Thirty-four years after he traveled to space, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih that he looks forward to Gaganyan, India's first manned space mission in 2022.
The showstopper looked stunning in her Boho avtar walking for designer Tarun Tahiliani.
We round off the week with some good, bad and ugly looks.
'Jawans are not rich and their families need succour in their time of loss.'
Major Anuj Sood, scholar and daredevil soldier, had finished his Kashmir tenure and would have been home had COVID-19 not come in the way. He did not live to be old enough, but he lived the soldier's life to the fullest, reveals Archana Masih/Rediff.com.
'To deal with a bully, you have to deal from a position of strength, not a position of weakness.'
'As Indians, we should be claiming and celebrating 'Bhartiyata' rather than seeking commitment to beliefs which are divisive and exclusionary.'
Two months ago, May 2, Major Anuj Sood made the supreme sacrifice for the motherland in a hostage-rescue mission in J&K. As his grieving family grapples with their immense loss, they graciously share memories of the young major -- a husband, brother and son -- whose only calling was the fauj.
See how these gorgeous girls battled covering for their sensational magazine covers this year.
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh's debut collection launch witnessed the who's who of sports and entertainment industry extending their support to cancer patients.
Sukanya Verma takes us down beautiful bridal history.
'I am ashamed we are dealing with such adversaries.'
These cover girls are the reason why it's so hot! Who's your favourite?
Arundhati Bhattacharya, the chairperson of country's largest bank SBI, has been named as the most-powerful woman in business in India by Fortune magazine.
Bathinda is the only district in Punjab to start a movement to find out what the actual drug situation on the ground is and aims to address it.
'I chose the army over glamour,' says Major Sheena, who feels no other profession elicits the kind of respect like the army does.
'The BJP would not have brought him into the party if they did not appreciate him.'
Archana Walavalkar is on a mission to 'make India stylish'.
Sooper Se Ooper will not be able to make you laugh like Sidhu or Archana Puran Singh performing on their respective shows but it will make you chuckle to yourself softly at situations and the characters' reaction to them, writes Paloma Sharma.
As India prepares for a calibrated exit from the lockdown by easing more restrictions, 'Unlock-1 -- the first of the three-phase plan for reopening of prohibited activities in non-containment zones with a stringent set of Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) -- kicks in at a time when the country recorded a daily jump of COVID-19 cases by over 9,000 for the fifth straight day on Sunday.
'China is concerned about its impact within Tibet.'
Warning: These hot divas might just melt your screen.
The remarkable story of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, will be seen in a film featuring Aamir Khan.
'...changed my image, changed everything.' 'Now I make calls with great confidence.' 'Day before yesterday, I sent a message to a director that I heard you are making a film, is there any role for me?' 'I have confidence now. Earlier, I could never do.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Take a look at how she ruled the runway at India Couture Week 2016.
Who do you think nailed the bridal look better than anyone else this wedding season?
'If the blatant criminal act of destroying a place of worship is to be rewarded by giving the whole land to those who committed that act, then it raises lots of questions.'
'If better sense prevails, Muslims should offer the disputed land in Ayodhya back to the government.'
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Kubbra Sait's role as a sexy transgender is the heart of Sacred Games.
A look at the top tweets from favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Her presence before and during the Lok Sabha election will electrify the political environment.'
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Nach Baliye 6 could have been a great show if the producers focused more on the dancing, says Paloma Sharma.
'There was a day when I didn't want to live.' 'And there is today, when I want to live long and enjoy my life.'
The absence of top stars took some sheen away but India's record-breaking medal haul and a maiden top-of-the-table finish made the just-concluded 22nd Asian Athletics Championship here a memorable one.
It hopes to attract billions of dollars in investment by this move, and may ease some restrictions on foreign inflows.
Honorary Captain Bana Singh won the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest ranking gallantry award, for recapturing a Pakistani post on the Siachen Glacier. Living a retired life in a quiet village in Jammu and Kashmir, he makes you feel that his act of phenomenal courage was part of a soldier's day at work.
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