Happy with her latest move, Indrani departed from Courtroom 51 with a spring in her step. The woman who hopped up into the jail truck was a cheerful one.
'If you put me into a daily soap where things invariably go wrong in the family and people are crying, I can't be a part of that set up.'
This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
Plum is -- in no particular order -- a high energy bar, a restaurant for a five-course meal and a delectable home decor store.
Akhtaruzzaman Elias's The Raincoat describes the effect of the 1971 war on a college and on one of its teachers in particular.
Snapshots from the recently-concluded Milan Fashion Week!
Here's a round-up of the glossies for March. Vote for your favourite cover girl!
The incident took place as residents and visiting soccer fans from around the world thronged the centre of Moscow on a balmy summer evening.
'Sanjay Dutt was a very stylish person. He created his own style; he did not follow trends.' 'He wasn't a tapori, he was grand.' 'Also, whatever he wore, reflected what was going on in his life.'
The narrative seems to go absolutely nowhere from start to finish, says S Saraswathi.
The portraits -- painted by African American artists -- will shake up the assumptions of visitors to US presidential galleries.
Children can be quite lucky at the box office too!
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
Devastation struck Venezuela when oil prices started collapsing in 1982, following a global oil glut. The country's economy contracted overnight.
No wedding invitation? No problem! Rajul Punjabi who gate-crashed a wedding shares her experience
On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 - gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.
No one on that glittery occasion could possibly have imagined that the Chinese were conspiring to invade India, nor could anyone have predicted that the seemingly benign Dalai Lama was plotting to flee Tibet and seek asylum in India. A fascinating excerpt from Sukanya Rahman's must-read Dancing In The Family: The Extraordinary Story Of The First Family Of Indian Classical Dance.
'He is putting India first, setting examples for others. This is how a prime minister should be.'
Thanks to the film's half-baked treatment, it is reduced to appearing like a flight of fancy.
Dressed in pink, her hands flying about in eloquent gestures, excitement on her face, Indrani made quite a picture. There was pin-drop silence as she made strong points about why nothing in the hearings had uncovered anything against her. She spoke about there being "Not a shred of evidence... No scientific evidence because it didn't happen!"
It will be his fifth birthday in jail as an undertrial. He was arrested two days before his birthday in 2015. Tuesday also marked Peter's fourth year in jail.
From a shy bride to a passionate campaigner, the story of Diana, 'the People's Princess', was more often than not told through photographs.
'Amitji called me after he watched the film and spoke for half an hour.' 'He said, "According to me, this is your best performance till date".' '"I feel like seeing the film two-three times just to watch your important scenes".' 'I was really thrilled.'
Her elfin face could be seen and once more after many days the victim of this murder had a face and a presence.
What does a man who feels like a woman face when married? And how does his wife cope?
'If we're able to make a child laugh or feel happy to come to school, more than half the battle is won,' Katha Founder Geeta Dharmarajan tells Geetanjali Krishna.
Crimson Peak is not for everyone, but the mood is set very early on, says Raja Sen.
At some point, it became evident to the audience that a subtle musical duel was taking place. By the time the faster taans started, the notes had become sharp arrows shot with the intention to annihilate. A revealing excerpt from Namita Devidayal's The Sixth String Of Vilayat Khan.
Serena Williams is a five-times Wimbledon champion but the American has surprisingly declared that she has "never really liked grass".
Sanjeev Khanna stepped out of his usual sort of absent-minded personality to actively 'log into' the hearing, following the testimony alertly, at times standing up in the accused box to catch all of what was being said. His co-accused Peter Mukerjea and Indrani Mukerjea were less attentive, but were not switched off either.
Bobo's work speaks for the liberation of love :)
More than 25 years after the Babri Masjid was destroyed, another generation proclaims its commitment to building a Ram temple.
Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing.
From twisting ears to poking into strange claymen from China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proven time and again that he is an awkward-moment magnet. The camera loves him, and he responds in kind, always.
We take a look at the world's quirky, colourful - and downright bizarre - events.
'I am actually quicker now than before,' Boxing legend Mary Kom tells Pavan Lall.
AC Milan youth players subjected to alleged racist abuse; Argentine fan punches player.
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