'Why the victim of Unnao gangrape case was not given security keeping in mind an earlier incident of Unnao? What action has been taken on the police official who refused to register an FIR? What steps are being taken by the government to stop crime against the women, which take place on a daily basis?'
'Bobby Deol has a child-like quality which makes you love him instantly.'
Nasreen Banoo is a young girl of nine years hailing from the remote village of Kaksar in Kargil district. Kaksar has a predominant Muslim population and is still to be linked to Kargil by a proper road.
'When we are busy with the everyday bhag-daud, one fine day a health scare just stops it all.' 'I am shocked. A healthy happy Sonali is detected with cancer.' 'But one thing I know for sure -- this lovely girl with come out of it, emerging a winner.'
Mahabalipuram is an attempt to shed some light on the plight of young innocent girls who are drugged, raped and filmed to cater to the thriving porn industry.
Team Menstrupedia is inspiring young girls to break taboos and speak about their problems related to menstruation and instilling confidence in them.
Here's a sneak peek at designer Vijay Balhara's 'Borala Nautch' line, inspired by the dancing girls of the Mughal empire and showcased on the third day of LFW.
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
Over hundred dead, hundreds more being treated for sun strokes. Almost 30 crore people across India are facing the brunt of the summer heat and shortage of drinking water.
Send us your unique, original photographs of the season and we'll publish it right here.
Bana Alabed's tweets from war-torn Syria made a world numbed by the violence care again.
However, the voice of the poor victims of prostitution got drowned in the loud and flashy discourses on other mundane gender issues like child marriage, maternal health, water and sanitation, economic empowerment.
Lal Jose's latest film Elsamma Enna Aankutty is making news. Here's why.
Kanu Behl's directorial debut Titli looks promising.
In a major setback in the search for AIDS cure, a child in the US, who was thought to have been cured of HIV after intensive drug therapy, has been found with detectable levels of the virus, scientists say.
Acid attack survivor Pramodini, 25, got engaged to her fiance, Saroj Sahu at Sheroes Hangout Cafe.
Singers including Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson will perform alongside the clip.
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Elegant in a hijab, this Muslim beauty blogger is winning hearts with her Instagram pics and videos.
Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve? Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of
The 22 year old has an Indian father and a Japanese mother.
This summer will see Tamannaah's summer release Sura with Vijay in the lead.
Mehbooba assured Insha's parents that the state government would ensure best possible treatment, within or even outside the country, for their daughter.
Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25.
Reader Mukesh Ranjan from Pitampura in Delhi narrates his sister's traumatic stalking experience.
A young girl lost her life in South Delhi two days ago at the hands of a jilted admirer. We invite readers share their experiences and opinions on how to deal with stalkers and jilted lovers.
'I watched Balika Vadhu with my mother and wondered what it is like for young girls who find themselves trapped in this situation. I think parents should first educate their children, help them to build a career and then get them married.' Gracy Goswami, all of 11, takes a mature stand on child marriage.
The woman in question is a young Mumbai-based cake designer.
With restaurants representing more than 120 cuisines including regional specialties, New York surely is the uncrowned gourmet capital of the world. Writes Arthur J Pais.
Here are glimpses of some of the celebrations.
The Allahabad high court on Friday acquitted businessman Moninder Singh Pandher in one of the Nithari serial killing cases, setting aside the death sentence awarded to him by a lower court, but upheld the capital punishment handed down to his domestic help Surinder Koli
Aradhana, an eye-witness in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, on Saturday said merely stripping former Haryana Director General of Police S P S Rathore's of his police medal was not enough. "Taking away the medal of Rathore won't be enough. Rather, we need a change in our system where a young girl is not subjected to such trauma. For that, we need such cases to be dealt by fast-track courts so that the victim gets justice within days, and not months and years," she said.
As with the last 37 years, this year too the India Day Parade in New York saw thousands of Indian Americans throng Manhattan's Madison Avenue to celebrate India's Independence Day. For the thousands of Indians who turned up, it was a once in a year chance to showcase their country's rich cultural diversity.
A 15-year-old Indian-American teen has been selected by the White House for the prestigious Champions of Change award for empowering the community by imparting Internet coding through her non-profit organisation.
Presenting 5 simple tips on how you can take charge of your health and stop agonising about your weight.
Reader Aditi Sardana* narrates her stalking experience as a teenager, when she had just moved into a new neighbourhood with her family.
Born in Raniket, Uttranchal, Anjali Pandey hails from a very educated family who believes academics is more important. Daughter of a Pediatrician father and an MSc in Zoology mother who has taken to home-making and an ambitious IT student from Rurkee, Anjali studied BCA in Delhi before to Mumbai to join the glamourous world of commercials.
Shruti Haasan's Aazma manages to push the album half a notch higher.
Keeping your peers informed, calling up the police and confronting your stalker are just some of the many things you can do to keep that individual away.
A stalking victim recollects the harrowing months when an unknown boy followed her everywhere she went.
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