Chanu, who is employed with the Indian Railways, lifted 85kg in snatch and 109kg in clean and jerk to total an impressive 194kg in the women's 48kg, setting a new national record in the process.
The ghost of the 2002 Gujarat riots continued to haunt Chief Minister Narendra Modi who was grilled for the first time by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team this year.
This April Fool's Day you can play your retro Pac-Man game on Google Maps, says Ashish Narsale.
India boxer Vikas Krishan stormed into the quarter-finals of the men's 75kg category after beating Turkey's Onder Sipal by unanimous decision in a clearly dominating bout. Vikas in now one win away from a medal at the Games. India's first boxer to reach quarterfinals in Rio, Vikas will meet Uzbekistan's world championships silver medallist Bektemir Melikuziev in the next bout.
Pahal looks to cut down diversion and eliminate duplicate.
Robert Hirschfield goes looking for the space he made his own from the moment he saw Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's The World of Apu.
Much-needed modifications make the fifth instalment of the game stand out.
Ghostbusters may not be a classic, but the laughs it earns are all its own, says Raja Sen.
After four failed attempts in the last 25 years, the Army has issued a fresh global tender for 400 towed artillery howitzers, the first to be acquired after the controversial Bofors deal.
From high-performance cars and customised bikes to accessories and in-car entertainment technology, the Autocar Performance Show 2014 held in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex turned out to be paradise for car lovers.
What are you doing this Halloween? Here's our list of the top 6 spookiest parties for a 'freaky' good time.
The home minister's visit to Pakistan can either open the path to a serious re-engagement or regress us to the rhetoric of the last 12 years, writes K C Singh.
The Bofors ghost returned to haunt the Congress party with an income tax tribunal saying that kickbacks of Rs 41 crore were paid to late Win Chaddha, an agent of the Swedish arms manufacturer and Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Howitzer gun deal and that they are liable to pay tax in India on such income.
With Hindi Medium and Angrezi Medium, the "English-medium" actor of independent movies shows she can easily fit into mainstream Hindi movies too.
There's no scarcity of hairstyles that have inspired fans to sport the same. A look at 13 of the most popular styles.
It is the holy month of Ramadan and in normal course, the bazaars should have been chock-a-block full with shoppers. Instead, there are security forces patrolling the streets trying to save themselves from arsonists and ensuring that the curfew is not disrupted.
Next year's Copa America in Chile will give Brazil the chance to bury the ghosts of their miserable World Cup, the president of the country's soccer federation said.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek is on an intercontinental journey of 24,000 miles, tracing humankind's movement out of Africa right down to South America.
Ravichandran Ashwin would not get into the debate if the wrist spinners are more effective than the finger spinners, saying the theories floated in Indian cricket are based on 'perceptions'.
Here is a look at some of Aseem Chhabra's favourite memories of 2020 in Hindi cinema, performances by well-known and new actors, special moments in films and shows.
The decision comes weeks after killing of two Chinese nationals who entered the country on business visa.
All set for Mission Impossible 5?
The Indian won 21-7 21-7 in the summit clash that lasted just 38 minutes.
Rolls-Royce expects to sell a total of 50 units this year in India including the newly launched Ghost 2010 series, its authorised dealer said on Thursday.
The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation for the first time has included the historical ruins of the 16th century town- Bhangarh- in one of its tour packages.
Kolkata witnesses the last days of a non-polluting and once-efficient mode of transport, while trams make a comeback in cities around the world. Sayantan Bera reports.
The beautiful women reveal their phobias ahead of the show's beginning.
Jubilant German soccer fans honked car horns and let off fireworks Sunday after Germany beat old rivals England 4-1 in a thrilling World Cup match that might finally silence the ghosts of a bitter defeat in 1966.
Rewind five years and Liverpool hosted Chelsea with three games remaining, knowing victory would have left them six points clear and a first league title since 1990 almost secure.
Stars and Stars turned up at the event to mark 70 years of Cannes on Wednesday, May 23.
'You put crores of rupees making films, so I don't think any producer or studio would back you because you know a relative in the industry.' 'They will back talent, either from within the fraternity or outside.'
Anupam Mukerji, whose blog posts hit the headlines during the Indian Premier League's second season in 2009, revealed his identity on the Times Now news channel on Saturday afternoon.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
It is time the current leaders who swear by 'cultural nationalism', that is religion neutral, assert that Bharatiyata is at the core of our nationalism and India was never a 'Hindu Rashtra', argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
France's completely new team lost 2-1 to Norway in a friendly on Wednesday with the ghosts of World Cup controversy and failure also hanging over England despite Steven Gerrard's brace in a 2-1 win over Hungary.
It's also obvious that Bharadwaj has taken pains to deliver something off the beaten path for this Tamil album.
Steve Smith and David Warner may wake with some relief on Thursday as they greet the final day of their ball-tampering bans
Major General Sujan Singh Uban, a legendary veteran of the Second World War, was a natural choice to raise, train and command the Special Frontier Force and mould them into a well oiled fighting machine, recalls his son Inspector General Gurdip Singh Uban (retd), who led SFF troops during the Kargil War.
Here's a look at the weekend box office
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