With 40 officers and 260 men, INS Kochi sailed into the eye of a cyclonic storm and rescued 125 men who had jumped into the sea from a sinking barge. It was one of the Indian Navy's greatest rescue operations.
'...it didn't make sense to me.' 'If the character was not adding (to the story), I wasn't interested.' 'The reason why I chose to act is because of the way it makes me feel when I'm acting, not for the fame and money.'
But the 32-year-old with 302 Test wickets didn't deny that it was indeed a great opportunity to gear up for the big battle against India.
Federer's preparations for the claycourt Grand Slam were cut short in Geneva
India and New Zealand will lock horns for the inaugural WTC title from June 18-22, four days after the Test series against England
Addressing a lecture series 'Positivity Unlimited', Bhagwat said the country should stay united and work as a team in these testing times, instead of pointing fingers at each other.
Bollywood's star moms celebrated Mother's Day with adorable pictures of their children, spreading love at a time when we really need it.
'When you write off good artistes, it's easier for them to beat their drums about their own people.'
Delicious recipes to try on Gudi Padwa.
'God gave me a second chance to live and I had to make the most of it.'
Morgan said England were below-par in all departments of the game on Sunday
The Married Woman is an interesting watch, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad.
Joginder Tueja looks at horror comedies gone by and how they have fared at the box office.
The 78th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners.
This crispy, flaky, deep-fried Indian bread is stuffed with green peas.
'Above 2,000 metres the gradient of the Himalayas is very steep and if you build any infrastructure (roads, dams, hydro power projects) in these regions, it will not be able to sustain these events (the onslaught of debris that comes down with great speeds).'
Australia pace spearhead Pat Cummins describes Cheteshwar Pujara as a 'brick wall', whose wicket he targeted once captain Virat Kohli returned home after the first Test during the recent series against India.
Tottenham moved up to seventh place with 36 points from 22 games
Arsenal's best chance to equalise came from a Granit Xhaka free kick which looked destined for the top corner until the Gunner's former keeper Emiliano Martinez at full stretch pushed it around the post with a fingertip save.
Maya Dominic lists her favourite Rihanna numbers.
The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced.
The government on Tuesday asserted in Lok Sabha that it was ready to discuss issues related to farmers both inside and outside Parliament amid vociferous protests by the Opposition which forced repeated adjournments of both the Houses.
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite five Sushant performances.
What happened at the Gabba on January 19, 2021 now sits at the pinnacle of India's most significant Test wins, declares Faisal Shariff.
Like millions of people across the world, the year 2020 had dealt me irreplaceable losses and the lowest of blows. Like I have always done at such junctures, I had sought the refuge of the mountains. I wanted to end the year on a high, to show the finger to life, says Sumit Bhattacharya after a memorable journey to North Sikkim.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Born in pre-partition Lahore to a well-off Punjabi family in 1934, Mehta lost his eyesight when he was three years old to meningitis. He, however, did not let his impairment get in the way of a flourishing career or stop him from showcasing his literary prowess to the world.
Images from Day 2 of the third Test between Australia and India, at the SCG, on Friday.
Manchester United climbed two places up to second in the Premier League after Marcus Rashford scored deep into stoppage time to give them a fortuitous 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.
'There is much to glean from such exercises. And make it known that we are ready to take them on together!', says Air Commodore Nition Sathe (retd).
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of the year.
'Our defence services are in a position to checkmate any Chinese adventurism.'
Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, will finally get a chance to live in a place he can call home.
Medvedev became only the fourth player in ATP history to beat the world's top three at the same tournament.
Namrata Thakker brings up some cool designs on the younger filmi fashionistas.
'The hardliners in Delhi are in for a big disappointment,' predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan said his team produced its most 'complete performance' of the season so far when it upstaged the fancied Delhi Capitals by 59 runs to bolster their hopes of making it to the IPL play-offs.
Have a look at these photos taken from the incredible world we live in. These are the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2020.
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