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'Mr Sobers, would you like to bat?'

Ajit Wadekar recalls how India turned the tables on the the West Indies and won a historic victory. IMAGE: The legendary Ajit Wadekar. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Ajit Laxman Wadekar --......

Indian sailors back with tales of horror, neglect

Six Indian sailors on the M V Suez who were kept captive by Somali pirates for 10 months returned to New Delhi on Friday. They were all praise for the people and government of Pakistan and angry at......

The battle that gave India away

It is ironical -- and tragic -- that an innocent flower would be compelled, by history, to take on connotations of war and loss. Polash, a bright red flowering tree -- also known as Flame of the......

The list of dead and injured

The list of Mumbai blasts patients admitted to various hospitals:Sion Hospital: The list of injuredNumber Name Age 1. Navin Devdiya 36 2. Kalpesh Rauth 30 3. Sudhakar D...

The flight from Pakistan

Airports, by nature, are places of bedlam; replete with emotional scenes as families and friends gather to greet or bid goodbye to their loved ones. Even by those standards, Mumbai's Chhatrapati......

Composer Wajid dies of coronavirus

Singer-composer Wajid Khan of the music director duo Sajid-Wajid, popular for their work on superstar Salman Khan's films like Wanted, Dabangg and Ek Tha Tiger, died in the wee hours on Monday in a......

PIX: Why did the singers party?

Musicians gathered to celebrate singer Harshdeep Kaur's birthday. The Mohan sisters: Shakti and Neeti. Himesh Reshammiya with wife Sonia Kapur. Nihar Pandya joins Himesh,......

Sunny Leone, Daniel Weber at a prayer meet

Ace photographer Dabboo Ratnani's mother Prabha passed away on November 28. A prayer meeting was held at Dabboo's residence in Mumbai, and many film folk turned up to condole with him. ......

PIX: Shah Rukh-Gauri party with Akshay-Twinkle

It was a night to remember for Bollywood. Even as Sonam Kapoor threw a Diwali party, Amitabh Bachchan hosted a grand celebration too. Bachchan threw his annual Diwali party after a gap of two......

PIX: Katrina glitters at IIFA Rocks

The 20th edition of the IIFA awards kicked off their first event, IIFA Rocks, and celebs made a beeline for it. Here's a look at the stars who walked the green carpet. Katrina Kaif. ......

'Mr Sobers, would you like to bat?'

Maybe India needs this Dream XI!

So India lost its first World Twenty20 game on Tuesday night.Maybe, we fielded the wrong team :)Haresh Pandya picks 11 India greats who never played the shortest format, but can take on any team in......

Choose your Dream Indian Team

Image: Kapil Dev. Photograph: Allsport UK Haresh Pandya picks his all-time best Indian Test team which is packed with some exciting stroke-players, a couple of heavy-scorers known to play......

Remembering the elegant M L Jaisimha

The name was a bit complex. For people other than South Indians, that is. But, certainly, not the person. Motganhalli Lakshminarsu Jaisimha, better known as M L Jaisimha, and affectionately called......

Sethi wins world pro billiards

Billiards ace Geet Sethi regained the World Professional title in the three-ball game after seven years in Wales, the United Kingdom, defeating England's Lee Lagan by over 1000 points in the......

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