Indrani dressed in a short purple kurta and leggings, with a bandhini green-purple chunni, sindhoor glowing in her mang, was receiving a drubbing from her lawyers for the facts she had revealed before the court on Tuesday while arguing the rejoinder to her bail application. She was insisting: "But he asked me for a motive!"
2017 is full of long weekends! You won't regret planning your next trip to these wonderful cities.
Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad world!
Celebrate this festival season with traditional mithais.
Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh. This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.
This picturesque city is a fascinating mix of Swiss quaintness and modern flourishes.
Intensifying competition and possibility of further legal action to test expectations of recovery.
Chitra R shares some traditional festive recipes from Tamil Nadu.
Rava Ladoo, Besan Ladoo, Paneer Kheer and more. You can share yours too!
Rachit Hirani crisscrossed 1600 kilometres through Switzerland's mesmerising landscape in 10 days and he cant stop gushing about it...
Rediff reader Charu shares these quick and easy snacks recipes to enjoy this Diwali!
Girgaum, once a thriving neighbourhood of Maharashtrians in south Mumbai, who loved their seafood and meat, has slowly been taken over by vegetarians, forcing eateries serving non-vegetarian food to shut down, says Neeta Kolhatkar
Mumbai dancers fuse lyrical hip hop and b-boying with elements of American cheerleading and trapeze-esque bits from the circus.
VJ turned chef and author Maria Goretti talks about how she got interested in food.
Looking at how the idea of gift giving and taking on Diwali has changed
Italian model Mariana Falasachi gets candid.
Bariatric surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala shares interesting recipes in his new book.
This week's collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world.
Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies.
Amitabh: "There is a very famous limerick that aptly describes my presence tonight, ladies and gentleman: A funny young man from Clyde In a funeral carriage was spied; When asked, "Who is dead?" He giggled and said, "I don't know; I just came for the ride."
Don't just spend your time abroad studying -- travel, engage, make friends and learn the language.
'After household expenses, we are left with nothing...' 'Sometimes I think it is better to shut the store...'
Superheroes, Holi, apples and other happenings from Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!
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But no general trade, because that is a completely different channel of distribution.
Mita Kapur has an irresistible love affair... and she's willing to do anything to keep it going.
Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles. She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.
'I may have been six, but children at that age are aware that there is something called death. I was petrified for Pa, but tried not to show it. I would pray every night, begging for his recovery, at the same time sneaking in a request for a new toy or a pencil set.'
Because we mirror his beliefs, says Savera R Someshwar.
Straight talk from Femina Miss India Earth 2011 Hasleen Kaur.
'In the newsroom, the thought process is about understanding the story and trying to look beyond the obvious. The fiction-writing process is similar in many ways but more internal.'
'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?'
'Never lose your optimism. Never lose your aspiration and never -- even if India becomes a prosperous consumer society -- never ever lose that shining light in your eyes,' advises Dr Peter McLaughlin, headmaster of the Doon School.
The journey of Abhijit Avasthi, the former national creative director of Ogilvy & Mather, is as amazing as it is unbelievable. Read on!
