Anirban Lahiri of Bengaluru gave himself a birthday present a day in advance when he edged past Delhi’s Shamim Khan in a playoff to win the PGTI Players Championship at the Oxford Golf & Country Club in Pune on Saturday.
After the end of the 72 holes, the two golfers were tied at a total of 10-under-278 and Lahiri clinched the title with a birdie in the playoff hole against Khan’s par effort.

Leo Messi was spotted looking a tad imperious while holding his son Thiago’s pacifier in his mouth. And while the world looked on in wonder at how the absurdly talented soccer star was so at home sucking a pacifier, closer home, we’ve seen Sachin Tendulkar with his daughter Sarah and son Arjun at the finale of the IPL as they walked with their father who had announced his retirement from the shorter format.

Following reports that top shuttlers including world no. 1 Lee Chong Wei might miss out on the Indian Badminton League, the organisers on Saturday confirmed the participation of international stars from China, Malaysia and Indonesia among others.

The cut-offs are out and lakhs of Delhi University aspirants are in a tizzy. With the cut-off of courses like English and Journalism touching the 100 per cent mark, language teachers and students argue that number games don’t work for courses like these, and admission to them should instead be based on aptitude, flair and love of the language.

This seems like a time of double trouble for aspiring college students. For the past couple of years, following the high cut-offs, many students haven’t been able to bag admission in Delhi University, and many have been considering exploring various options at universites abroad. But this time, with the rupee rates falling, education at foreign universites has become expensive. This has left many students in the lurch.

The Uttarakhand tragedy that has hit the nation has disturbed the local life in the surrounding regions, however people across the country have joined hands to bring the disturbed rhythm back to normal. In the capital, a bunch of youngsters from different walks of life are also doing their bit to show their support to the flood victims.

A hilarious end to some of tinsel town’s most popular dreamgirls — though the amount of humour you derive from it might be based on how sadistic your inner demons are.

YRF and Dibakar Banerjee have roped in Sushant Singh Rajput to play the title role in their upcoming film Byomkesh Bakshi — based on the popular detective character that was later adapted as a television series in the 90s. This is the first in a series that will feature Bengali best-selling writer Saradindu Banerjee’s creation in a Hindi feature film.

After a long dry spell, Delhi got a pre-monsoon shower last week; and thankfully the indication from up above was more than enough for Delhiites to announce the festivities lined up in coming weeks. The fashion calendar for Fall-Winter will kickstart with PCJ Delhi Couture Week next month, which is scheduled to be held in the city from July 31 to August 4 at the Taj Palace Hotel.

Smilie Suri, better remembered as the lead actress of the film Kalyug, is soon going to make her small screen debut. She will play Akbar’s first wife Ruqaiya Begum in the upcoming show Jodha Akbar. Unfortunately, soon after she was signed on for the project, Smilie fell seriously ill and had to be hospitalised.