In a journey of Marco Polo-esque proportions, Meenakshi Arvind and Mookambika Rathinam drove through 24 countries and two continents over 72 days. Meenakshi and Mookambika tell Rediff.com's Archana Masih about their incredible, unforgettable, journey and the desperation for Gandhi in a dark corner of the world.
Following her spat, 'Aunty National' Irani took to Facebook to speak out against her detractors. Here's the Facebook post in response to her critics which Rediff.com represents verbatim:
On its 25th anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 10 things she still loves about Mohra.
Awesome photos of the month: February Here are some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of February.
The absence of expectant mother Serena Williams and a failure by any of the other top women to produce the kind of dominance the American seven-times champion has consistently delivered makes this year's Wimbledon the most open in years.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there!
'The rise of IS and intolerant Wahabism are the real dangers to Indian democracy and pluralism, not the RSS,' says Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay.
The Sindhis are a lesson in perseverance. Once uprooted, they've started all over, often reinventing themselves
While the row over allowing women into the AMU library has been wrongly portrayed, it does not mean gender biases are non-existent in AMU. The campus does have its own shares of all kinds of cultural and ideological prejudices prevalent in the world outside. The AMU campus is not a segregated island, says Mohammad Sajjad.
At 15, she has already written two books on poetry and a novel. Meet the fascinating Zuni Chopra.
Faux feminism aside, Mardaani is mostly a middling action thriller, writes Sukanya Verma.
Raja Sen confesses to not being able to stop raving about the spectacular La La Land.
Vir Das' commencement address to graduates of Knox College is the best advice you'll read today.
Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri, MDC to his students, was beyond compare -- the stuff of tales and legends at the Delhi School of Economics. He was also a good intuitive economist.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Since making her debut at the 2013 world championships, the 19-year-old American has become an unstoppable force. Last year she became the first woman to win a "three-peat" of all-around golds at the worlds.
'We have been taking risks with every film.' 'We made a comedy with zombies!' 'Then we made Saif Ali Khan a Russian character with blond hair!'
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Notwithstanding the rhetoric against New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind kejriwal and his anarchist ways of protesting, it seems that United Progressive Alliance government is taking his demand seriously.
'Ishaqzaade released on May 11, 2012. It has been seven years. But if you had spoken to me on May 10, 2012, and said that I would do 13 films with so many good directors and actors, I would have said, 'Chal jhoota.''
Though the soundtrack of Besharam doesn't quite match expectations, it is still fun and peppy and keeps you engaged.
'Most of the agitations are staged by the Opposition to disturb the peace of the state.'
At 19, he quit everything to work in a tribal village for free.
>There's still hope and plenty to play for, says Rediff.com's Aruneel Sadadekar.
'I am happy with my life. It's not about falling or failing in life. It's about falling and then getting up and carrying on. I am happy with whatever I have done and achieved.' Radhika Sarathkumar tells A Ganesh Nadar what keeps her going.
'Mamata's fascination with stars is so deep-rooted that she uses her clout as chief minister to get close to them.'
In the heat and dust of a Baramati rally with Supriya Sule.
'Cricket may be stressful and very difficult, but when it's your passion, you learn to love it.'
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The film gets repetitive after a point.
Meet Randeep Hooda, the man with a great sense of humour, an actor who loves his craft, an animal lover and, over and above all that, a Jat lad in touch with his roots...
In the light of the efforts being made to forge electoral unity between scheduled castes and Muslims, Mohammad Sajjad examines what the architect of our Constitution, B R Ambedkar, had to say about the Muslim community.
'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.'
Investors can take heart from the first Cabinet meeting in the second innings.
'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
Lack of basic sanitation affects people's dignity.
Raja Sen isn't reviewing Shuddh Desi Romance or telling you its story because he thinks you should have seen it already. Here's why he thinks this film is one of the year's most important releases.
'Anyone who disagrees with this and says it depends on perspective is trying to hide their lust because it is socially unacceptable to think free.' Candid talk with Akshay Kumar.
'The starting point of the Udta Punjab casting was that we didn't think stars would do a film like this, so we'd take non-stars. As the names kept rolling in and we had Kareena Kapoor and Shahid and Alia Bhatt, I was like yaar yeh ho kya raha hai?'
