Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday expressed hope that Pope Benedict XVI will continue to be available for the benefit of the people despite his resignation. ...
12:24 AM, Mar 01, 2013
It's the day Pope Benedict the 16th officially stands down. The Pope will keep his name Benedict the 16th and has already held his final general audience at the Vatican. ...
08:53 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Thousands gathered at the St Peter's Square in Vatican City to bid farewell to Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday. The outgoing Pope made his last public appearance as he addressed well-wishers from his villa. ...
05:25 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Brussels: Kim Clijsters will play a ceremonial farewell match on Dec. 12 against Venus Williams. Clijsters retired from tennis after the US Open in August but announced on her website on Monday that she will face her longtime rival Wiliams in the Kim's Thank You Games at the Antwerp Sports Palace. The 29-year-old Belgian, a four-time Grand Slam winner, initially retired in 2007 only to make a return to the...
09:56 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Thousands of tearful mourners poured into the city on Monday to catch a last glimpse of veteran actor Thilakan, who died at a city hospital in the early hours of the day. Thilakans body was first taken to the residence of his son Shoby Thilakan at Vettamukku here around 8 am, where relatives and hundreds of local people queued up to pay their last respects to the actor, who...
01:26 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: As Pranab Mukherjee gets ready to be sworn in as the 13th President of India, the farewell ceremonies for the outgoing President Pratibha Patil have begun. Pratibha gave her farewell speech in the Rajya Sabha earlier on Monday evening. The Prime Minister is hosting a farewell dinner for President Pratibha Patil at Hyderabad House in the capital. Pratibha will host a dinner for President-elect Pranab Mukherjee and Prime...
08:42 PM, Jul 23, 2012
New Delhi: Members of both Houses of Parliament are expected to give a warm send-off to outgoing President Pratibha Patil on Monday. A programme is scheduled to take place in Rashtrapati Bhawan's historic Central Hall. Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday scripted history by becoming the first person from West Bengal to be elected as the President of India. He defeated his opponent, former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma, with a...
06:17 AM, Jul 23, 2012
Chennai: He may not have done a Tamil movie, but Rajesh Khanna was a celebrity in his own right in Chennai, which he visited frequently, and its film industry. In his heyday, the actor is said to have even had a room reserved for himself at the Chola Sheraton here. Khannas Red Rose, Masterji, Dil-E-Nadaan and Aaina were remakes of blockbusters in Tamil. Another set of his flicks, including Humshakal,...
02:05 PM, Jul 19, 2012
New Delhi: With Pranab Mukherjee set to become the country's President, the Congress Working Committee has planned a farewell for its key trouble-shooter on Monday. A special meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision making body, has been convened on Monday when it is expected to pass a resolution acknowledging Mukherjee's four decades of service to the party. Mukherjee, who has been declared as the Presidential candidate...
01:27 AM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: Prime minister Manmohan Singh today hosted a farewell dinner for Army Chief General VK Singh who retires on May 31. The dinner was attended by several senior ministers including Defence Minister AK Antony. Earlier, Antony too had hosted a dinner for General VK Singh and his wife Bharati Singh on May 23. Gen Singh's last major function would be the National Defence Academy passing out parade on May...
09:59 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony's dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Wednesday night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches. No speeches were made at the farewell dinner for Gen Singh and his wife Bharati Singh hosted by Antony and his wife Elizabeth, sources said on Thursday, adding it was unusual as generally officials present say a few lines about the outgoing Service...
11:39 AM, May 24, 2012
To begin with, Rahul Sharad Dravid, thank you ever so much for all the memories. When on 9th March 2012 you said, it's time for ...
04:34 PM, Mar 10, 2012
As one of the finest gentlemen of the gentleman's game calls it a day, presenting a few of Rahul Dravid's quotes that define Dravid, the person and the cricketer. - On the game: The joy of bonding together and striving to achieve a goal is what made cricket special for me. - On starting out: I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my...
02:41 PM, Mar 09, 2012
New Delhi: Even as he donned the national colours for the final time, Bhaichung Bhutia was already thinking of how the exhibition match against Bayern Munich would benefit India. The hosts were brushed aside by their superior German opponents in the first half on Tuesday, going down 4-0, but recovered well enough to ensure no more goals were added to the scoresheet post the interval. India coach Savio Medeira felt...
09:14 PM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: India were no match for Bayern Munich on the field, but the effort of the players and the noise of the fans at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday will be a part of the memories the Germans take back with them. Bayern came to India on the back of an intense week-long training session in Doha, and as such did not get a chance to see much...
07:48 AM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: Indian striker Sunil Chhetri was awarded the AIFF Player of the Year award during the farewell exhibition match of Bhaichung Bhutia against German giants Bayern Munich in New Delhi on Tuesday. Chhetri was handed the award by AIFF president Praful Patel in a presentation during the interval. He was handed a silver plaque and a cheque of Rs. 2 lakh. An elated Chhetri thanked all his teammates and...
06:46 AM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: Bhaichung Bhutia's farewell match ended in an expected defeat, but the Indian legend was given a rousing farewell by the crowd, even as German giants Bayern Munich outclassed India 4-0 in an exhibition tie at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. Thomas Muller scored a brace, while Mario Gomez along with Bastian Schweinsteiger netted a goal each, as the Bavarians demonstrated their superiority without having to break a...
08:27 PM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: Excited at the prospect of rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest international football stars, India's national team players are looking forward to the farewell match of former Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia against a star-studded FC Bayern Munich on January 10. The famed German side is fielding their first team, with the likes of Philip Lahm, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Muller in action at...
06:19 PM, Dec 22, 2011
New Delhi: "You come to India as a tourist, you leave as a member of the family." This is how outgoing US Ambassador Timothy Roemer described his nearly two-year stay here at a farewell reception hosted in his honour. Showering praise on India and its culture, Roemer observed "India gets into your stomach for its great food, gets into your brain for great poetry of Rabindranath Tagore it will never...
10:28 PM, May 24, 2011
