I will accept my destiny, but I'm not guilty: Salman Stating that his family was his strength and his support system, he said "I cried on the day of Rakshabandhan. It was tough for me. " He added that he spent most of his time in jai, making paintings which he would like to auction.
CPM critical of military exercises
Observing that India was "getting meshed into the security cooperation sponsored by the United States", the CPM General Secretary claimed that "a secret meeting" of 19 Army Chiefs was held in Sydney in early August.
Renowned artists (from left) Pt. Jasraj, Javed Akhtar, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, U Shrinivas, Pt. Bhavani Shankar, Pt. Vijay Ghate and S V Ramani perform at the function to celebrate 60 years of independence and National Flag Day, organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations in New Delhi on Friday.
Shashi Kapoor film festival in Oman During the festival, Kapoor, who is in Muscat on a weeklong visit, will interact with the audience and share anecdotes and memories of his films.
Sand Taj Mahal at Incredible India festival in New York
Sudarsan Pattnaik, Orissa based artist famous for his sand Taj Mahals, has been invited by the Ministry of Tourism and culture to participate in the Incredible India Festival at New York beginning from September 23.
US OPEN
Sania-Bhupathi through to second round at US Open
Bhupathi and Sania will now brace up for a tougher challenge in the second round as they will take on the fifth seeded Czech pair of Kveta Peshcke and Martin Damm.
Stepanek loses match but wins a fan club
Czech journeyman Radek Stepanek lost a match but won a fan club at the US Open. It was a stunning metamorphosis from a hitherto unremarkable player... Novak Djokovic of Serbia (left) reacts after losing a point to Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Friday.
Serena Williams reprimanded by chair umpire - for reading
The eight-time major champion is in the habit of bringing notes to read during changeovers. She's done it for years. It is not against the rules to read something carried out to the match. And, indeed, Steiner eventually relented.
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cuban Savigne upsets Lebedeva for
triple jump gold
The 22-year-old Savigne produced the best leap of the year of 15.28 metres on her first attempt at the Nagai Stadium and it proved good enough to take the title at the World Championships. China's gold medal winner Liu Xiang is flanked by United States' Terrence Trammell, left, silver, and David Payne, right, bronze, during the medal ceremony for the Men's 110m Hurdles on Saturday.
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