'Corona will go on for more than six months now in Mumbai city.' 'It cannot vanish within just two or three months.' 'This infection may remain there in communities, somewhere or the other, like swine flu.'
Vidhu Vinod Chopra on Parinda.
Facing flak from opposition parties and separatists, Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday made a U-turn on the controversial plans for composite townships in the valley for displaced Kashmiri Pandits, saying they are "part and parcel of the Kashmiri fabric of life" and would be settled at their native places and "not as an isolated community".
Indian team's head coach Ravi Shastri gave the young wicketkeeper-batsman tips to work on specific skill sets ahead of the 11th edition of Indian Premier League.
Infosys Technologies has been ranked as the tenth best company in terms of leadership.
'We are facing the most critical military situation with China in the last 50 years.'
India women's T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur is happy to play a host of matches, something that they have missed all these years with considerable gap between two international series.
Kolkata Knight Riders' coach Dav Whatmore on Tuesday said players should learn to strike a balance between cricket matches and IPL parties.
The parcel counter at various restaurants and hotels are busy thanks to the increase in orders for food to be delivered at home, according to industry sources. Some of the restaurants are working out plans to check out persons who come in and display symptoms of cough and cold while others are planning to come out with leaflets about precautionary measures to be handed over to customers at the entry.
After a spate of freak accidents related to eminent sportsmen in recent weeks, rediff.com takes a look at some most famous sufferers.
David Warner will continue as Australia vice-captain despite his involvement in a heated exchange in the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead, an incident which has drawn condemnation and put his fiery personality back in the spotlight.
A back of the napkin calculation will tell us that people having a taxable income of Rs 500,000 will be paying a tax of Rs 34,000 in 2010-11 as against Rs 54,000 in 2009-2010. A saving of 37.04%!
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
It's difficult to say whether the CBI will find enough proof against telecom minister A Raja or whether it will get caught in the parcel of half-truths he's been dishing out on how he's just followed the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the actions of his predecessors.
Irked by the 'pink chaddi' campaign against him following his threat to disrupt Valentine's Day celebrations, Sri Ram Sena leader Pramod Muthalik has said he would soon sue the rights activists behind it.
The last date for receiving EoIs is February 28, after which a new reserve price will be announced.
The blast occurred just as the Mayiladuthurai-Tirunelveli passenger train from which the crackers were offloaded was leaving the station, a top police official said.
'When I walk out to bat, come down the stairs, people will say we need a hundred and all those kind of things will happen. For me, that's just a part of the process now'
The lockdown in India has been a timely, graded, proactive and pre-emptive public health measure to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and has been part and parcel of the government's overall strategy, Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, and Chairman, Empowered Group 1, said at a media briefing on the COVID-19 situation.
Anderson said he would be ready to fill the role of Joe Root's deputy if needed
Chief coach Anil Kumble has laid down a "protocol" that a player recuperating from injury needs to play "domestic cricket" in order to be considered for a comeback in the national team. In the past, there has been instances of player breakdown in their bid to make a quick comeback post serious injuries. With Rohit Sharma (quadriceps), KL Rahul (hamstring), Shikhar Dhawan (thumb fracture) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (back) in the injured list, Kumble feels that "communication with players is key" as one can understand their eagerness to comeback.
After several delays, it will be completed by Jan 2017.
The airports chosen for operation, management and development through a public-private partnership model are those in Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati.
Disappointed at missing out of the Champions Trophy for the second consecutive time, India vice-captain Yuvraj Singh said it was his sheer bad luck that he sustained a finger injury at such a crucial time.
The total wealth of top 100 real estate barons accounted for Rs 2.37 trillion ($32.7 billion) in 2018, up 27 per cent against 2017's cumulative wealth of Rs 1.87 trillion ($28.6 billion).
Bangladesh's first gay magazine editor was brutally murdered on Monday along with a friend in his flat in Dhaka by suspected Islamists, in the latest audacious attack on high-profile bloggers and intellectuals in the Muslim-majority country.
Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu are training at separate academies of national coach Pullela Gopichand ever since their epic Commonwealth Games summit clash
Sourav Ganguly on Friday said that he is not embarrassed by the sting operation, which claimed that a sleaze racket was being run in the bar and restaurant he owns, and was seeking legal opinion to deal with the issue.
BSNL told a government panel that it should be allocated 5 MHz spectrum in the 700 MHz band through the equity route
Michael Jackson, famously known as the 'Moonwalker' for his legendary dance moves, now has a crater on the moon named after himself.
'Why should I as a common man not know where my parents are in Kashmir, how they are doing. It is my right,' student Mohammed Aleem Syed, who moved the Supreme Court to be allowed to visit Kashmir, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'I expect normalcy to return in one or two days,' says Tuticorin's new Collector Sandeep Nandur.
The Muslim leadership striving for the recovery of the encroached Waqf property in Andhra Pradesh achieved a major success on Wednesday as the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy returned 50 acres of prime land to the state Waqf board.
The refinery will roll out petroleum products including diesel and some amount of naptha initially. The refinery will initially produce 31 kilo tonne per day of diesel and 5.7 ktpd of naptha among other products, sources added. The unit can also produce 25 ktpd of petrol, however, it might not sell it initially in the market, sources added.
Phonemaker Apple is said to be in talks to take 30,000 sq ft retail space at plush property Maker Maxity, in Bandra Kurla Complex
Ponting compared the spell with the one England's Steve Harmison bowled during the famous 2005 Ashes series, in which he hit Australian openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer before leaving the former skipper with a bloodied cheek.
Most of the services of the postal department are incurring losses.
Usman Khawaja is doubtful for the day-night Test against New Zealand in Adelaide later this month after the Australian top order batsman re-injured his left hamstring while fielding at the WACA on Saturday.
Dismissing criticism against Virat Kohli for his early dismissal in the World Cup semi-final against Australia, former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid said barring the one blip, the star batsman has been sensational Down Under.
The highest cap for the capacity would be 2 GW and can be set up in tranches at whatever location the project developer deems fit.
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