'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.' 'When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter water.' 'When I grew up, she would say, "Be liberal when you know what you are talking about, and be conservative when you don't".'

'#MeToo is very empowering but I think there has been a lot of collateral damage at the same time, which I feel is very wrong.'

'Many enter the civil services with the desire to do good work but get beaten by the system, step back or become part of it.' 'Ten fantastic officers out of 100 can completely change the game.'

Padukone attributed Sindhu and Saina's success to their physical abilities.

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'If someone is consistently horrible to you, for me, I would ask myself, what am I doing?' 'Why am I continuously putting myself as a target for this?'

'Rahman Sir is still very wide-eyed when it comes to creating a new song.' 'He still thinks about it as if it is his first song.'

Emma Raducanu did not drop a set since arriving at Flushing Meadows and won over the rowdy crowds at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as she swatted aside more experienced opponents with the same ease as she hammered winners.

'The guilt and shame that comes just from the fact that you are a woman and you want to buy a condom is ten times more.' 'You are put through ten times more shame and guilt just because you are a woman!'

'I was so nervous and embarrassed that I hid behind a pillar, just watching my son quietly.' 'I could see him very quiet, not communicating with anybody.'' 'I thought he was not interested. But when he gave his first shot, he was perfect!'

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the country in congratulating paddler Bhavinaben Patel for winning a historic silver medal, India's first, in the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday.

A fascinating glimpse from Somak Ghoshal's 10 Indian Heroes Who Help People Live With Dignity.

'Parsis are brought up with a great sense of the importance of truth and speaking your mind.'

Caeleb Dressel of the United States powered to victory in the men's 50m freestyle to claim his third individual gold medal at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, while Australia's Emma McKeon also completed the sprint double with victory in the women's 50m.

'They wanted a character, who could speak both Tamil and Hindi. That's how I got on board.'

'The amount of work that is happening in the industry today -- whether it is on television, films or the OTT space -- there is ample opportunity for everyone.'

Broken But Beautiful 3 is a typical ALT Balaji show which delves into new age relationships, observes Prateek Sur.

Out of Love 2 is even more interesting than the last season, applauds Moumita Bhattacharjee.

The actor was a vision in white as she turned showstopper for Varun Chakkilam's bridal collection.

'There will never be another like her.'

Metro Park 2 has the same cliched jokes, sighs Moumita Bhattacharjee.

Madam Chief Minister falls short of being a rousing political drama.

Sports Ministry formally recognises yogasana as competitive sport.

The 56-year-old Democratic Senator from California, who on Saturday became America's first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, represents a new face of political power.

Amidst a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the country on course for its highest turnout in a century. Some 239 million people are eligible to vote this year.

'As fun and funny as it is shooting, it's as scary when you watch it.'

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.

Justice, revenge, romance, tears, take your pick from Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations for the week.

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.

Biden has urged the Senate not to act on the vacancy until the American people select their next president and the next Congress.

Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.

Bhumi Pednekar and Konkona Sen Sharma's ode to sisterhood, Robert Pattinson's amusing accent, Satyajit Ray's many masterpieces, Steven Soderbergh's breakout indie, Mark Ruffalo's good fight -- all this and more on Sukanya Verma's recommendation list on OTT this week.

Already a sporting icon, Osaka's fight for equality has focussed even more attention on her

Bhumi and Konkona match their characters in Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, says Moumita Bhattacharjee.

Immigrants from five countries -- India, Bolivia, Lebanon, Sudan and Ghana -- stood in a line during the ceremony in the White House.

"We'll see how she works out. She did very, very poorly in the primaries as you know. She was expected to do well. She ended up at right around two per cent," Trump told reporters at a White House news conference.

'I have seen garibi to amiri.'

Bharati Dutt witnessed life-changing events that shaped India on the threshold of freedom. Her memories are an account of how ordinary Indians saw India change.

We have lost Irrfan, but his legacy lives on.