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Aus Open PIX: Nadal, Halep advance; Pliskova ousted

20 hours ago

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Spain's Rafael Nadal was at his dominant best against Pablo Carreno Busta on Saturday, brushing aside his compatriot 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to move into the fourth round at the Australian Open. Images from Day 6 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday...

PIX: Kyrgios rides an epic storm to set up Nadal clash

22 hours ago

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Nick Kyrgios lost his temper and blew a two-set lead but still managed to win a five-set thriller to storm into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 10-8 victory over Karen Khachanov in the super tiebreaker on Saturday. The 24-year-old Australian raged at the umpire, raged at himself and raged at his box but ultimately prevailed 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 6-7(7), 7-6(8) in the longest match of his career to set up a last-16 date with 19-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal...

FA Cup PIX: Saints hold Spurs with late leveller

9 hours ago

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A summary of Saturday's matches in the FA Cup...

PHOTOS: South Africa vs England, 4th Test, Day 2

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Images from Day 2 of the 4th Test played between South Africa and England at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday...

Sports Shorts: Brazil's Souza gets life ban for fixing

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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday..

Settled India look for series lead in 2nd T20I

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It remains to be seen whether India stick to their combination of three specialist pacers and two spinners combination or bring in an extra spinner in Kuldeep Yadav to partner Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja...

PHOTOS: New Zealand vs India, 1st T20I

2 days ago

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Colin Munro and skipper Kane Williamson smashed quickfire half-centuries as New Zealand made good use of the short boundaries at Eden Park to post 203 for five in the opening T20I against India in Auckland on Friday. Images from the opening T20 International in Auckland on Friday...

Soccer PIX: Tranmere oust Watford; Atletico stunned

2 days ago

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Watford knocked out of FA Cup; third-tier side Cultural Leonesa shock Madrid team...

PIX: Sanya, Fatima watch Panga with Kangana

3 days ago

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A special screening of Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's film Panga, starring Kangana Ranuat, Jassie Gill, Richa Chadha and Neena Gupta, was held in Mumbai. Quite a few filmi folk attended it...

PIX: Katrina, Kangana's sheer magic!

4 days ago

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Bollywood's love for sheer saris...

PIX: Deepika, Katrina party with Shah Rukh

6 days ago

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Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets...

Soccer PIX: Messi gives new Barca coach debut win

6 days ago

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Images from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday...

PIX: Rohit ton powers India to series win

6 days ago

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Rohit Sharma's 119 laid the foundation for India's chase..

SEE: When Kartik had a crush on Sara

8 days ago

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Kartik Aaryan, Sara Ali Khan at the trailer launch of Love Aaj Kal...

These are the best underwater photos of the year!

9 days ago

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The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of their 8th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition: a selection that runs the gamut between beautiful, eye popping and, in the case of the Conservation category winner, tragic and unnerving.This year's contest attracted "thousands" of entries from 78 countries across the world...

PIX: Virat Kohli is first owner of Audi Q8

10 days ago

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Virat Kohli happens to be an avid motoring enthusiast and a quite a fan of Audi cars...

Soccer PIX: Mata sends United through; PSG crush Monaco

10 days ago

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Images from the football matches played across Europe on Tuesday...

LIVE! Nirav's firm moves HC against selling paintings

10 days ago

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Revealed! Why youngsters indulge in unsafe sex

10 days ago

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As part of a study, young couples revealed different condom negotiation strategies to cope with unprotected sex...

Stats: All records that Australia broke at Wankhede

11 days ago

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Here are all the records broken by the Aussies on Tuesday...

Warner, Finch decimate India with record partnership

11 days ago

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David Warner put down his success with Aaron Finch at the top of the order to the relationship they share on and off the cricket field...

PIX: Clinical Aussies thump India to take series lead

11 days ago

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Warner and Finch then smashed the Indian bowlers to all corners of the ground, picking up boundaries at will to chase down the target with more than 12 overs to spare at the Wankhede Stadium, which overlooks the Arabian Sea...

PIX: Djokovic eases through; Raonic downs Tsitsipas

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic thumped Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday to stay on course for a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne Park. Images from Day 5 of the 2020 Australian Open...

PIX: Shraddha, Varun watch Street Dancer 3D

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Family members came out in support of Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's new film together, Street Dancer 3D, at its special screening in Mumbai. It has been directed by Remo D'Souza...

'We shall not be moved' sing fans as Reds march on

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Liverpool charge towards English Premier League title with win at Wolves. Here are images from the match played on Thursday...

Soccer PIX: Ronaldo strikes; PSG in League Cup final

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Images from the football matches played across Europe on Wednesday...

EPL PIX: Aguero gets winner for City; Chelsea held

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IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday..

PIX: Hrithik mingles with Nushrat at Umang

6 days ago

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Bollywood's ladies looked STUNNING as they walked down the red carpet at Umang 2020, a Mumbai Police Welfare Fund Initiative, held in Mumbai...

PHOTOS: Root leads England to brink of victory

6 days ago

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Images from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between South Africa and England in Port Elizabeth on Sunday..

PIX: Bagan edge East Bengal in Kolkata derby

6 days ago

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East Bengal suffered their third defeat in a row to be on eight points from seven matches...

PIX: Clinical India get back to winning ways in Rajkot

8 days ago

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The third and deciding one-dayer will be played in Bengaluru on Sunday...

PIX: Farhan, Shibani celebrate Javed Akhtar

10 days ago

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Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday celebrations started early with an exhibition of photographs, posters and paintings from his life, held at the Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai. Titled The World of Javed Akhtar, it was inaugurated by his daughter Zoya Akhtar and son Farhan Akhtar...

PIX: Meet Kapil Sharma's daughter

10 days ago

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Kapil Sharma posted pictures of his daughter on social media...

The women taking charge at CAA protests

10 days ago

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In this winter of discontent, in every procession, in every demonstration, in every protest -- from Jawaharlal Nehru University to Jamia to Shaheen Bagh to the streets of Mumbai -- the front rows have been occupied by women.It's been weeks since women have been sitting in protest across the country against the newly-introduced Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens. The protests are a nerve centre of unwavering voices against what has been perceived as a discriminatory law.The women -- some housewives, some students with hijabs covering their hair, and others in full-length burqa robes -- are rallying against the 'Man' in what could also be perceived as a revolution for the 'weaker sex' in India...

How to enhance your medical insurance coverage

10 days ago

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A sum insured of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh may have been sufficient seven-eight years ago but would be inadequate today, especially for people living in metros, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh...

PIX: Farhan-Shibani's date night

11 days ago

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Shabana Azmi and her brother Baba Azmi hosted a special screening of the film, Mee Raqsam on their father Kaifi Azmi's birth centenary...

From cow fields to Camp Nou, Setien aims high

11 days ago

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Setien was named Barcelona coach late on Monday, tasked with the job of restoring the club's iconic passing style, but the appointment represents a huge gamble for the Catalans given the 61-year-old's lack of success at the highest level...

Soccer PIX: Argentine duo help Spurs past Boro

11 days ago

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Mourinho's side failed to turn their domination into more goals and things got edgy late on when Saville's shot evaded Gazzaniga who seemed slow to get down...

PIX: Salman Khan poses with his little niece

12 days ago

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Salman's mother Salma joins the photograph, making it a picture perfect moment of three generations!..

Amazon Bestseller: Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice - Matthew Syed

3 years ago

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Essential reading following an astounding summer of sport; if you’ve ever wondered what makes a champion, Bounce has the answer. What are the real secrets of sporting success, and what lessons do they offer about life? Why doesn’t Tiger Woods “choke”? Why are the best figure skaters those that have fallen over the most and why has one small street in Reading produced more top table tennis players than the rest of the country put together. Two-time Olympian and sports writer and broadcaster Matthew Syed draws on the latest in neuroscience and psychology to uncover the secrets of our top athletes and introduces us to an extraordinary cast of characters, including the East German athlete who became a man, and her husband – and the three Hungarian sisters who are all chess grandmasters. Bounce is crammed with fascinating stories and statistics. Looking at controversial questions such as whether talent is more important than practice, drugs in sport (and life) and whether black people reall..

Aus Open PIX: Big upsets on Day 5 as Serena, Osaka out

2 days ago

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Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Friday...

PIX: Tearful Wozniacki heads into retirement

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A tearful but happy Caroline Wozniacki headed into retirement on Friday after a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 third-round defeat at the hands of Tunisia's Ons Jabeur ended her participation in the Australian Open and her 16-year career. The 29-year-old said last year that Melbourne Park, where she won her lone Grand Slam title two years ago, would be the site of her final outing as a tennis professional...

Amazon Bestseller: How to Avoid Loss and Earn Consistently in the Stock Market: An Easy-To-Understand and Practical Guide for Every Investor - Prasenjit Paul

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Hundreds of books are there about ""How to make money from stocks?"" Still 80% small investors suffer loss in the stock market. Why? Plenty of free trading tips are available across Television and Internet; still maximum small investors are unable to earn significant return consistently from trading. Why? Why maximum individuals still consider the stock market as a place for gambling? Investing in high-quality business (stock) at the right price and holding them for a reasonable period is the only way for wealth creation.Written in an easy-to-understand and simple language, this book will guide you on how to select fundamentally strong business, when to buy and sell stocks and above all how to minimize or avoid loss in the stock market..

Pix: Lara flaunts curves in a sizzling slit dress

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These stylish attendees will melt your screens...

Amazon Bestseller: The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham

3 years ago

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It is a widely acclaimed book by Benjamin Graham on value investing. Written by one of the greatest investment advisers of twentieth century, the book aims at preventing potential investors from substantial errors and also teaches them strategies to achieve long-term investment goals. Over the years, investment market has been following teachings and strategies of Graham for growth and development. In the book, Graham has explained various principles and strategies for investing safely and successfully without taking bigger risks. Modern-day investors still continue to use his proven and well-executed techniques for value investment. The current edition highlights some of the important concepts that are useful for latest financial orders and plans. Keeping Graham's unique text in original form, the book focuses on major principles that can be applied in day-to-day life. All the concepts and principles are explained with the help of examples for better clarity and understanding of the f..

PIX: Tahira parties with Bhumi, Katrina

4 days ago

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Tahira Kashyap turned 35 on January 21, and her husband Ayushmann Khurrana threw a party at their home. An interesting bunch of guests turned up, and we bring you the inside pictures!..

Amazon Bestseller: Stocks to Riches: Insights on Investor Behaviour - Parag Parikh

3 years ago

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Investing in the stock market is challenging, as the market dynamics are unpredictable. Analysts, brokers and retails investors realize to their dismay that "investments do well, but investors don't do well". What could be the reasons behind this? What goes on in an investor's mind? What makes a stock market bubble? How does it burst? How does one find the right strategy of investing? Intrigued by these pertinent questions, Parag Parikh, a seasoned broker and expert, took up this daunting task of understanding and demystifying investing in the stock market. Stocks to Riches is a distillate of his experience. It simplifies investing in stocks and provides key perspectives for a lay investor venturing into the market. At the end of the day, Stocks to Riches helps the retail investor make money by following the time-tested and proven guidelines provided in the book. A must read for brokers, analysts and retail investors...

PIX: Federer's children steal the show at Aus Open

5 days ago

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Federer's kids give dad competition with the attention..

PIX: Rakul, Katrina, Janhvi look GORGEOUS at Umang

6 days ago

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Bollywood actresses glammed up for the annual Umang 2020, a Mumbai Police Welfare Fund Initiative, held in Mumbai. From stunning red carpet appearances to high-energy performances, the show seemed to be a grand success, with almost *everyone* in attendance. We look at the gorgeous gals at the event...

PHOTOS: Crafty India beat Australia to claim series

6 days ago

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IMAGES from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia played in Bengaluru on Sunday..

Sania says her son is inspiration on successful return

7 days ago

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'I haven't thought about anything. I mean I'm just here, I'm having a good time, I'm winning. What more can I ask for in a comeback?'..

PIX: Shah Rukh parties with Katrina

9 days ago

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Bharat director Ali Abbas Zafar threw a party on his 38th birthday, and invited Bollywood's biggest stars over...

PIX: Kiara parties with Sidharth Malhotra

10 days ago

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Sidharth Malhotra brought in his 35th birthday with his friends and colleagues from the industry with a party at home. We spot his guests driving in, and bring you inside pictures as well...

How Ranveer Singh became Kapil Dev

10 days ago

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'We were literally living with Kapil Dev when we were researching.''From his morning tea to dinner, we were with him.''Ranveer, as a performer, caught the nuances and when people say that he looks just like Kapil Dev, I think they are reacting to the expressions.'..

'Maybe 10, 15 years later, Rahul may mature'

10 days ago

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'This business of monopoly of one family must end.''Here, they picked up a few leaders for him as he needed support which was okay, but later, they became his cronies.'..

Why Akshay Kumar feels LUCKY

10 days ago

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'I am 51 now. I think I can do action till 56.' 'After that, God knows.'..

DON'T MISS: Stunning pix from Maasai Mara

11 days ago

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Noida-based Dr Pawan Sharma recently visited Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and shot these amazing pictures. Take a look!..

Losing four quick wickets caused downfall: Dhawan

11 days ago

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Opener Shikhar Dhawan admitted that India were completely outplayed by Australia and that it was the middle-order collapse that triggered the loss in the opening ODI at the Wankhede in Mumbai on Tuesday...

People should not panic after one loss: Kohli

11 days ago

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'I am allowed to experiment a little bit and fail at times. Today was one of the days it didn't come off'..

PIX: Jai Mummy Di team celebrates Lohri

12 days ago

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The cast of this Friday's release Jai Mummy Di -- Sonnalli Seygall, Sunny Singh, Poonam Dhillon and Supriya Pathak -- celebrated Lohri with a lot of song and dance. A lovely way to promote a movie!..