Bishan Singh Bedi once invited Pakistani cricketers Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar and others for dinner in Australia and cooked delectable food for the 25-odd guests, says a new book.
E A S Prasanna, whom Ian Chappell rates as the greatest off-spinner ever, tells Harish Kotian what worked for Moeen and what didn't for Ashwin.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said legislators across the country should be driven by passion, performance and procedural integrity, and desist from disrupting law-making bodies.
Rahul Mukerjea's two-day cross examination in early November left many questions unanswered even as new ones came to the fore in the Sheena Bora Murder Trial, reports Prasanna D Zore.
'Definitely, crowd management will be a challenge, but we will ensure we have enough forces at hand to take care of any situation.'
'It is Maharashtra that started this fire.' 'Suddenly, out of nowhere, they started talking about the border dispute being sub judice and they started talking about meeting the people in Belagavi who want to break up our state.'
Sandeep Modi's Chumbak spins a magical web around you, says Prasanna D Zore.
Gavaskar is currently in Southampton with first-hand knowledge about the pitch and conditions for the match starting June 18.
'But the coldness between the two is definitely melting.'
'When you are travelling in Mumbai when the air quality is bad, you feel suffocated.' 'You may feel uncomfortable breathing Delhi air, but the level of discomfort is higher in Mumbai.'
Just what is Akshay Kumar up to in Bachchhan Paandey, wonders Prasanna Zore.
'Being alert is the most important weapon in one's armoury when one is on her own or is venturing out in unknown territory.'
'We will be celebrating our friend's ascension as king by distributing sweets.'
'They (the ransomware attackers) are not after any VVIP data.' 'Had that been the case, they would have quietly installed a different malware.'
'The biggest problem that faces the Opposition in Gujarat is just a day or two before voting is scheduled, Modiji goes on a spree of emotional appeals.' 'That process has been set in motion much earlier this time in Gujarat.'
'The hate speech persons are roaming around freely in society today and the person who is protesting against hate speech is in jail.'
'The fact that all the charges against my son are baseless and concocted, in itself, gives me all the hope.'
Why everyone must attend one Lucky Ali concert before they die!
The dissidents, led by former president Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party, would leave the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna coalition with its 14 Members of Parliament, party sources said after their meeting with the President on Monday.
'Very soon you will hear the news of two more MLAs from Uddhavji's side joining our camp.' 'And once the Supreme Court verdict comes out, there will be a waterfall.'
It was not a one-way ride up though for the man who now could potentially become the BJP's national president over time.
'With vendetta politics as its main plank, the BJP will be looking out for every opportunity to destabilise this Mahagatbandhan government.'
A statement issued by the presidential media division on Friday said an extremist group was behind the unrest near President Rajapaksa's residence in Mirihana.
'I am not saying start buying from today. but start buying in the next three-four months.'
'I don't see any major setback for the Indian markets post the US Fed event.'
'If he loses Gujarat, then he has a major, major, problem coming up in 2024.'
'The decision to arrest Aryan Khan was a consensual decision, not a one-man command.'
'Wait for more action the day after (the Friday meeting).'
'The margin of victory or loss would make both camps rethink their strategies for the 2024 assembly election in Maharashtra.'
November 8 marks 6 years after demonetisation. A K Bhattacharya reveals how the prime minister and the RBI worked together for months before Modi's 8 pm speech. A riveting excerpt from The Rise Of Goliath: Twelve Disruptions That Changed India.
'The government will carefully regulate and monitor the Digital Rupee, and because the currency is supposed to be tied to INR or supported by reserves, we should expect little fluctuation in pricing.'
'If Mr Rahul Gandhi is coming to Rajasthan he should also know how his own chief minister is throttling the voices of the people belonging to the most backward classes.'
The former beauty queen and actor turned showstopper for House of Kotwara at the Lakme Fashion Week.
'The Muslims in Karnataka are safe and secure. The state government belongs to everybody.'
'Uddhavji has accepted now that the majority of his family wants to ally with the BJP, then we should think about it, but there are issues around how to go about it.'
'I came here to witness the historic message this oath-taking ceremony has sent to the nation and Maharashtra.'
'After joining, I realised the TMC in no way could bring a 'new dawn' in Goa.'
'The only thing that makes Nitish Kumar acceptable to Biharis, to the Mahagatbandhan allies, is the BJP.'
'Not just 12 MPs, but 22 former Shiv Sena MLAs as well as four MLAs who are still in Uddhav Thackeray's camp will be switching to our side gradually.'
'Why do you want to use the might of swords to make your point?' 'Why do you use force to scare people who don't subscribe to your views?'
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