Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, 21, received the Mahavir Chakra in the 1962 War with China. Such was his valour that a temple and museum stands on the land he died defending in the icy valley of Arunachal Pradesh.

The maestro turns 50.

'We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries.'

The amazing Shraddha Kapoor on Rock On 2, acting as Dawood's sister and why she thinks journalists are unfair sometimes.

Amazing talent, all on one stage!

'We used to have beautifully crafted, witty and touching duets which taught the genders how to speak and romance each other.' 'Where else would we get the genius of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle from?'

'People think Salman is ready to remove his shirt for small things but it takes a lot to convince him to take that shirt off.' Sultan director Ali Abbas Zafar tells us what to expect from his film.

Singer Nakash Aziz gets candid about his journey in Bollywood!

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Jnanpith awardee and eminent Malayalam poet, lyricist and environmentalist O N V Kurup passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday following cardiac arrest. He was 84.

In spite of the glitches and scramble, the Mumbai Film Festival shaped into an enriching experience, feels Sukanya Verma.

Looking at how the idea of gift giving and taking on Diwali has changed

'I couldn't think of anything else the whole day but music and beats,' says Carl Frenais, the Kochi-born singer making waves in Dubai.

'I'm a rebel. I'm not easy.' 'Once a top actor wanted me to sing a song and a top music company was involved. They wanted changes in the song. I told them not to take pangas with me.'

A visit to the Palpung Sherabling Monastery where monks are free to choose their own paths.

Jaanisaar will test your patience, cautions Paloma Sharma.

Rediff.com gathers digs deep, to bring you interesting facts about the Democrat and the former White House First Lady.

Has your favourite star made the cut?

'What I see in Bollywood is that there's this assembly line -- there's a lyrics writer, there's a composer, then there's playback singer who is selected on mutual discussion, and then there's a producer who oversees the entire thing.' Grammy-winner Ricky Kej would rather make his own music than pander to the Indian film industry.

Music's biggest night and its many highlights!

The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.

Meet Krishna Das, a chant master, whose rock 'n' roll kirtans are a growing rage in India and who is performing in three Indian cities this week.

If you have the cash, the big fat Indian wedding just got bigger. (Psst! And the good folks at TripHobo.com have a few ideas!)

Siddhartha Khosla of Goldspot, a rock band in America, chats with Chaya Babu about his music, his separation and subsequent reunion with his parents as a child and that all-powerful motivator called acceptance

Ashwini Mishra, better known in the music circuit as A-List, on fighting the good fight and more

There are remarkable similarities between Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song in Life of Pi and Irayimman Thampi's age-old composition. We make a case for the 200-year-old melody.

Shillong-based blues band Soulmate, which in 10 years of performing has wowed legends like Carlos Santana and Buddy Guy, is recording its third studio album. Sumit Bhattacharya tunes in.

Pavithra Srinivasan feels the music of Tamil film Kadal offers a truly beautiful listening experience.

Skyfall is fabulously refreshing.

Piyush Kapoor gets eliminated on the popular reality show.

Click to see who won and lost at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Iconic Belgium comic cub- reporter Tintin's famous catchphrase 'Great Snakes' becomes Baal ki khaal and his best friend Captain Archibald Haddock would say 'Karod kasmasate kaale kacchuve' for his trademark "billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles," as their adventures across the world gets translated into Hindi.

And here they are...

The ladies were big winners during the pre-cast ceremony, as was A R Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire.

Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is nominated for a Grammy Award in the Traditional World Music category for his album Ancient Sounds. He talks about what the award means to him.

Check out the nominees for music's biggest event.

Palash Mehrotra, 33-year-old author of 'Eunuch Park: Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruction', on writing and being published in India.

Actor-director Roopa Iyer on her award-winning Kannada film Mukhaputa.

Falguni Pathak, the Queen of Dandiya gets candid with her fans.

Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean has expressed optimism in sorting and settling challenging differences.