Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
'I watched Sui Dhaaga, Balika Badhu and Bhojpuri women's videos to see how the women are there because this is the story of 2001 and I am born in 2007.'
'Bully her all you want, she will fight back. She is Zoish Irani and I'm proud to be her Mom'
The beauty queen's style tips will jumpstart your beach vacay. -- Manushi Chillar, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, The Great Indian Family
She refuses to give her maternity style a baggy spin with oversized clothes.
Bollywood's glittering stars graced the launch of the Jio World Plaza in Mumbai.
A stir-fried preparation with gourd and Bengal gram.
It was surreal feeling when Virat bhai hugged me after my maiden Test wicket: Mukesh Kumar
Get Ahead reader Wilma Lewis shares with us the story of her mother's success, both in her career and in life.
'We used Babil as a body double, and in an extreme wide shot too.'
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals has entered into an in-licensing agreement with Ranbaxy Laboratories for marketing its herbal brand 'Doktor Mom' in Romania.
No one rocks shorts quite like the Liger actress and we doubt there are a better pair of legs in B-Town.
The love continues to overflow from our readers even after Mother's Day.
Who do you think is the yummiest mummy of them all? Take our poll and let us know!
Ae Watan Mere Watan tries to get a grasp on the mind of youngsters, shaped by the words of inspiring leaders, committed to the cause of independent India. It's significant because their support isn't based on 'andh bhakti', but leadership that encourages questions, observes Sukanya Verma.
Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday described the Test rubber against England in 2012 as the turning point of his illustrious career as the humbling series defeat at home helped him "correct" his flaws.
India's Mars orbiter craft has completed eight years in its orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. Plans on a follow-on 'Mangalyaan' mission to the Red Planet, however, are yet to be firmed up.
Air India will provide 26 weeks of maternity leave to women employees as well as daycare support under its revamped policies. Besides, the airline will give women pilots the choice to opt for quicker turnaround flights till the child reaches the age of one year. The option will be subject to request and availability, according to an internal communication.
Women should not feel guilty for standing up for themselves and saying NO when needed, says Shahzeen Shivdasani.
In India, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) majors continue to hold sway, with incumbent brands cornering 65 per cent of the market share, shows a Bain & Company report. While identifying the continued preference of Indians for incumbent brands, the report says that the dominance of general trade in the country has allowed national brands to maintain their supremacy. The low penetration of e-commerce in the country has also helped large brands.
Maria became the sixth woman in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon semis after her 34th birthday.
De Zorzi ton guides South Africa to eight-wicket win over India
Neha Saigal recalls her uncharacteristic behaviour on her first transatlantic flight.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Have you ever found out that your parent has opened a social networking account and has been snooping on your Facebook or Orkut profile? Well, here is the experience of someone who introduced his mom to the wonders of the Internet only to find out that is exactly what she is doing!
The tennis star shared the first photographs of her baby bump while visiting Japan.
There is no simple road map to gaining style. But her route glows.
It's about the beautiful journey called motherhood.
Bollywood stars celebrated Mother's Day with lovely pictures of their little ones.
What can you do with common leftovers -- bread, coconut chutney, dal, rice, rotis.
Reshma Aslam shares her fav recipes from her mother's kitchen.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's daughter Ziva and wife Sakshi Singh attended the IPL 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on Saturday.
There was, however, no official word from the country's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru.
Glimpses into the life of Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, who at 31, is Pakistan's youngest first lady.
It was the only way Sulmdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle could get the best out of the actor.
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