Major is in a perennial state of exaggeration. The sighs, the misty eyes, the mushy speeches, its details are invested in highlighting all things in-your-face, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I laugh at those making a desperate effort to keep that controversy alive. I have far better things happening in my life.'
Whoever thought an Australian chef would represent India so beautifully in the MasterChef kitchen?
Many across Corporate India seem to have taken a leaf out of Modi's endorsement of healthy living through yoga.
On the occasion of the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary, Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com visits his residence of 16 years, and comes away marvelling at his enduring legacy.
'I love my life and will keep living it my way. I don't want the praise to go to my head or the trolling to go to my heart.'
'I love beaches and hence I love my swimsuits.'
'I can tell you this!!! I will never go down without a fight!! I Am The #UniverseBoss That will never changed!!'
'There is absolutely no rivalry between us.' 'I've always wished her well.' 'And she has always looked up to me as her elder sister.'
With the wedding season already in full swing, a few things to keep in minutes financially when tying the knot, advises Bindisha Sarang.
'A Colourful World is for every child, telling them that like the different coloured crayons in a box, they should also appreciate their differing identities, shine and live peacefully with other human beings in our colourful world.'
The Afghan tradition of gaining control of areas does not necessarily involve combat. Most engagements are settled through negotiations and pay-offs before battle is joined. This style of fighting is peculiar to Afghanistan, explains Ajai Shukla, who witnessed such a transaction between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance in November 2001.
Photographer G Venket Ram brought celebrated artist Raja Ravi Varma's paintings to life for his 2020 calendar.
'Fashion will be more clean, minimal, utility-oriented.'
Having spent decades running a laundromat in Taiwan's coastal city of Taichung, Hsu Sho-Er, 84, and her husband, Chang Wan Ji, 83, are now proving a hit on Instagram after their grandson Reef Chang -- and stylist -- set up an account for them in June. Any items left at the laundromat for over a year are considered fair game.
'We didn't know where the story was going. But I knew I was telling the story of an extremely lonely journalist.'
'They say our mothers lay the early foundation on which we build our dreams and lives. This holds true for me.' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak tells us about his mom's wonderful cooking.
Lakme Absolute Grand Finale showstopper looks up to Kareena Kapoor. Here's why!
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Dangerous messaging punctuates every ounce of its storyline wherein dowry is normalised, the kidney is a small price to pay for it, observes Sukanya Verma.
'The way desi food is cooked in our homes makes it so delicious and yummy.' 'It is a great digestive meal.'
The failure of Decoupled is that, as it deals almost solely in 'snapshots of insight', it fails to showcase how life flows, how the world goes round, how things unfold, feels Rohit Sathish Nair.
'You are what you are and you have to live life embracing all of you.'
Reading books will make you curious, build your imagination and nourish your brain into an organic super power.
'Looking at how teachers can change lives of students, I asked myself: 'Why don't I become a changemaker and change the lives of underprivileged students?''
'Coronavirus has occasioned us to see how copious Modi's mojo bag is,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
The girl from the north east who now walks for the best names in international fashion today was content wearing hand-me-downs from cousins those days.
After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style, become less mannered, draw directly from life. And getting a performer like that to play characters who seem 'completely dead inside', is, in my view, a betrayal of his legacy, his still-burning ambition, and his still-sharp feelers, observes Sreehari Nair.
Simanta Roy Buck finds out why Indian-American singer-songwriter Zoya Mohan bought a one-way ticket to Mumbai.
Where Laal Singh Chaddha succeeds most is heart, notes Sukanya Verma.
Williams had signalled her intention to retire in a Vogue article in early August, saying she was "evolving away from tennis" but never confirming the U.S. Open as her final event.
Allowing her inner beauty to shine, Swara Bhaskar transforms into a bridal goddess.
Dipti Sharma made an appearance in a sari in the most-talked about fashion event, the Dolce and Gabbana show.
'Since both Ram Charan and NTR Jr are dancing in this song, I don't want one of them to feel one up.'
'Rajan epitomised the best of his generation -- veneration for knowledge, for old fashioned morality of honesty and modesty.' Economist Devaki Jain, Padma Bhushan, salutes her brother who passed into the ages last week.
'Ranveer Singh is very lively on the sets. You don't feel the pressure when he's there.'
'People ask me if I miss living a normal life, since I don't have privacy, and I tell them I don't want to have a normal life. I want people standing outside my house, I want to be loved by them. I have been fortunate enough to live like a star for 25 years and I would like to die as a star.' Shah Rukh Khan, unplugged.
One of the most famous Indian faces on the planet, everything Priyanka Chopra Jonas learned, she learned it on the job.
Who better than India's beloved storyteller to teach you how to spin a yarn?
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