Let BCCI decide on captaincy, says Dhoni

Dhoni believes his challenge on Zimbabwe tour will be identifying the strengths of his young side in a short span of time. © Getty Successive defeats in One-Day International series against Bangladesh, South Africa and Australia, followed by an unsuccessful 2016 ICC World Twenty20 campaign at home, coupled with his own lack of form has recently sparked a debate on whether it is time for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to step down and...

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Ten Beautiful Brutalist Buildings 2016

Impressive concrete structures from around the world are collected in a new book, This Brutal World. Jonathan Glancey chooses his favourites. Basel College of Art and Design Basel, Switzerland, 1961 by Baur, Baur, Bräuning, Dürig Brutalism has become something of a catch-all term for highly expressive concrete architecture dating from the mid-1950s. Quite how brutal this Swiss art and design college is, is open to question....

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Facebook Appoints Umang Bedi as Managing Director for India Operations

HIGHLIGHTS Umang Bedi will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships. He was the managing director of the South Asia region at Adobe. He will take over from Kirthiga Reddy. Social networking giant Facebook Tuesday said it has appointed former Adobe executive Umang Bedi as managing director of its India operations. Bedi, whose appointment is effective July, will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships...

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What we learned at French Open?

Garbine Muguruza of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia. French Open women’s champion Garbine Muguruza moves up to a career-best No. 2 in the rankings and Djokovic finally capture the trophy that had eluded him It would be hard to blame Novak Djokovic for not exactly being thrilled, as he began his ascension to tennis’ upper reaches, about having to deal with a couple of all-time greats such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. “At...

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Housefull 3 Movie Review Rating 2016

   Genre: Comedy Cast: Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Lisa Haydon, Jackie Shroff, Chunky Pandey Director: Sajid-Farhad SPOILERS AHEADLike its central premise - three desperate drifters out to marry a trio of wealthy sisters weave their way in and out of trouble - Housefull 3 is painfully hackneyed and sickeningly silly.But for a slapstick comedy that makes...

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Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia and Riaan Bring the Baby Home

Riteish, Genelia and Vaishali Deshmukh photographed outside their Mumbai residence. HIGHLIGHTS Genelia D'Souza gave birth to the couple's second son on June 1 Genelia and Riteish are parents to Riaan, who turns two in November They were flooded with congratulatory messages on Twitter Actor couple Riteish Deshmukha and Genelia D'Souza along with their elder son Riaan brought their family's newest member home on June...

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Chris Gayle. Six Machine.

“You think you know me? You don’t know me,” he says and takes you on a delightful tour through the world of Gayle Six Machine. That’s the designation he has self-bestowed: I Don’t Like Cricket… I Love It is the title of Chris Gayle’s autobiography that reads like his batting — staccato, replete with action, and different. Gayle is different. A batsman who bats like none other, his shots touching the sky or scorching the...

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