Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Despite recent developments that have accelerated the impending extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who has been in custody in London's Wandsworth Prison for over two years, the last month has seen his uncle Mehul Choksi dominate the headlines instead with his circus-like exhibition in the Caribbean that has involved red herrings such as a "girlfriend", to whom his wife seemed to have no objection, and possibly concocted stories of being kidnapped and manhandled. Choksi was widely regarded as Modi's Svengali in Mumbai when he returned from Belgium to expand his business. He had fled to Antigua well before news around how Modi finagled thousands of crores from Punjab National Bank (PNB) and other institutions through a series of allegedly coordinated and fraudulent actions involving letters of undertaking, or LoUs.
Nauman Sait emerged victorious in the MTV Roadies Hell Down Under show, beating the other finalists Kiri and Palak.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and South Western Army chief Lt Gen Alok Kler paid tributes to Col Sharma at Jaipur Military Station's 61, Cavalry Ground.
These celebs walked the ramp to stop girl child abuse.
Ready is very much a stereotypical love story. The cute, lead pair Ram and Genelia makes the film watchable.
Taken together and barring a few moments, the album of Ananda Thandavam doesn't really rise to inspiring heights. There's a lot of romance and Vairamuthu's words add some dashing energy, though the tunes are familiar. It's not bad but not very good either.
Tamanna Business Solutions, Delhi, is looking for summer recruits.
Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com captures the anxiety and excitement at the model auditions in Mumbai.
It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.
S P Balasubrahmanyam sang songs about life and loss with enough soul to break your heart, notes Sukanya Verma.
A look at the star arrivals.
Shakthi Chidambaram wields the megaphone for Tamil film Vyaabaari which also has director turned actor S J Surya in dual roles. Music is disappointing with sexual overtones.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Priceless gems, tucked away in movie history.
Physiology student Maya Charuni Sarihan from Scottsdale, Arizona, was crowned the 22nd Miss India America 2014 in Los Angeles.
The IO is also understood to have confronted him with some documents the agency had seized and recovered in this case of alleged disproportionate assets.
Meet Anand Kumar, a government clerk who transformed into a real estate and hospitality baron.
A lowdown on the Tamil film industry.
What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions in the country?
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
As Shah Rukh Khan turned guide in Jab Harry Met Sejal, Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood's original Guide.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.
He has driven into the Limca Book of Records twice. Tamanna Naseer finds out more about the battles Eric Paul fights despite being paraplegic.
Some eyewitnesses said the driver, who is among the injured, tried to speed across the level crossing even when onlookers tried to draw his attention to the approaching train.
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
'Aamir has bigger goodwill than even the Tatas and Birlas.' 'The Sanjay Dutt biopic is amazing because of Rajkumar Hirani, because of Abhijat Joshi's writing and because of Ranbir Kapoor's acting.'
The shortest format may have resulted in change of batting philosophy for many but India's star batsman Ajinkya Rahane says that he will never trade his "copybook style" for fancy shots.
Use of chemical compounds to artificially ripen, colour and increase the shelf life of fruit is rampant in India.
'I would like to say that there is a fear of Dawood. We thought we are a nation of 120 crore people and if we do not bid for this property it will be a matter of disgrace.' 'Here is this man sitting in Pakistan and is being able to lord over our country especially Mumbai through remote control. I think somewhere we must draw the line.' 'There is no Hindu-Muslim issue at all. The underworld is the most secular entity in the country. Whether you are a Muslim or a Hindu it does not matter. Whether you are able to deliver or rake in the moolah is all that matters.' Former journalist S Balakrishnan on why he is bidding for Dawood's Ibrahim's property.
'Muslims in India have been suffering in many ways. Yet, they are proud Indians and love India as much as any other Indian community.'
How many of these have aged well?
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