"I am hungry and thirsty," said Muneer Al Mahaj, one of the hostages who emerged from the Trident hotel on Friday morning. "Let me eat first. I have not seen a proper meal for the last 36 hours. I have been surviving only on biscuits and that too got over. Last night, I ran out of water too."
Biden is best qualified to address the root cause of the polarisation in American politics before it turns into terminal malignancy, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Justine Henin maintained her recent grand slam mastery over Serena Williams with a 7-6 6-1 triumph in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
Rafael Nadal overcame a temporary blip on his way to victory at the ATP Cup on Saturday
'It's better to part ways on a happy note than staying together nursing hard feelings.'
Puri gave up the comforts of Citibank to set up a new-age bank from a rat-infested room in the Kamala Mills Compound in Worli, Mumbai and build a marquee brand. A look at his 26-year stint as HDFC Bank's boss.
Why poor fisherfolk in Chennai are falling prey to a thriving kidney trade.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test match between England and Pakistan in Manchester, on Wednesday.
The outreach centre -- one of the sites of the 26/11 attack -- will be turned into a memorial dedicated to all the victims.
'Right now there are two battles, the one in our heads about the pandemic and 2, the actual pandemic itself.'
The extremists armed with guns and explosives stormed Dalori and began shooting indiscriminately and set fire to homes.
As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a recession unfolding in bits and pieces. With factories and tea gardens closing down, agricultural income falling and storm Aila ravaging a large part of deltaic West Bengal in 2010, migration gradually became a norm.
The combined Left parties drew a blank in the polls to the assembly which they had run with an overwhelming majority for 34 long years, with their vote share dwindling to a mere 5.47 per cent in 2021.
The top seeds beat Michal Tabara of the Czech Republic and Santiago Ventura of Spain in the quarter-finals of the Chennai Open.
Twenty-three-times Cup winners Athletic Bilbao were dumped out in sensational circumstances by tiny island side SD Formentera, who sneaked a 1-0 win at San Mames with a header by Alvaro Muniz deep in stoppage-time to reach the last 16 for the first time with a 2-1 aggregate victory.
French prosecutors say they are treating the hostage-taking as terror incident.
'While we are all trying to stay indoors and help flatten the curve, all recruitment processes have been put on hold and I am unable to find a job for myself.'
Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday
The current Indo-Pak crisis over Kashmir is a godsend for the US. With tensions running high, Pakistan is in no position to militarily help the Taliban. Once this realisation dawns on the Taliban, they are likely to be more amenable to a compromise on American terms, says Colonel Anil Athale (retired).
IMAGES from Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Friday
Chile beat Colombia 2-0 in the Copa America semi-final on Wednesday and will face Argentina in Sunday's final after surviving a tumultuous match in Chicago.
'The mental issues are too complex to be handled.' 'It is hitting us hard for one reason.' 'We have such a high level of fear about this disease.'
Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy sailed the oceans and conquered likely death after a storm badly injured his spine and destroyed his boat. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met the decorated sailor who fought all odds to return home alive.
The Arsenal manager says money and 'starification' has become too important in football.
In a video message posted as part of the Congress' 'Speak Up India' campaign, which was launched on Thursday, she also demanded that the government provide Rs 7,500 to each needy family for the next six months and Rs 10,000 as immediate cash to them.
Deschamps has proven both innovative and brave as coach, and is now one victory away from joining an elite club.
World number one Novak Djokovic eased past Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to lift his fifth Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday, extending his unbeaten start to the 2020 season. Djokovic has now won 21 straight matches, including 18 this season, having already lifted the inaugural ATP Cup with Serbia and a record-extending eighth Australian Open title last month.
Happy End' is a photo-project of 15 airplanes that had forced landings but all on board survived and were rescued.
Karolina Pliskova reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday and is keen to prove right those tipping her for Grand Slam success.
Hail and rainstorm killed 160 people in 11 provincial regions, mainly along the mighty Yangtze River and its distributaries, and have left 28 missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
You must watch The Sky is Pink just for Priyanka Chopra, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Kei Nishikori exacted a measure of revenge against Marin Cilic when the Japanese world number five overcame the Croatian in the semi-finals of the Citi Open.
Four militants were killed in the encounter which began on Sunday.
The hotel is popular with westerners and United Nations staff and often used by French troops with Operation Barkhane, a force based in Chad and set up to combat Islamist militants across Africa's vast, arid Sahel region.
Sanjeev Goel, business head, Manipal ProLearn, lists 10 courses that are currently most suitable for working professionals to upskill or reskill to ensure they remain of value in the job market and in future-ready organisations.
The bodies of two terrorists had been recovered on Sunday.
Images from Day 4 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
In her death, the Congress has lost a leader who brought old world grace to politics but was open to new ideas.
'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma.
Images from Monday's action at the French Open.
