Mumbai-based Dimple Mehta has been using her Instagram handle to decry fat-shaming.
Dr Faheem is the second Indian-American physician to be elected to this position. Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports
Rediff reader Uma Parameswaran from Nagpur tells us how she fought endometriosis.
'Make no mistake, depriving water deliberately to a nation of 190 million people is a repugnant idea.' 'The world community won't forgive us.'
Every film that Sriram Raghavan makes is a compendium of ideas and sensations that tickle him. Trying to remake a Sriram Raghavan film is like getting excited by somebody else's goosebumps, observes Sreehari Nair.
'India resembles not just the more turbulent bits of its own past, but other 'managed' democracies, where all institutional strength and independence have been hollowed out to serve political power,' notes Mihir S Sharma.
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Loud applause and cheers rang out as the first jabs were administered to frontline workers at hospitals and healthcare centres across the country on Saturday at the start of the gargantuan COVID-19 vaccination exercise, hailed as a 'momentous' occasion in India's fight against the pandemic.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
The smallest of the Indian Motorcycle line-up comes packin' with a 1000cc V-twin, but how is it to ride? Benjamin Gracias took the Sixty out for a spin.
'The ban on Chinese imports is a suicidal step.' 'This will result not only in economic depression, but in a chaotic situation.'
Nothing, according to Deepak Lal. He argues that the contemporary attempts to control immigration in the US and UK are not nativist.
The ongoing elections and overall subdued market sentiment continue to affect the sales momentum
'Ashok the Great did not slaughter foreigners or Muslims when he conquered Kalinga. It was Oriya- speaking Hindus whom he butchered by the tens of thousands. But Ashok is called Great, and his lion emblem is the official symbol of the Republic of India.' 'Why do we honour Ashoka and not Tipu, when both men are accused of the same crime?' asks Aakar Patel.
The budget-making exercise offers golden opportunities despite challenges, observes Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of India.
Yuvraj Singh says the thought of not being able to play for India again has crossed his mind and added that it will be very depressing if he fails to make a comeback into the Indian cricket team.
An opinion is steadily gaining ground in Muslim countries in India's 'extended neighbourhood' that the Modi government is adopting State policies that are decidedly 'anti-Muslim', warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
England form and Pickford saves made the difference, said Sweden's coach
To Kill a Mockingbird is considered one of the great classics of 20th century American literature, and is standard reading in classrooms across the world.
'I would get very pampered on the sets so my grandpa used to get very scared about that.' 'He would think I would feel great from inside and my life would get messed up.'
We cannot simply bhangra off into the sunset. But we should take a moment to celebrate. A long, historic, poignant moment. This election is a Big. Freaking. Deal. For our country, our futures, our children, our spirits, notes Pia Padukone.
What can Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor tell you about being pregnant that you didn't already know about?
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take charge of your life.
HR guru Mayank Rautela has some suggestions.
'India is home to the third-largest number of family-owned businesses in the world.' 'While everyone pays lip service to succession planning being entrenched in the functional DNA of family-owned business enterprises, it's still not an area of focus for a lot of family businesses', points out Shyamal Majumdar.
HR guru Mayank Rautela provides a three-point plan.
On Sunday, Faisal Hussain, 29, opened fire in Toronto's vibrant Greektown neighbourhood, killing a 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman. Thirteen people were also injured in the shooting, some with potentially life-altering injuries.
Their biggest superstar has decamped to Spain. Chelsea has been bought by a Russian billionaire. And Henman was wiped out in the Wimbledon quarter final.
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'When you go through the ups and downs of life you need someone who says that no matter what happens to you, whether you are successful or not, I am there with you.' 'In the absence of that person and that love, you have a society which is depressed.'
There was general consensus in Australia on Wednesday that retaining the Ashes this year got a little bit harder after the appointment of wily compatriot Trevor Bayliss as England's new head coach.
Rediff reader Ashok Gupta, 60 from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh shares his advice on how to keep COVID-19 away.
'I might in the future step out of a Dileesh Pothan movie not completely satisfied, but content I'll be in the knowledge that our greatest living film-maker had failed striving to be something more than just an auteur,' notes Sreehari Nair.
When Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers completed what he knew would be his final training session before the coronavirus shutdown, his overwhelming feelings were of sadness and the fear of what was to come. Many athletes are putting a brave face on the lockdown, converting garages and bedrooms into home gymnasiums and posting cheerful videos of themselves on social media keeping fit by "bench-pressing" their children.
'Life has been very stressful and frustrating.'
Activist, motivational speaker and acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal talks about her 'not so glamorous life', daily struggles and how she's preparing herself for the future.
