'The same charm that draws men to the armed forces, also draws women. It is love for the nation and honour and pride in donning the uniform,' says Lieutenant Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, the first woman to lead the Indian Army in a 18-nation military exercise.
'The nuclear deal required Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to gamble the future of his government on a vision for the future of his nation.'
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
That makes winning the National Award for Arjun Rampal even more special...
The very filmi Valentine's Day Special!
Bollywood has realised the value of portraying the complexity, necessity and changeability of modern-day marital unions.
The BJP's national leadership seems to have convinced itself that with a weakened, post-Jaya AIADMK for company, they should be able to strike roots before long, and start by winning about 10-15 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The 'AIADMK symbol issue' may be a fit case for the courts and the legislature to provide for a new law for application in similar fluid, dynamic political situations, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Mary just stopped talking to me. Maybe she did not like the fact that she was the gold medallist, but it was me (Sarita), not her, who was getting all the attention.'
We revisit some iconic moments of the the much-loved television series as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
In a world filled with imperfections, we need to constantly remind each other that nobody and nothing is perfect, including us, says Divya Nair.
All the action at the Dilwale trailer launch.
'DDLJ gave my career a boost, and placed me on a pedestal.' Farida Jalal relives the DDLJ moments.
Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India.
Where does the religious preacher and theologian want to take Pakistan?
'I was hesitant initially because I thought Amrish Puri's role was bigger than mine. But when I shot for the film, I realised Adi's casting was so good that no character could be replaced.' Anupam Kher goes back in time.
Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the world.
'When I saw Sridevi in Lamhe, I decided I wanted to be an actress.' Meet 3AM actress Anindita Nayar.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world
'The India-France relationship has been that of the elites of two countries, who appreciate each other's philosophical traditions -- whether it is ancient Indian civilisation and Sanskrit texts or the French tradition of Rene Descartes, Albert Camus, (Jean-Paul) Sartre... This is a drawback. It doesn't create the buzz, the excitement necessary for a relationship. We need more people-to-people contact, especially among students,' says former Ambassador to Paris, Rakesh Sood.
'The work I did after my first film Jaan Tere Naam was crap. I delivered seven flops in a row before the industry wrote me off. That was probably the worst time of my life.' Ronit Roy takes stock of his acting career.
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
The most thrilling, romantic, terrifying, musical and comical tring tring moments!
I am not ruling out possibility of joining Cong again, says Trinamool Congress MP Somen Mitra.
From planning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips to playing a key role in the Jammu and Kashmir elections, former RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav is become increasingly important in the BJP
'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning him into a stuntman. Yet, as Jaya Bhaduri jovially pointed out, the seeds of that seething persona can be found in Anand and Namak Haraam.'
India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options.
The jury of the 58th annual World Press Photo Contest has selected an image by Danish photographer Mads Nissen as the World Press Photo of the Year 2014.
Upstaged by the swanky malls in town, both M G Road and Brigade Road have lost their "happening" status
'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'
The last seven Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates were released October 30. Chirag Bahri, Indian coordinator for the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme that aids piracy survivors and their families, speaks to Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com on how the near-impossible was achieved.
