Hundreds of passengers in several airports across the country bound for foreign trips faced woes as Air India cancelled its international flights after a section of pilots went on a flash strike since Monday. More than 150 pilots have not reported for duty since Monday, throwing the entire international flight schedule haywire. Outbound passengers in Delhi, Kerala, Mumbai and Amritsar are facing difficulties as their flights have been abruptly cancelled …

West Indian star batsman Chris Gayle smashed an unbeaten 82 as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Mumbai by a big margin of nine wickets with 12 balls to spare in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 142, Bangalore reached the target in 18 overs losing just one wicket – thanks to an unbeaten 94-run second wicket partnership between Gayle and Virat Kohli. Kohli, who joined Gayle …

Dwayne Smith struck 14 off the last three balls of the innings to snatch an stunning two-wicket win from Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League – V here at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a difficult target of 174, Mumbai were well on the way towards victory when star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma made 126 in 13.3 overs for the second wicket partnership but later it became an uphill task after they lost three …

Hansika is one of the busiest stars of south India. Yet, she finds time for her other love apart from acting. The charming lady is an admirer of paintings. We hear that she has a great collection of painting in her home. But the “secret love” we are talking about here isn’t the admiration she has for art pieces, but the interest she has in painting. It seems the pretty actress is a spectacular artist herself. The actress has planned to host an art …

Ram Charan, Upasana Marriage Venue: The wait is over! The two illustrious families of Andhra Pradesh have finally decided the wedding venue of Ram Charan and Upasana Kamineni. Reportedly, Chiranjeevi, Appolo Chairman and grandfather of Upasana Pratap C Reddy have finalized the marriage venue of Ram Charan and Upasana in an event held yesterday. The venue is Upasana's Gandipet Farmhouse where the engagement ceremony of the couple took place. The wedding …

Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab by four wickets when Ambati Rayudu smashed a boundary off penultimate ball from Azhar Mahmood in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing a modest target of 169, Mumbai Indians completed the stunning victory in 19.5 overs with an unbeaten 14-ball 36-run seventh wicket stand between Rayudu and Robin Pietersen. Rayudu remained …

Ilayathalapathy Vijay, the heartthrob of many fans in Kollywood says, he loves the action of his director AR Murugadoss, who has previously directed Vijay starred film Kushi and now his forthcoming movie Thuppakki. Vijay and Murugadoss’s first combo Kushi had taken shape when the former was working as an assistant to director-actor SJ Suryah. Vijay said, “We share a special rapport and our wavelengths match up very well. Murugadoss and cinematographer …

Rohit Sharma struck six off last ball of the innings to steer Mumbai Indians to an unbelievable five-wicket victory against Deccan Chargers in the ninth match of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament here on Monday. Chasing 139, Mumbai Indians achieved the target when Sharma along with James Franklin of New Zealand smashed 21 runs in the final over. Sharma hit an unbeaten 73 off 50 balls with five sixes and four boundaries while Franklin …

Mumbai Indians will take on Deccan Chargers in the IPL 5 today, Geo news reported. The match would start at 7.30 in the evening (Pakistan Time). Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors with four points each are on the top of the table. Pakistan’s first sports channel Geo Super is televising all the matches of the event live.

Paceman Ashok Dinda bowled excellently well to help Pune Warriors upset Mumbai Indians by 28 runs in the third match of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament here at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. This was the first defeat for Mumbai Indians, who had won the opening match of the tournament on Wednesday. Chasing an easy target of 130, they were restricted to 101-9 in the allotted 20 overs due to intelligent bowling by Dinda, who grabbed …