The Congress on Monday stepped attacked on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj alleging there was "quid pro quo" involved in her "assistance" to Lalit Modi in obtaining British travel documents and demanded that the scam-tainted former Indian Premier League commissioner be brought back and tried in India.
Laughing off questions on potential challengers, Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt turned on the charm offensive on his maiden trip to India, throwing humility out of the window to declare that his records are pretty much out of reach.
In June last year, Tech Mahindra completed acquisition of Mahindra Satyam -- erstwhile Satyam Computer Services -- to become India's fifth largest software services firm. Mahindra is also the Chairman of Tech Mahindra.
The 22-year-old was ranked 43rd in the World Cup standings in Super-G and was thought to have a better chance of gold in the snowboarding events she will also contest in Pyeongchang, an unprecedented doubling up.
'Wasn't there a single person below 30 in the whole production team? I wondered aloud at different points in the narrative,' notes Sreehari Nair.
How has Raj Thackeray, who is as much a businessman as politician, been able to pull it off, when most Opposition politicians live in fear of IT and ED and CBI, asks Krishna Prasad after attending a Raj rally in Nashik.
Stay away from these cinematic ruins, warns Raja Sen.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Arsenal's Aubameyang compared to Henry after his derby double
Aditya Chopra's film reminds us that a well-shot Bollywood romantic film can be so entertaining even when it does not offer anything new, says Aseem Chhabra.
We present an excerpt from Kishore Kumar: Method In Madness by Derek Bose.
Suraj Sharma reveals how delivering a Subway sandwich landed him Life in Pi and other fun stories.
Piku should hopefully be some good shit, says Raja Sen.
Arshad Warsi on working in Golmaal Again, gearing up for the third part in Munnabhai series and more...
'Ishaqzaade released on May 11, 2012. It has been seven years. But if you had spoken to me on May 10, 2012, and said that I would do 13 films with so many good directors and actors, I would have said, 'Chal jhoota.''
In a significant development, Sania Mirza has agreed to play in the upcoming Asian Games, two days after All India Tennis Association announced that they would allow top players to miss the Incheon event, keeping in mind their requirements on the professional circuit.
Beneath its dazzling veneer, this emperor has no clothes, says J Jagannath.
Meet the Big B, a master of (voice) disguises.
It is in no ways a mass market product as it does not give two-hoots about stuff like fuel efficiency and practicality.
Bhagwat said a sense of idealism is good and described himself not as 'anti-modern', but as 'pro-future'.
The toe-crusher is hitting the target, the bouncer is coming out well and, most importantly, the wicket column is swelling again.
After 40, getting into a romance is like batting your eyelashes at an approaching SUV before throwing yourself under its wheels, says Mitali Saran.
Jack Bauer would approve, says Raja Sen.
'Children are always under some kind of pressure. Pressure to perform in examinations, peer pressure of all kinds, pressure to look good; their hormones are going crazy. And there's nobody to help them.
Director Mohanakrishna Indraganti talks about his first comedy film Bandipotu.
IMAGES from the matches played at the PNB Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Sunday
'Our prime minister has set a scorching pace. He's logged more airline miles than professional airline pilots... On his regular visits to Delhi, he has also signed files galore.' 'How much of this activity has translated into useful action on the ground,' asks Devangshu Datta.
The director A V Sasidharan depended too much on lead actor Fahadh Faasil's popularity and forgets everything else.
'When somebody comes forward in Hollywood, they don't risk losing their livelihood.' 'But here, they will risk losing their livelihood.' Richa Chadha opens up.
'It is clear that nature is not in a mood to give us leeway to be lazy, inefficient or just do business as usual.' 'It is telling us that we have no time to get things wrong. We need to take drastic actions - now
Action Jackson is a drinking game of a film, one well over the so-bad-it's-good line, its main merit being that it holds some genuine surprises -- and makes sure its hero looks like a jackass, says Raja Sen.
A Mumbai-based commodity trader, Jezreel Pannikot shares his amazing weight loss story
Big Hero 6 is all heart, says Raja Sen.
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Usain Bolt says he is not yet ready for a duel with Justin Gatlin.
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