Rediff reader Celeste Tudu who recently joined Bongaigaon College in Guwahati writes about the nervousness and simple joys of his first day in college.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Menstruation is not a disease. Yet, in villages, women die due to poor hygiene during their periods.
Vroom! Indonesia president a hit on social media after motorbike stunt
Volkswagen has pitted Rapid and Vento againsts Hyundai Verna.
Even as rain continued unabated spectators were glued to their seats hoping the downpour will subside and the evening's proceedings, to be hosted by Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, will get underway. Finally, it did.
Andres Iniesta will always have a special place in the hearts of Spanish soccer fans for scoring the dramatic extra-time goal that secured the Iberian nation's first world title in South Africa in 2010.
India's Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 on Wednesday, sharing it with Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel laureate, for their work on promoting child rights in the troubled sub-continent, where millions are deprived of their childhood and education.
At 42, Dizezny D'Souza trained with teenagers at a school ground to get back into running. She won silver and bronze for India in China.
It would be unfair to expect India to bedazzle crowds with eye-catching football. This team is built around stability, writes Dhruv Munjal
What your favourite celebrities are saying on social media.
Has a smaller engine taken away the reasons to love the F-Type or given us brand new one? Read on to find out
Nikita Puri introduces the Indian teenager who has joined the league of innovators with celestial bodies named after them.
There will remain those, though, who will remain in opposition to this massive endeavour for world peace with an aim not to improve, but to scuttle the project. But for the rest of us, a cultural and spiritual event of this significance and scale is a feast for the mind and soul, say Sankrant Sanu.
The King's Cup descended into farce on Thursday when Racing Santander's players, protesting over unpaid wages, refused to challenge for the ball after their quarter-final second leg at home to Real Sociedad kicked off.
"I congratulate the people of Kochi on the proud moment," the PM said.
The fate of Sunday's intriguing European Championship final between France and Portugal weighs largely on two men wearing the number seven shirt, one already at the top of the game and the other one getting there fast.
The BJP doesn't want to focus entirely on an anti-Mamata campaign.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Manvi Gandotra's journey will inspire you all.
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
An inspired Matteo Darmian scored his first goal for Manchester United and set up another as Louis van Gaal's side kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish with a 2-0 home win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
What matters is that you live the moment and remain strong. It doesn't matter which form of music you love. Irrespective, one must spread music because music has the power to spread love and peace, says sensational pianist Stephen Devassy
The 2016 Audi Q7 makes perfect sense and turns out to be a very good contender in the premium luxury space in India.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
