People were being honoured without a recommendation, he stressed in his monthly radio programme.
India's in-form shooter Jitu Rai gave the country its first gold medal in the 17th Asian Games, cutting through a tough field to finish on top in the 50m pistol event in Incheon on Saturday.
Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve? Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of
The son of Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Babu, and his driver have been arrested for allegedly misbehaving with a 20-year-old teacher.
Shahnaz Anklesaria Aiyar was a formidable journalist. More importantly, she was an incredible human being, says Sanjoy Hazarika.
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R... Rajkumar starts off well with Gandi Baat and Saree Ke Fall Sa catching your attention. But there is an overdose of this sound, and a couple of ordinary numbers dilute the effort to some extent.
The 91-year-old went beyond her role as a writer to help tribals in organising themselves in groups so that they could take up development activities in their own areas.
Agri-enterprises are finding it hard to expand due to lack of commercial guidance.
Here are a few interesting facts about the 152-year-old cemetery in whose 624 acres the dead of the nation's conflicts are buried.
But it's a journey of a lifetime.
'When the Americans are talking about colonising Mars by 2030, India cannot be lagging behind.'
'I called my mother here, to spend some time with her, but I was not able to do that due to my hectic schedule'
The rocket is almost 49 meters high -- as much as a 17-floor building. It weighs 415 tons -- as much as the combined weight of 80 full grown elephants.
If variation is over 50 points, write to the bank and bureau immediately to correct the discrepancy
Wemeet the people who were there during the concert not to enjoy but to make sure that we all enjoy without any hesitation.
The singer keeps Mumbai on its toes till 2 am!
He had even proposed marriage to Madhubala. When she had giggled it off, he was said to have gone home and cried in front of his mother.
On May 22 and 23, the Tamil Nadu police shot dead 13 persons in Tuticorin after the months-long anti-Sterlite protests turned violent. A month later, when A Ganesh Nadar visited the homes of a few victims, he found the families and friends still cowering under fear of the police.
'A lot of married people are not happy with their partners, so how does a marriage decide happiness? Our family wants us to be happy and successful, and marriage doesn't fit anywhere.'
Malayalam film The Dolphins gets preachy after a while, says Paresh C Palicha.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
From coming up with the correct list of beneficiaries to finding enough people to work as Ayushman Mitras to generating awareness about the scheme - many things need to fall in place before it can be successfully launched in a few days.
When the news of Kalam's death came, the sculptor in Hussaini wanted to immortalise him like when he had done a huge sculpture of the first Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla.
'Without even knowing me, people have trolled me for being the person I am, for the way I look.' 'Why put myself in a negative space, you know?'
Entrepreneur Sanjeev Juneja made Keskinga hosuebrand.
Nobody does ethnic chic as well as D-Pad!
Raking up the December 16 gang rape case and the infamous Tandoor murder case, Narendra Modi on Friday attacked Sonia Gandhi over the issue of security of women and said women are not even safe in the Congress.
Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday.
The Indian-American astronaut will fly the first space capsules built by private companies, SpaceX and Boeing.
'If you are so blinded by the Buy American, Hire American policy, if you are not going to be fair, consistent and welcoming, in the end America will lose out.'
Discovery Channel will soon telecast an inspiring program on people who have overcome physical handicaps.
India Post may be keen to apply for payment bank licence.
What impressed me right up front was the patience he showed towards a rookie reporter.
While working with Air India, she has also earned a degree in BSc Aviation, done a course in classical key-board, learnt various forms of modern dance and become a lawyer. Anjuli Bhargava profiles the super-achiever.
Saluting Amjad Khan on his death anniversary on July 27.
'My father would have liked Piku and PINK.' 'I don't think he would have liked item songs though.'
Indian airline SpiceJet Ltd said on Thursday that its billionaire owner, Kalanithi Maran has proposed to transfer majority ownership in the ailing carrier to co-founder Ajay Singh.
A new mobile app is allowing women to identify safe zones in a city with the help of crowd-sourced audits
Akshay Manwani traces Aamir Khan's fascinating journey to stardom.
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