Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni recalls her meeting with the author who was slain by the Taliban on Thursday.
If only making it official was as easy as falling in love, says Sukanya Verma.
Bollywood expresses grief and shock following the Nepal earthquake.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to the national capital on Thursday after a successful three-day visit to Nepal capital Kathmandu, where he attended the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that developing close relations with India's neighbours is a key priority of his government, ahead of his planned visit to Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon to attend the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Summit.
'Just because you fall in love with someone, who might not belong to the opposite sex does not mean you are different.' 'Love is always Love.' 'You cannot choose which person you will fall in love with.'
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
Political stalwarts Murli Manohar Joshi, Sharad Pawar and former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma, cricketer Virat Kohli and Carnatic musician K J Yesudas were among the 89 people who were selected for this year's Padma awards.
'There are too many things that haven't gone out of you. So even though the years may have gone by, you are still close to the films in terms of the making.'
Nepalese authorities initiated post-quake renovation works on Wednesday, including inspection of homes to evaluate safety.
Hundreds of Nepalese students studying in New Delhi have turned into foot soldiers to raise funds for sending relief and succour to quake-hit Nepal.
According to Indian meteorological department, tremors were felt in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab, lasting for a minute, triggering panic and forcing people to rush out of their homes and offices. There was no official word about casualties from any of the states but reports from West Bengal said cracks appeared in several multi-storeyed buildings in Siliguri in north Bengal. An incident of wall collapse was reported from Telipara in Jalpaiguri district.
Indian national Sushmita Banerjee, whose memoir about her dramatic escape from the Taliban was turned into a Bollywood film, was shot dead in Afghanistan by militants, police said on Thursday.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
The actor has quite a body of memorable death scenes to boast of.
Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and his movies.
At the peak of his popularity and charisma, filmmakers considered him a bigger draw than the leading man and often remunerated him with a higher fee than the hero.
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The Indian author had made a dramatic escape from the Taliban in 1995. She was the subject of a 2003 film called Escape From Taliban, starring Manisha Koirala.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday to attend his first SAARC Summit, being hosted by the Government of Nepal.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Meheka Mirpuri is using fashion to help cancer patients.
'You might hate him, but it will be an honest portrayal.'
Around 60,000 people are expected to attend the free Global Poverty Project Global Citizens festival in Central Park on September 26. One of them will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Pooja Bhatt's irrepressible cuteness, Rekha's amusing cartoon, Asha Bhosle's super songstress power, Akshay Kumar's sparkling white sneakers and shaved chest find a mention in Sukanya Verma's weekly column.
For India to endorse Nepal's Buddhist conference will be like sipping from a poisoned chalice, warns former RA&W official Jayadeva Ranade.
Here's looking at some popular Bollywood movies shot in Kashmir.
The loan will be utilised in several developmental projects that Nepal wants to undertake. Nayanima Basu reports.
Refusing to budge from its tough stand on food security issues, India pressed for a fair and balanced outcome of the WTO ministerial meeting in Bali.
'2.0 has Rajinikanth playing a complex character, it has a lot of shades, and he has different looks too. He was very sporting.' Designer Rocky S lives his dream.
Two men and a woman were on Sunday pulled out alive from under the rubble of their homes in Nepal
The frosty Indo-Pak ties briefly gave way to some warmth when a smiling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Thursday shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, but India cautioned against reading too much into such "courtesies".
Here's profiling movies with a similar premise -- when two women fell for the same man on silver screen not too long ago.
Postponing elections could lead to the collapse of the interim election government without an alternative arrangement, reports Shubha Singh
Dr Swarnim Wagle, the official behind Nepal's reconstruction strategy, speaks to Patrick Ward.
'It's like a railway compartment which is really crowded and you have to make your own space, work harder for that seat.' Divya Dutta makes her presence felt.
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