Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.
"The odds, were stacked against us. Of the 51 missions, attempted across the world so far, a mere 21 had succeeded. But we have prevailed. With today's spectacular success, ISRO joins an elite group of only 3 other agencies worldwide to have successfully reached red planet," Modi said.
Lara Dutt seemed to have a lot of fun in her last release, Singh Is Bling, but she's in no hurry to sign another film.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
'Although I have been working in the industry for two decades, people don't know me well. They think I am snooty and an introvert.'
'Mahira took a stand for me for four months in Bigg Boss.' 'So many people tried to separate us in the house.'
'Our biggest critic is our father. Our mom says 'very good' for every work but it's difficult to make dad say that. After he saw the teaser of Haseena Parker, he said 'hit hai'.'
An almost complete communications blackout has been imposed in Kashmir since August 5 after the Narendra Modi-led government moved to scrap the region's special status. Kashmiris outside the state are most affected by the inability to contact their families back home and not knowing what's happened to them. Umar Ganie listens to some voices of anguish, even anger.
Despite their six-year age gap, Kareena and Karisma have a lot more in common in the fashion department than you think.
'Who will give me that (lost) time?' 'The stress I have gone through, the stress my family has gone through.' 'We have not laughed in seven, eight years.'
Although Walmart-Flipkart wholesale game-plan is to target about a $150 billion market out of a total pie of $700 billion in the country, the consolidation marks the end of the multi-brand dream of the American retail giant.
By teaching professional photography to the differently-abled, KnowDisability is helping them take charge of their lives.
'The emotion of love is the same, but we have made it a math calculation, messed up and complicated.'
RIL is setting up infrastructure for a full-fledged horizontal e-commerce offering - internally called the New Commerce - to simultaneously launch pan-India by October-November.
'You can still acquire the COVID-19 virus even if you are vaccinated.' 'But if you develop the disease, (after being vaccinated) the likelihood is that it will be mild.' 'It just makes sense to continue to take precautions, because you may be around a lot of unvaccinated people.'
What does Sonam Kapoor has to say about the Sunny Leone interview?
Mritika Sen, the CBSE exam topper in 2009, gives her success mantras.
In her weekly QnA with Rediff readers, life coach and mental health guru Anu Krishna addresses issues relating to mental health and offers solutions.
'I never imagined I would be a father and complete my family without getting married.' 'I'm privileged that my parents supported me, a lot of people don't have that.'
Actor Mohnish Behl looks back at the time he shot with his mother Nutan's co-star Dev Anand.
The outgoing White House Press Secretary said it was one of the 'greatest jobs she could ever have'.
Can you help this Indian achieve aviation history?
The duo gave Humans of Bombay a glimpse into their adorable love life.
'As fun and funny as it is shooting, it's as scary when you watch it.'
Supermodel Alesia Raut was in a playful mood on Day 1 of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016 as she posed exclusively for these tongue-in-cheek pics.
'I was told by everyone who mattered that it was dangerous for me to be an out-of-the-closet lesbian, who is a Pakistani in America. But I've never played by the rules.'
'I have seen the tears in their eyes.' 'I want to thank God for giving me an opportunity to help these guys.'
'I play a suicide bomber and while doing this job if my character suddenly breaks into song and dance, it won't look good.'
Michelle is not and will not run for presidency, US President Barack Obama said.
'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.
Barkha talks about her journey in the world of glamour and her new show, Girls On Top.
Sonali Khan is a woman achiever who is fighting for a cause. She works with an NGO called Breakthrough, towards issues that plague women.
'It is never easy to run a campaign as a woman, particularly a minority woman, especially when you are bucking the establishment.' 'My entire campaign is an act of resistance.'
This is what Subhodeep Mukherjee, 34 from Kolkata wrote:
Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker will most likely confirm that fathers and sons share a very, very... VERY complicated relationship. Sumrit Shahi tries to verbalise this convoluted relationship:
Huang is one of a small but growing number of women in China to embrace professional boxing
Kelly Daymond transformed her body after the age of 40.
Never be afraid to take decisions because you fear making mistakes. Mistakes are good, says Anu Prasad.
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
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