The selection of opener Cameron Bancroft, wicketkeeper Tim Paine and number six Shaun Marsh all looked to have backfired early in the series-opener but all three finished strongly in Brisbane to help Australia to victory and boost their confidence ahead of the second test in Adelaide starting on Saturday.
Even super star Mohanlal can't salvage the disaster that is Malayalam film Rasam, says Paresh C Palicha.
It took four hours of thoughtful debate by a distinguished jury to choose the India Abroad Person of the Year 2003 from 186 Indian-Americans nominated by readers of India Abroad and rediff.com.
Sukanya Verma celebrates the acting legend.
'He is not interested in cricket or football.' 'He is interested in singing, dancing and painting.' 'Right now, he thinks he's Lord Rama.'
These actors stole thunder from the lead stars!
As much as Rs 4,300 crore was generated by 2019 movie releases. But 2020 is all set to be bigger and better!
While business, humanities and engineering programmes at the undergraduate level start at 10,000 (annually), candidates should make provision of 8,000-12,000 (approx Rs 6 lakh to 10 lakh) towards living expenses annually, says Sushil Sukhwani.
Naomi Osaka is hogging the headlines for all the right reasons in her native land after she became the first Japanese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final, with one major newspaper hailing her as "a new heroine Japan can be proud of".
Ventilator is a simple Marathi family film which you can enjoy this weekend with your parents, uncles, aunties, cousins..., writes Hemant Waje.
Trump's former doctor Harold Bornstein has said he did not write a glowing letter in December 2015 declaring the then-Republican presidential candidate's "astonishingly excellent" health.
Parents across the country, and the world, are grappling with an unprecedented challenge of dealing with their children who are too old to be shushed or placated and too young to understand the inexplicable situation the world has found itself in. PTI journalists across India shared experiences and conversations with their children aged 2 to 13, which ranged from cute to poignant and heart-wrenching to humorous, and some with sagacity far beyond their age.
Former American President Bill Clinton will be among those giving a eulogy for Muhammad Ali at an interfaith service in the boxer's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, the family announced.
"A citizen's right to liberty is sacrosanct and non-negotiable. It is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution and can not be infringed upon by the state," the bench said and asked the state to show "magnanimity" in releasing him.
Here are various roles that a bigot can play, disproving that s/he is one-note and uni-dimensional, and is in fact a versatile, multitasking person.
Stand-up comedy group AIB has returned with an online video, "Save The Internet", three months after their show "AIB Knockout" had kicked up a controversy.
Modi praised Kumar for his "commitment" to state's development.
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com pays tribute to his school mate, Talat Jani, the man behind quite a few episodes of Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi...
Malayalam film Mariyam Mukku has a wafer-thin plot, says Paresh C Palicha.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Recognise the source and personal contribution to stress, suggests Dr Naveen Jayaram.
Aseem Chhabra lists his 10 favourite non-Indian shows streaming in India -- classics as well as recent shows.
'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.'
Bala creates a world so mad yet meticulous and unlike no other in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, raves Sukanya Verma.
The stars behind the biggest films of the year like Prabhas, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan may have been absent, but IIFA was quite an extravaganza.
Jim Carrey has taken to sketching not-so-favourable cartoons of the US president and his administration.
Which film would you like to watch this weekend?
While Mahindra isn't the first person to think that building a social network out of India was a good idea, past attempts have all failed to compete with the multi-billion dollar giants Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and the like.
The heated exchanges between Virat Kohli and Tim Paine were humorous not abusive.
Users of Facebook were inundated with messages on their news feeds reposted by friends that warn if they don't act fast, Facebook will be allowed to infringe on their privacy.
Hopefully, this sex chat will start many conversations, feels Namrata Thakker.
Biju Menon feels bogged down by expectations that his latest film carried, feels Paresh C Palicha.
Jamna Pyari remains a mediocre effort that cannot fulfill viewer expectations in this festive season., says Paresh C Palicha.
Rasputin is long-delayed, and not meant for today's times, says Paresh C Palicha.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
'It's a performance that puts the Bachchan hysteria to shame,' observes Sreehari Nair.
'I don't remember the last time I was this invested in the characters of a story since Doordarshan's golden age or early days of cable television boom,' applauds Sukanya Verma.
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