A group of retired army officers have come together to provide a home for girls who never had a home before.
'There is little doubt that India's tobacco epidemic is contributing to its TB epidemic,' says Neil W Schluger.
'Our family philosophy is to build a bridge between India and Britain.'
'For a long time I didn't know what my mother did -- she kept me in the dark to protect me.' 'But whatever she did, she did it for me.' 'It's been three years since my mother passed away.' 'If she was still alive, I'd respect her choice and stand by her.'
According to these experts, a monkeypox outbreak can effectively be tackled by strong surveillance.
From cradle snatching to teenage sex, this new generation of Indians doesn't mind letting the girl be in charge.
'What we see today is bargaining.' 'The man's family sets a price for him and then they start bargaining.' 'He is sold to the family that offers the highest price.' 'In this market, a woman is just a commodity to be sold because if she remained at home, it is a humiliation for the family.'
Keeping your blood pressure under control can be quite a task. Try out these foods to make sure it doesn't shoot up.
Gentle, fiery, magnanimous or disadvantaged, there are many faces of the Bhansali heroine. Sukanya Verma looks at every single one.
The Labour MP from Leicester since 1987, who is a married father of two, paid for men to visit him one evening last month at a flat he owns in London, the 'Sunday Mirror' claimed.
And it's written with tears, blood and unspoken lines.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
2 States, for all its modern touches, is a very regressive film, deeply rooted in old fashioned values that surely make no sense in the India of 2014.
They'll be increasingly define everything from products to politics of this country.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
India's Daughter, a documentary on the brutal gang rape of a 23-year old girl in New Delhi banned in India, will be available in the US later this month with a media arts organisation facilitating its distribution and screening.
In analysing census data from 2007-2011, researchers found that the at-birth sex ratios of Asian Americans are the same as white Americans. Arthur J Pais reports
'Desire is a strange thing.' 'It wells up uninvited and goes missing when most needed.'
What if these old classics were made in today's times? Sukanya Verma figures it out.
Hindu festivals are now becoming occasions when anti-Muslim hatred is expressed freely through slogans and songs that are full of abuse against Muslims or calls to either kill them or humiliate them, observes Apoorvanand.
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
'Now with many itchy-fingered ex-bosses being raked through the mud, their marriages ruined, their careers trashed, their finances hit, the inclination of many male hiring managers will be to hire fewer women,' believes Rajeev Srinivasan.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
What can Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor tell you about being pregnant that you didn't already know about?
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
'I told the lady I was two months pregnant, but that did not seem to bother her.' A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com visits the infamous cages of Mumbai's oldest red light district, Kamathipura, to find out how human trafficking has given India the awful reputation of the nation with the highest slavery rates in the world.
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
Cook's statement is of major significance, especially given Apple's recognition as a global brand, says Aseem Chhabra.
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
'One week after the release of PINK, audiences in India will witness another strong feminist tale, this one set in rural India,' says Aseem Chhabra.
The year is coming to an end and overall, it's been one hell of a year! We have had our share of ups and downs and we look forward to a better 2020. While we count down the days to the new year, let's also reflect on those who gave us strength to stand up in what we believe, the courageous who didn't bow down and the ones with gumption who inspired us to be better. We, Rediff.com, have selected 26 personalities, who we think are worthy of the title -- HERO OF THE YEAR -- and we want you, dear readers, to choose your hero!
The second season of City Of Dreams has more pulp, hardly any juice, feels Sreehari Nair.
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India should observe October 22 as Kashmir Martyrs Day to pay tribute to those who lost their lives to Paakistan's State terrorism, suggests Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).
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