There was also no fresh incident of violence and there is a heavy deployment of security personnel
The US has the distinction of destroying a flawed but functioning State thrice since 1979. Pakistan has been their constant accomplice, explains Shekhar Gupta.
Dates like 9/11 should never be allowed to pass by forgotten because terrorism is not to be borne, inhumanity is not to borne.
Sonam Malik,19, is the youngest Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games.
'This pandemic has only made my belief stronger that we should live for today because we do not know what tomorrow has got to offer.' 'Tomorrow is not even guaranteed.'
The AIADMK's staying power is not in question, but it has to regain the winning streak. That will require its leaders and leadership to re-wire themselves, to be able to re-think situations in ways different from what they had been accustomed to, suggests Sathiya Moorthy.
Raina revealed said that CSK owner Narayanaswami Srinivasan was wrongly informed about the reason for his exit from the IPL 2020 and he had settled the matter with his boss
Ajoy shares some of the lessons he learned as a new parent.
The pandemic should force you to take a hard look at the downside risks that could jeopardise your finances.
Rediff reader Avani Dedhia from Borivali, Mumbai tells us how she found true love in Bhavya Shaliya.
Thakur also said that more destruction, damage and bloodshed in this world has taken place on the account of religious beliefs.
Since 2014, many of Mohan Bhagwat's speeches have acted as cues for government policy.
This was the one Budget that required radical departures on all these fronts, when it had none, asserts, Shreekant Sambrani.
'Anything that couldn't be stolen they destroyed.' Saloni Dhumne and Atreya Raghavan speak to members of the Indian community in Durban -- the largest congregation of Indians outside India -- who were targeted in last month's horrific riots.
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take control of your life.
Saina Nehwal said she has no regrets about 'standing up for her father' in the athletes village accommodation controversy
Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, Divya Nair tells us why it was difficult to find a place for her younger brother in her heart.
Rediff reader Aastha Bhat, 16, from Faridabad, Haryana tells us how she lost weight.
We need to give a booster shot to all our frontline workers first as if they fall victim to Omicron, the health system will collapse, points out Ramesh Menon.
'I have done enough work for many years.' 'This is a decision that many people at my age need to review.' 'I may become an exit example for people to study.'
Yamini has superpowers that help her intercept souls headed to heaven or the afterworld or for reincarnation and spirits them away, on another course, to those in need.
AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam is said to be upset at his son Raveendranath Kumar, a Lok Sabha MP, being denied a ministerial chance for a second time in a row, beginning with the formation of Modi 2.0 in 2019, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.
Rediff readers tell us what they did with their first salaries.
'No one's comparing and everyone's taking the song as mine... that's a battle won.'
Just months before the deadly gas leak in Bhopal killed 15,000 people, journalist Rajkumar Keswani -- who passed into the ages on Friday, May 21, 2021 -- had warned that the 'city stood on the edge of a volcano'.
'We are human beings. We all feel low.' 'It could be work related, something to do with family.' 'It is an unsettling feeling. But that is temporary.'
After losing his driver to Covid, Ahmedabad engineer Shivam Dhruva felt the need to build an app that will provide latest medical updates at the click of a button, free of cost.
As part of this self help initiative with Rediff.com, Mental Health Coach Anu Krishna helps readers talk about their problems and offers advice.
India's badminton doubles specialist and newly-appointed coach Jwala Gutta is known for being feisty. Not one to take things lying down, the Arjuna Awardee ripped apart a Twitter troll who called her mother anti-Modi.
Crippled by poverty and the coronavirus lockdown, Sunil's family in Dumrikhurd village in Chauri Chaura police station area was forced to conduct a dummy funeral for him, setting an effigy on fire.
Tusshar Kapoor, who embraced fatherhood, talks about the perks and challenges that come with the role.
With Narayan Rane, the BJP looks to expand its footprint in Mumbai and Konkan. But a perceived self-goal by him may have galvanised the restive Shiv Sena cadre and voters to coalesce around their party. Dhaval Kulkarni reports
This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all. There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Chinese foreign policy will acquire a more ideological and less pragmatic character. It will be conducted with more nationalist overtones, predicts former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
The Top Chef star wrote a lengthy post about her childhood and her family's journey to the United States.
Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma, fun and festivity, love and war into the year.
Residents and families of the building collapse in Mumbai tell of their grief.
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