Rejuvenated Sindhu raring to go
After a month-long lay off for a knee injury, a fit-again P.V. Sindhu will be back in action at the upcoming Hong Kong Open and China Open and the promising shuttler hopes to come up with good shows at the two tournaments.
The golden small screen
Remember the time when you sat with your entire family and watched Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, the satire Flop Show or even the bubbling detective Didi in the Didi’s Comedy Show? The 80s set the tone of simple, sometimes black comedy with superbly written dialogues and flawless repartee.
Just 4 obama
Mathematics. It works in wonderful ways. And they’ll even make you the comeback kid to the most powerful office in the world. Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign for re-election is being described as the ‘single biggest, data-mining operation’ ever carried out in the history of politics.
Shrubs return
Shrubs, which are generally one part juice or fruit macerated with sugar and boiled with vinegar, were mixed with water in 18th century America for refreshment.
My father is my role model, says Chirag
His father may be a cricketing legend, but Sandip Patil’s son Chirag Patil says cricket is not his cup of tea. Chirag says, “I am meant to make films and act.” He made his debut last year with a Marathi film titled Radda Rocks but he didn’t want to restrict himself to regional films.
DPS, CRPF post wins
CRPF, Rohini, rode on goals from Abhishek (10th, 17th minutes) and Manmohan (15th) to blank Ganga International School 3-0 on Day Seven of the 3rd Mahindra Youth Football Challenge Under-14 inter-school tournament in the capital.
Stud-Sona prevail on opening day
SSC-USPA and Sahgal Stud-Sona emerged winners on the opening day of the Maharaja Hari Singh Memorial Cup tournament as part of the Yes Bank Delhi Fall Polo Season at the Army Equestrian Centre in the capital on Thursday.
Birsa Munda down GHPS
Springdales Senior Secondary School of Amritsar and Birsa Munda Vidyapith, Rourkela, registered contrasting wins in their respective semi-finals of the 41st Nehru junior boys hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium in the capital on Thursday.
Indian trio gear up for world meet
Former world junior champion D. Harika and Soumya Swaminathan will represent India in the women’s world chess championship 2012 to be played at Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia from November 10 to December 3.
Besides the duo, GM Koneru Humpy too will participate in the 64-player knock out tournament.
She will. She won’t. Will she?
Rumour mills have married off lovebirds Siddharth Roy Kapoor and Vidya Balan several times in the past. Each time the couple has vehemently denied all claims.