Novak Djokovic spurred Serbia to a 3-0 win over neighbours Croatia in the first round of the Davis Cup on Saturday and they will be joined in the quarter-finals by an equally rampant France.
Inside Llewyn Davis is a fantastic film, feels Raja Sen.
And no, the list doesn't start and stop with Boman Irani!
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Images from all the action on Day 3 at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday
Aseem Chhabra picks his favourite movies from the Telluride Film Festival.
Federer, who skipped the entire clay court season after winning the Australian Open and claiming titles at Indian Wells and Miami this year, will next play defending champion Florian Mayer who beat Frenchman Lucas Pouille in three sets.
M I Khan visits God's Own Country, and walks down the narrow streets of this area popularly called the Jew town.
In a historic decision, President Barack Obama announced a series of steps aimed at normalising relations with communist-ruled Cuba, with which the US had severed diplomatic ties decades ago imposing a series of sanctions on its island neighbour.
India scored a 3-0 victory over Poland to notch their second consecutive victory in the Hockey World League semi-finals, in Antwerp, on Tuesday.
Tushar Rishi, 19, conquered knee cancer and other odds to score 95 per cent in CBSE Class 12 results. This is his story.
The Judge formulaic but never mechanical, says Paloma Sharma.
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders cruised to early victories in the New Hampshire primary.
Welcome Back is dumb yet entertaining, utterly silly but made with a kind of absurd, warm energy, says Raja Sen.
Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
Sachin Tendulkar revealed that a few Indian players were not feeling comfortable under former coach Greg Chappell after the first couple of tours and he was the one who had persuaded his colleagues to be patient with the Australian and give him more time to get settled.
first-half strike by John Johnson helped Bengaluru FC beat United Sports Club by a solitary goal in their third round match of the I-League at the Bengaluru Football Stadium. The win propelled them to the top of the points table with seven points from three matches.
'How will we pay for their education now?' asks a grandmother about her two grandchildren who lost their father in Mumbai's liquor tragedy.
'We don't have to be the world's policeman. We don't have to impose our values. But we need to lead and when we pull back as we've done, you begin to see exactly what happens -- the voids are filled by threats of terror that countries have to suffer with, including India.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Raja Chari is in training to go to space in 2019. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel presents the story of his journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to NASA. A Rediff.com Exclusive!
'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Protesters outside the Jordanian pilot's home said they will seek revenge.
Vote for your favourite sequel or prequel!
Payal Taori, Mumbai University's MA topper this year, shares her journey.
'Young Indians are reading, but the wrong stuff.' 'They are reading and sharing Pappu jokes, Alia Bhatt memes and all the irrelevant material online.' 'My aim is to get them interested in books.'
The awards aren't the only story, and here, in chronological order, are my top 10 moments from this year's Globes.
After a Champagne Sunday, leaders Chelsea got back to the bread and butter of churning out Premier League points with Eden Hazard's header sealing a 1-0 victory at London rivals West Ham United on Wednesday.
Here's what went down in the curtain raiser episode.
Among many things that Amitabh Bachchan's onscreen credentials remains unrivalled for, dying is right at the top!
Chanda Kochhar is among the three Indians in Time's Most Influential list.
In one village, a woman asks, "They are always showing cash seizures on television, you think some of it will escape and we will get money as usual?" "Only 1 percent of cash is actually seized, the rest has arrived, you don't worry," a party worker assures her. Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar reports on the election in the southern-most tip of the country.
'I was very nervous working with Rani Mukerji in Mardaani initially because she is such a senior actor.' Meet Tahir Raj Bhasin.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Nepal visit was an eye-opener for most Indians, as it appears as though the hard feelings of 17 years of neglect by Indian PMs has been overcome by this single, sincere visit, says Rajeev Srinivasan.
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.' '"I don't want you to project that you are a loser. You are a winner".' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com speaks to Leela Raj about her famous daughter, now in the West Indies for the women's T20 World Cup.
Gerson da Cunha lists his favourite films from the recently concluded Cannes International Film Festival.
A grieving Pakistan's policy shift towards the Taliban has comes at a great cost, says Shahzad Raza.
'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'
