There's a lesson to learn from her grit, can-do attitude and tireless pursuit.
We publish responses to last week's message board, asking readers to comment on whether wardrobe malfunctions are deliberate or accidental.
Four contestants who competed at the Lakme Fashion Week Plus size model auditions tell us how they deal with body shaming.
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com captures the anxiety and excitement at the model auditions in Mumbai.
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
Nikita Sahay was a captain in the Indian Army when she decided to quit her job and pursue her childhood dream. After a lot of failed attempts, Sahay, now 26, is finally living her dream and is happy at that.
Merrylin Boro, the 23 yr-old beauty bares her heart out.
A moment at a piano on the front lines in Ukraine, United States President Trump's State of the Union address and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra taking charge. This is the best of the week gone by.
Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com speaks to aspiring plus size models who, for the first time, will walk at Lakme Fashion Week.
Nagaland-born Carol Humtsoe talks about about her journey as a model.
'It's amazing how the mommy brain can do so many things at the same time.'
No stranger to the Cannes red carpet, Neelam Gill rubbed shoulders with the fashion world's biggies like Adrianna Lima and Karlie Kloss.
'I was at Deepika's wedding at Lake Como, also at the receptions in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, and every moment was unforgettable.'
The celebrity designer has revealed that actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Aditya Roy Kapoor are his new muses.
Jacqueline Fernandes walked for Ashish Soni, but all eyes were on her 'retro' hairstyle.
What inspired, engineering graduate Pooja Mor to quit her career and take up modelling?
One of India's best-dressed designers Gaurav Khanijo reveals his ultimate dream. Is NaMo listening?
'Bollywood actresses like Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman were huge inspirations, and they have stuck with us.'
What makes Ashdeen Lilaowala's work with the Parsi gara so important? Read on.
Despite ideological differences, the former RBI governor gives credit to political management by Delhi for protecting India from the full impact of the trans-Atlantic financial crisis.
Model Daljeet Sean Singh wants to give people a meaningful farewell.
'My brother was a brat,' she tells Rajesh Karkera with a laugh.
Model Pia Trivedi tells Rediff.com's Tista Sengupta about the issues closest to her heart.
The incredible Usha Silai project.
Several loyal party old guards were unhappy and had expressed their displeasure openly about "migrants" scuttling the chances of them becoming ministers.
Meet the trailblazers on Forbes 2018 list.
Some of the celebrities whose names and details were used by the fraudsters are Abhishek Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty, Madhuri Dixit, Emraan Hashmi and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Shahadra Rohit Meena said.
23-year-old Radhika Bopaiah is taking the modelling world by storm, walking the Indian ramp in a short bob.
Tista Sengupta catches up with five emerging designers from North East India -- Daniel Syiem, Atsu Sekhose, Meghna Rai Medhi, Dhiraj Deka and Sanjukta Dutta -- who, in their own way, are fighting to keep their traditional art of weaving alive.
Ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted starup carrier Akasa Air on Monday unveiled the first look of its crew uniform as it gets ready for take-off likely by this month-end. Akasa Air, which received the delivery of its first Boeing 737 max aircraft in India on June 21, also plans to conduct proving flights this week, following which it will get the Air Operator Permit for launching commercial operations. The uniform fit focuses on providing the best possible stretch to ensure their comfort over their busy flight schedules, the company said in a statement.
Wherever you go, whether it's Malad or the Maldives, people. want. to. take. pictures. Of themselves. Relentlessly, repeatedly, recklessly.
'I don't think Shami had any doubts that Ravi would stick by his word, but to see the head coach move heaven and earth to ensure his best interests were taken care of at a difficult time must have made a massive impact on him.' A fascinating excerpt from R Sridhar's must-read book Coaching Beyond: My Days with the Indian Cricket Team.
He may try to keep it as natural as he can but there's no doubt that he's stolen a piece of everyone's heart, and some of these pictures are proof of that.
I said to myself, why should the player suffer if he was innocent while I went about settling scores with the Board? If I didn't finish the enquiry in time, Shami's career would be harmed and perhaps irretrievably so. I decided to complete the probe within the stipulated time and got going right away.
'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.'
Two young dhaakad designers tell us why they want to dress up the First Lady of Bollywood.
Reliance Industries on Saturday said its Rs 24,713-crore deal with the Future Group cannot go ahead as secured creditors of the latter have voted against it.
Pranati Rai Prakash is a bundlehouse of talent.
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