'It is a terrible time, but yet there are enough examples of the goodness of people.'

Besides Mohit Chadda and a potentially great concept, Flight has barely anything that is worthy of a watch, feels Prateek Sur.

From providing food and succour to pavement dwellers to helping the elderY in times of need, Dinesh Saravanan has been a godsend to the needy.

26-year-old Anjum Moudgil has also been offering counselling sessions to her friends, some of whom are shooters, at a personal level.

'You cannot implement such a huge exercise, which is bound to cause misery to millions, without studying every aspect of its consequences, economic and social,' notes Sherna Gandhy.

'Irrespective of their politics, people feel happy.' 'One of the best compliments I have received is that I have made it from Kashmir to Karnataka.'

New Zealand players Jesse Tashkoff and Joey Field proved good Samaritans on Wednesday when they helped ease a double dose of pain suffered by West Indies batsman Kirk McKenzie in their U-19 World Cup quarter-final. After struggling to hobble back to the middle, however, he was dismissed first ball -- still one short of his century. Cue the intervention of the sportsmanlike Kiwi duo, who carried the badly-cramped McKenzie off the field while being applauded back to the pavilion by the fans at Benoni's Willowmoore Park in South Africa.

Two producers from the industry -- Ramesh Taurani and Ashoke Pandit -- have come forward to offer financial aid to the ailing actress.

'We still look at films with A-listers.' 'There is change, but it's minor.' 'We still haven't learnt how to invest in stories.'

It was a simple gesture of cleaning a temple but this act by a group of Muslim youths went viral on the internet. Members of the Jamaat-E-Islami Hind, who are involved in flood relief work in Tamil Nadu, speak to S Saraswathi.

Tambaram, a suburban area of the capital city has borne the brunt of the torrential rains, with areas beyond 2-3 km outside of its station left inundated, cutting it off from rest of Chennai.

'I can't hear or talk but I could build an aircraft and fly it," says Saji Thomas.

Ashraf Palarakunnummal has one mission in life -- to ensure the dignity of the dead. This he does by seeing to it that expats who die in the Gulf are transported back to their home countries without too many hassles for the bereaved families. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com talks to the Good Samaritan who was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman recently.

Quake after quake continue to jolt the Himalayan nation. Aid is arriving in Nepal, but its far flung villages remain cut off, two weeks after the April 25 horror

He may or may not have changed, but one thing is certain: his friends and fans are going to stick by him

When Abu Salem wanted to kill Sanjay Dutt.

The death of Dr Shirley Sara Koshi, who started a veterinary clinic in Riverdale, Bronx, New York, last July, has shocked the community.

A culture of impunity has gripped the Assamese society at large, and the absence of fear of law among lumpen elements is particularly noticeable in the past decade, says Nitin Gokhale who worked as a journalist for 23 years in the state

It's been a year since three blasts ripped through crowded localities of Mumbai, killing 26 people and injuring 130. A year on, Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande walks down the memory lane with survivors and re-live the fateful July 13 evening that was smeared with blood, agony and fear.

But if tearjerkers aren't your first option it's best to stay away from this Miley Cyrus starrer!

This Tamil movie has lots of masala but no logic.

'Before we learn to catch the terrorist and then use any law against them, let us learn to handle those innocents who fall victim to the terrorists.'

A competent performance of Ganesh notwithstanding, his new film Bombaat fails to impress because of a weak and illogical story. Mano Murthy rocks with two songs. Go for it if you want to see Ganesh in his action avatar.

Nazrani, the Mammootty film scripted by Ranjith and directed by Joshiy begins on an exciting note but soon runs out of steam.

The Mumbai blasts, as rediff readers saw them.

More tales of horror, bravery and perseverance, from residents of Mumbai...

Readers respond to Terrible Tuesday and its awful aftermath.