'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'
For the past 75 years, one of India's greatest all-rounder's name is repeatedly dragged whenever a batter wilfully tries to steal yards at non-striker's end and is legally run out.
'Namaste behno aur bhaiyo, main aapka dost Ameen Sayani bol raha hoon'
Four years ago he watched the World Cup final in a Bengaluru pub. On Thursday, Rachin Ravindra scored a 100 in the World Cup 2023 opening game.
Whether the age-old cry of kendrer banchana will be able to drown out pangs of Sandeshkhali, the EVM will tell.
United States polls, coronavirus lockdowns and protests... Here's a look at the best images from October.
Mumbai Indians' consistency on the big day paid off again during a season where there were more than 30 last-over finishes.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali said he will not travel to India next year for the Test series.
Black Lives Matter protests and coronavirus rages across the pandemic and much more. Here are the top images from the month of June.
Anti-racism protests across the United States, the funeral procession of George Floyd in Houston, a defaced statue of King Leopold II in Brussels, unlocking of restrictions in Mumbai and much more. Scroll for the top moments from the week gone by.
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
'Dada only shot my left side because he loved that profile. He encouraged the Bengali side in me.'
Here's a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
Sunil Gavaskar completed 50 years of his association with Indian cricket on Sunday -- five decades in which he has remained ever-relevant taking on a variety of roles.
Here are the images that encapsulated the biggest moments in the month of August.
'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.'
Modi met Biden for all three days between June 21 and June 23 during the Indian prime minister's state visit to the US.
Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)!
While Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen starred with the willow for SRH, Mitchell Marsh's all-round show went in vain as Delhi went down at home.
It's a fun, Fun, FUN menu on OTT this week.
All of the top news of the week gone by, in photos.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will launch a series named #CWC11Rewind on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of India's 2011 World Cup triumph at home.
The Indian team's sweater has the logos of the ICC World Test Championship 2021 and BCCI with 'INDIA' written on the front.
West Zone will boast of a power-packed batting line-up in Cheteshwar Pujara, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav and Sarfaraz Khan for the Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone.
From the spread of coronavirus to International Women's Day, these 10 images sum up all the big stories from the previous week.
Events that shaped the nation in the past 48 hours in images.
Missed the biggest news from last week? Here's what happened in the world in photos.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 48 hours.
Rohit, went on to score 264 runs against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens
The beauty queen could not hold back her tears as she took to the stage one last time as Miss Universe.
'Just remember, when it comes to climate change, there is no STOP button!' 'We can't hit pause or even rewind, we can only move together towards the future.'
Forgot what happened in the week gone by? Here's a quick recap of what took place in 10 images.
Marilyn Monroe, Minions, musicals and mean-spirited witches, it's quite a spread on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers her picks.
Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the last week.
Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the last week.
A recap of events that occurred in India in the past week.
We bring to you some of the best pictures from across the nation in the last one week.
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