlines when the marquee I-League clash between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan had to be called off after the unruly crowd present at the Salt Lake stadium went out of control.
Dismissing Kejriwal as an anarchist and trying to corner him on that score is unfair because the AAP is unlike any other party we have so far seen. It takes its strength directly from the people not just by way of votes but being participatory in its decisions, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.
BJP would observe the next 10 days -- from Sunday to September 17, the birthday of the PM -- as 'seva parva'.
Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
It said it will challenge the BCCI's decision to award the rights for the India-Australia series to Sony in the Supreme Court.
Lalrindika Ralte's goal gave East Bengal a 1-0 victory over Selangor FA in their AFC Cup Group H opener.
Despite the 0-3 whitewash in the T20 series against England, India coach WV Raman said he was not crestfallen and is looking ahead to the future with many youngsters coming up.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf applauds The Kapil Sharma Show's reincarnation.
Star footballer Lionel Messi and his team had their final practice session this evening ahead of the FIFA International friendly between Argentina and Venezuela at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan.
Fragmented polity will make it impossible for India to realise its will because weak governments are unable to take hard decisions, the NSA said.
India have been doing well in the 50-over format but they have plenty to ponder about in the shortest form, having lost their previous series in New Zealand 0-3.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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