CEO of the ICC World Cup 2015 John Harnden spoke with Amin Ali about ensuring excitement in cricket's mega-tournament, clamping down on racism, managing 'minnows' matches — and how Australia is sizing up India as a rival for the trophy.

Singapore is one of India's closest partners in Asia. In his first visit to meet PM Narendra Modi after the formation of the NDA government, K Shanmugam, Singapore's foreign minister, tells Indrani Bagchi they would build some of India's new smart cities and involve themselves in skill development programmes in India.

The driver applied the emergency brakes after spotting around 20 people, including women sitting on a track, and some of them even walking with their luggage on the tracks.

Booze lovers continued to throng liquor shops in the city, even as the e-token system introduced by the Delhi government could not fully take off due to heavy traffic on the designated website.

The Delhi government's initiative to reduce crowding outside liquor stores by issuing e-tokens - one could book a time slot to buy the tipple without getting into long queues - failed to work as the excise department website crashed due to heavy rush late Thursday.

As governments think of ways to ease lockdown curbs, reviving the economy and opening up offices and shops, residents of Noida find themselves asking a question that involves the most basic of liberties.

The new feature, called Get The Facts, will debunk misinformation about the COVID-19 crisis.

In the month of Jan, he announced a break from YouTube but continued posting his regular videos after his break.

'I lived in a chawl for 33 years, aur potty ke liye line lagaya, holding a dabba in my hand (I would queue up to go to the loo, with a bucket in my hand). Even after I became a hero, I had to stand in line. It has become so ingrained in my bones that it cannot come out easily.'

'Girish Karnad has left behind a lot of wonderful plays. We must continue to do his work. That's the way to keep his memory alive,' says Lillete

'I can do slice-of-life kind of films anytime; But playing a cop is different. It's difficult to maintain that intensity on screen. That's where the real acting comes in place.'

'You must always feel the need to do something different, something new.''I don't think I should be content.'

'When I met him, I was a behaving like a 16 year old!''He is incredible, very casual and chilled out.''He told me he would watch Gully Boy and then he said a dialogue from Gully Boy, 'Bahut hard!'.'

'There's another side, where men have become victims of some women's evil plans.'

'I would like to play dark characters, like Khilji in Padmaavat.''But I have a problem, as the rapper inside me is a badass and I go deep into the character.''So even after the film ends, that character remains inside me for some time, which is really bad, because I start behaving like that.'

'As a society, why are we not talking about the one thing because of which we are born today?'

'I'd rather do a great role in any language than do mediocre stuff in Hindi.'

'In our textbooks, we never had chapters where a woman does something. We had one Rani Laxmibai chapter, the rest only the men did. We have been trained like that but, now, things have to change.'

Vidya Balan's candid confession.

'When a person is poor, no one asks him anything, fearing that he might ask for a loan. But when he gets rich, everyone comes. So that changeover is happening and it is nice that it is happening.'

'There was no time to do all the normal things that children do as they grow up.''One day, I was playing with dolls.''The next day, I was on a train looking for opportunities to sing at various recording studios.'

'I say no to 70 percent of the TV work because I cannot relate to it.'

And the two characters he really, really loves!

'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'

'But you have to keep in mind the entertainment value. It can't be preachy.'

'I would get very pampered on the sets so my grandpa used to get very scared about that.''He would think I would feel great from inside and my life would get messed up.'

'Akshay Kumar takes care of each and every person on the sets. He does not waste a second of a producer's time and money. It's no wonder that he is doing films back-to-back because people love him so much.'

'Relationships have changed so dynamically that the 'woh' doesn't have to be a person.'

'I want to be that actress who does everything. I want to be that actress who does Lootera as well as Dabangg,' says Sonakshi Sinha.

'Ishaan was around me a lot and I was around Ishaan a lot but we were promoting Dhadak; we had no one else to be around,' Janhvi Kapoor spills her hearts out on #NoFilterNeha.

'I have started a series called Unsung Warriors.''This time, the film is about Tanhaji. The next film will be on someone from Rajasthan or maybe Punjab.''I don't want to pick a warrior that everyone knows about.'

'That I have been given the opportunity to be part of The Forgotten Army and Bunty Aur Babli 2 is really great.'

'People have already given a verdict against Himesh Reshammiya.''If people watch my performance with an open mind, then there is a chance that they will accept me.'

'I don't like watching myself. I find my voice very irritating,' Disha Patani tells us.

'In every film, I have a message and in Shikara, it is, 'Todo nahin, jodo (Unite, don't divide)'.'

'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan will make you go home and think.'

'I have to pinch myself to believe that 10 years have just gone by.'

'When the trailer of Angrezi Medium came out, and when the credits were rolling in the end, with names like Irrfan Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Dimple Kapadia... that's when it hit me and I couldn't control my tears. That was the first time I realised that I was living my dream.'

'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.''But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.''It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'

'Listen to my songs if they make you happy at home.'

'That's how you keep yourself alive and young.'

'I started as an outsider who walked her own path and now, it feels amazing to see how much love has come my way.'

Please join us for an afternoon symposium:

James Hogg: Scotland's Shepherd Poet
February 21, 2020 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress

This symposium will explore the work of James Hogg, “The Ettrick Shepherd” (1770-1835), an influential Scottish song-maker, folklore collector, novelist, and poet. Inspired by Robert Burns, colleague of Walter Scott, and friend of Lord Byron, Hogg played a major role in creating and promoting Scottish culture, within Scotland and internationally.

This free event, which is open to the public, will compare his work with that of more recent American performers and collectors, who also served as intermediaries between the worlds of folk, popular, and literary culture for the first time. Speakers will explore issues around field collecting, song transmission and creation over the past three centuries. An afternoon of presentations and discussions will be capped by a performance featuring renowned singer Sheena Wellington, who has recorded and performed some of Hogg’s best known songs.

Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at 202-707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov

Find further information at the link!

L'affaire Papon reveals the dark underbelly of talent hunts on TV

There is one big message from the recent by-elections that comes ringing in from Bihar. It has tactical implications for the politics that will unfold in the run-up to 2019: hypothetically, if there are any plans afoot to “finish off” another politician (perhaps someone from a neighbouring state) by sending her or him to jail or encircling her or him in corruption and income tax cases, it will only be counter-productive and may end up evoking sympathy for that individual.

Barker Library - TA445.T36 2011

Barker Library - TA443.P58 I57 2013