Rahul Dravid slammed a fluent 119 to put India in command before the West Indies snapped up two quick wickets at the fag end of the day to recover marginally in the second Test at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Monday. Opting to bat, Dravid and VVS Laxman (73 batting) continued their love affair with their favourite Eden Gardens track as their 140-run partnership put India in a strong position of 346 for five at close on the opening day.
The Germany-based luxury brand brings a collection to India that is both fun and fancy -- true to the vision of its founders but with enough to appeal to Indian sensibilities too. Since its inception, the brand has been associated with feminine, flirty styles and the collection that Escada unveiled recently in India shows that it has stayed true to its founders' vision.
The South Africa captain was injured when a car ran over his foot on Saturday.
A Ganesh Nadar and Nithya Ramani recently reviewed South African eatery Ubuntu in Andheri, Mumbai. Here's what they have to say about it.
The Avengers: Age Of Ultron is one madly indulgent film says Raja Sen.
Sounding critical of and disappointed by the collections presented at the Lakme India Fashion Week, big business houses said the designers should shun duplication of designs and trends, be more organsied, and "edit" their presentations.
Misidentifying the film's seductive wrapping to contain a bustling firecracker would be inviting dissatisfaction.
Injuries of varying proportions have occurred on the cricket field, some fatal while others life altering. Rediff.com gives you a lowdown of 10 most critical injuries in cricket.
Rediff.com lists 10 athletes who died way before time.
Six straight defeats weighing them down, debutants Pune Warriors' enormous task of keeping their wafer-thin hopes of advancing to the next stage alive doesn't get any easier as they take on table-toppers Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
India stormed into the final of the ICC World T20 with a resounding six-wicket victory over South Africa in the second semi-final, in Mirpur, on Friday night. Chasing South Africa's competitive total of 173, India, led by a scintillating unbeaten 76 by Virat Kohli, completed the task with five deliveries to spare and reach their second World T20 final.
In CY2010, 9.9 million PCs were shipped, a growth of 30% over 2009, while in CY2011 total shipments went up by just 7.3%
'Delhi 2015 is a warning of an intensifying nightmare in the offing.'
Vandana has been attempting to bring in radical changes in the unhealthy food habits amongst the tribals.
We look at some of the most common rules we live by and find out if they're true or just urban legends.
MR Productions' Katradhu Thamizh is a stark, real look at the life of a sensitive young man pushed to his limits.
The year has been an exceptionally unremarkable year for Hindi film buffs.
It rallied from a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2 with Chelsea and reach the Champions League final 5-3 on aggregate.
Why poor fisherfolk in Chennai are falling prey to a thriving kidney trade.
Are the great always good? Few of his associates would use the adjective 'good' for Steve Jobs. The circuitry and the code that runs an individual is more complex than that which runs a computer. The world, feels B S Prakash, would be a duller place if it were not so.
With our lives as fast-moving as they are, it's hard to take out time to spend with your mother, especially if you live in different cities. But here are a few ideas for a treat she won't forget in a hurry!
The Goa team beat Tollygunge Agragami in sudden-death in the Federation Cup football Tournament.
The regulator is unhappy with the exchange in the market crash case that occurred in 2012.
In 2002, at 13 she lost both her hands and severely damaged her legs in a freak accident. Today she is a dedicated social worker, a motivational speaker and model for accessible clothing in India.
Heath Ledger plays his penultimate role in The Dark Knight, and he's the central character. Batman, for all his flaws and neuroses, always ends up playing a valiant second fiddle to one of the best villain-collections in all of comicdom.
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