Athletes and officials adjusted to the unfamiliar setting at the inaugural National Indoor Championships in Bhubaneswar, with shot putters modifying their techniques and runners adapting to a curvy track.
'I grew up in an environment which is very submissive and conservative. People would judge you if you wore a short skirt.' 'I made my way up from there to Mumbai and landed a big song Aila Re Aila with a huge star like Akshay Kumar.'
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Start with 20 to 30 minutes of moderate-intensity cardio -- like brisk walking, cycling, or jogging -- three to five times per week to increase calorie burn, says rediffGURU Dr Shakeeb Ahmed Khan.
Mumbai-based Dimple Mehta has been using her Instagram handle to decry fat-shaming.
The singer and former MTV VJ was a judge at the Lakme Fashion Week model auditions, held in Mumbai.
An advocate of body positivity, Jessamyn Stanley believes in yoga for all sizes.
'You don't have to be a size zero to be attractive on screen. It's about owning who you are and your body and embracing it.' Straight talk from Sunny Leone.
Manjummel Boys is a largely conventional, commercial movie. But given the rather curvy observations that do stay intact in the film, Rohit Sathish is tempted to think what an even braver, more ambitious film would have done.
'The sari is the most comfortable attire for curvy Indian women, who are all bust and butt.'
23-year-old Radhika Bopaiah is taking the modelling world by storm, walking the Indian ramp in a short bob.
Zareen Khan reveals what it means to stay confident in an industry which labels you as a 'plus-size' person.
'You are what you are and you have to live life embracing all of you.'
The curvy model really knows how to shine in a two-piece!
Plus size models tell us how they took charge of their lives and turned their dreams into reality.
Kareena Kapoor and Tusshar Kapoor talk fitness and yoga at the book launch of their yoga trainer Payal Gidwani Tiwari.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has won 23 seats while the Pakistan Peoples Party was second with eight seats and the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz secured just six seats, the state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
Criticised for being too big, Janette Tirkey is winning hearts on the ramp.
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Diana Sirokai from Hungary is teaching women to embrace their flaws.
Yoga trainer Natasha Noel's flexibility and amazing balance is going to make your jaws drop!
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'India has set standard of beauty rules. They feel that everyone needs to be perfect.' 'You may be beautiful and have the perfect body. But if you have big boobs, you'll still get teased.'
'When Rajkummar Rao plays Bose with his tummy jutting out, Buddha Ears, his mouth puffed, and his talk straight, it feels more like an echo piece than a real person,' feels Sreehari Nair.
Sreehari Nair introduces you to three promising movies coming up.
Atul Kasbekar on the making of the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2018.
Lingerie designer Karishma Jumani talks about why the Indian lingerie industry took so long to come out of its 'comfort zone'.
With its highly competitive price tag and its ability to do multiple tasks with ease the Ducati Multistrada 1200S will plaster a wide grin on your face, and that makes it a winner in our books.
Go for the Dzire if you are looking for easy maintenance and a better driving car. But if you want your compact sedan to make a statement, get the Ameo
If you're in the hunt for an exotic, fast and stunning looking motorcycle, the MV Agusta Brutale 1090 is just the bike for you.
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Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com speaks to aspiring plus size models who, for the first time, will walk at Lakme Fashion Week.
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'If you batted an eyelid and drifted the vehicle a little, you'd certainly hit the unsteady rocks and meet your end. Or so it seemed.' 'By the way, did I tell you that we were cruising at approximately 12,000 feet and above?'
'The unique achievements have been made by engineers from small towns who have had a non elite upbringing and who have grown with the programme,' says R Aravamudan, one of the pioneers of the Indian space programme.
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