Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Friday.
Under intense scrutiny, Iyer looked rusty at the start of the IPL and got out for a two-ball duck in their opener against SRH. He had some significant contributions later on but his efforts were all overshadowed by Narine and Salt's explosive batting.
'It is the first-time voters and the agnostics who are often influenced by political advertising.' 'These swing voters tend to make a huge difference in the outcome of any election.'
The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Check out the nominees for music's biggest event.
'This is the moment when India is shining all over.'
'I am extremely happy that I am bringing Grammy to my country. Hope I continue making India proud with my work.'
'People had a perception that I may be angry as a person.' 'Or I'm older than I really am.' 'Or I can't speak in English because of the characters I've done at the beginning of my career.'
Asked how many seats INDIA bloc will get, Gandhi said, "Have you heard Sidhu Moose Wala's song '295'? So 295 (seats)."
'Ameen Sayani was copied by generations. Now everyone is trying to become smaller Ameen Sayanis in their own way.'
Utkarsh Mishra's impressions of the Narendra Modi roadshow in Varanasi.
He presented the first-ever National Creators' Awards at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.'
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday came down heavily on the Congress government in Karnataka for flaunting their 'rich fortunes and luxury lifestyles' following a viral video on social media showing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet colleague B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan in a private jet.
On the 25th anniversary of the battle that made his war cry 'Dil Maange More' part of national lore, we republish that feature to salute Captain Batra's ultimate sacrifice for the nation.
The ladies were big winners during the pre-cast ceremony, as was A R Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire.
'We can't sit back clutching our memories of the riots. The country, the future of our children are more important.' Jyoti Punwani reports on an unusual election meeting in Mumbai.
'Shooting with Pankaj was a delightful experience because he was a charming, easy and effortless singer.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world hunger.
Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean has expressed optimism in sorting and settling challenging differences.
Kangna Ranaut and a host of Bollywood celebs were spotted at the premiere of the movie in Mumbai.
Why do people underestimate the difficulty of making money in the financial markets?
US President Barack Obama's proposals to amend the US tax structure since it allegedly encourages creation of ". . . a job in Bangalore, India, (rather) than create one in Buffalo, New York", has made the IT sector in India edgy.
'Sheikh Abdullah ruled the state with secular values. Post 1953, when he was sacked, corruption took over governance.'
Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese and Rose Cookies make Christmas a treat!
While the country is gripped by Ram Mandir frenzy, Danish Husain -- without shouting from the rooftops -- silently staged his opinion with this play on one of India's best-known poets, observes Neeta Kolhatkar.
Mirabai Chanu fell on her back to injure herself while finishing fourth in the women's 49kg weightlifting event.
'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'
'Israelis have great love for India,' says Ashish Mehrotra looking back at his memorable visit to Israel a few years ago.
To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say -- vide NRC, suggests Prem Panicker.
"If you look at our team, only three players of the 26 have played at a World Cup before. This is a new generation of players. There is everything still left to play for. We have not lost hope."
'You make a song, it gets rejected, you have to make 10 more.'
The actress promoted the Tamil film in Mumbai, and even gave everyone a live performance of her hugely popular song, Kaavaalaa.
As we continue grappling with an irrepressible pandemic, music is both a refuge and source of comfort.
Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.'
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