The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.

After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.

This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.

British rock band Coldplay on Sunday added a third show to the Mumbai leg of its "Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025" citing "phenomenal demand", hours after fans expressed disappointment over long virtual queues on the online ticket platform BookMyShow.

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'Why should we disclose classified information to satisfy those who doubt our Hydrogen Bomb capability?'

Yashasvi Jaiswal's dream season just got better as he single-handedly seized the initiative from England with a sizzling century, putting India in complete control.

Images from the 3rd ODI between India Women and Australia Women at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

'The way he was batting was great to watch because the pitch was not that easy for batting.'

The result at Eden Gardens has raised hopes that come Nov. 19, India will be lifting the 50-over World Cup trophy for a third time following their triumphs in 1983 and 2011.

Violent protests over the death of two youths in Manipur continued till the early hours of Thursday with a mob vandalising the deputy commissioner's office in Imphal West and torching two four-wheelers, officials said.

India on Wednesday joined an elite group of three nations to have sent a spacecraft on the Moon, as Chandrayaan-3 landed a rover on the lunar surface to explore the uncharted territories near the south pole.

Four years after it broke many hearts, Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan is all set to soar towards the moon in its third expedition on Friday in an attempt to put the country in an elite club of nations that accomplished lunar missions with a soft landing.

Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships on Friday.

A 16-year-old student allegedly died by suicide in Hyderabad even as his family accused the college management and some members of the teaching faculty of harassing him and held them responsible for his death, the police said on Wednesday.

While Harry Styles got emotional when he took home the Album Of The Year award for Harry's House, Adele could not hold back her tears even though her boyfriend Rich Paul had told her not to cry if she won.

England were 7-1 at stumps with Ben Duckett (4) and Ollie Pope (3) batting together

'They say 'a picture paints a thousand words', so seeing Rishi Sunak PM at the door of Number 10 can never be taken from us.'' 'It is a symbol that will go down in the history books.' 'It is the very embodiment of me saying to my boys, "You can be who you want to be",' notes James Salins in this must-read feature.

England's Harry Brook and Ben Duckett combined for a brilliant partnership and the returning Mark Wood snared three wickets as the visitors beat Pakistan by 63 runs in the third Twenty20 in Karachi on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series.

IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between England and India at Old Trafford on Sunday.

IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Friday.

Sahu fell into the unused 80-feet-deep borewell, located in the backyard of his house in Pihrid village in Malkharoda development block, around 2 pm on Friday while playing.

'We had a good start but lost too many wickets in the middle overs'

Images from the third One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Friday.

Delhi Capitals have gone from strength to strength in the last few years -- finishing third in 2019 before finishing runners up last year to Mumbai Indians.

Images from the third T20 International between India and England, in Ahmedabad, on Tuesday.

Images from Day 2 of the third Test between Australia and India, at the SCG, on Friday.

Ben Stokes says he will decide day-by-day whether he will be able to bowl for England in the third and final Test against the West Indies as he struggles with injury.

'We might have lacked somewhere but our commitment was absolute. We might have made mistakes and fallen short to some extent. We might not have done something but what did you do'

China will host the third edition of the Asian Youth Games in Shantou in November next year, the Olympic Council of Asia said. The OCA has decided to hold the Asian Youth Games from November 20 to 28. The host city was decided by the OCA in 2019 but the dates of the multi-sporting event was announced on Wednesday.

Tom Latham led New Zealand out on the field in Sydney on Friday in the absence of unwell Kane Williamson. Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. IMAGES from Day 1 of the 3rd Test between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney on Friday

Gift your brother/sister something smart, useful and trendy, says Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com.

'If Murad's Mozziness doesn't strike us in the eye, if we see the film as a youth's struggle to break free of the shackles holding him back and not as a Muslim fighting the system, it is because not once in the film does Zoya show him blaming his religion for his low social status or struggle, a temptation many 'progressive' film-makers may have yielded to for it sounds so politically correct,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

The new Volkswagen Ameo 1.0 Petrol does not sport any racy looking set of stickers or a new set of features. The update is actually under the bonnet -- a brand new engine. But does it drastically change anything?

Interacting with the athletes at the events he said, "Being a Maharashtrian, Gokulashtami has a very special place in my heart. While Dahi Handi has always been rooted in tradition, Red Bull Jod Ke Tod is instrumental in recognizing and elevating the agility, athleticism and courage of these incredible women and men participating."

The tenth annual iPhone Photography Awards received thousands of entries -- all submitted by amateur photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.

Paris Jackson, 19, is set to begin her career in modelling.

A special show celebrating love for animals.

Premier League heavyweights Liverpool and Manchester United were caught by late sucker punches in two games that finished far more dramatically than they began on Sunday.