'There are so many advantages when you have somebody like a Paresh Rawal or a Swaroop Sampat as your parents.'
On this Teachers Day, I once again bow my head as I remember all the teachers who had taught me in school, college, military academy, army courses and so on. But Ms Shantha Potty Aunty, this one more head bow is specially for you, admirably says Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).
Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia Bhatt.
'...when I read Abhinav Bindra Sir's autobiography, it really inspired me, because he gave his 100 per cent to what he did and he won India's first individual gold medal.'
Author and former Bollywood actor Twinkle Khanna is being criticised on social media for making a tongue-in-cheek remark about the film The Kashmir Files in her Sunday column for a leading daily.
Ranveer cheers Arsenal... Regina explores Sri Lanka... Akshay takes the train...
'Salman is on television for the last 15 years.' 'Why don't you call Amitabh Bachchan a TV actor? He's been doing Kaun Banega Crorepati for 20 years.'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's World Cup winning six resides in India's collective consciousness and it was a shot that changed a lot of lives, including that of little-known Solapur athlete Kiran Navgire.
Rediff reader Heera Nawaz tells us how her Zoology teacher's words helped her overcome a difficult situation.
'This film has changed me from within.'
Alia, Kareena wish Karan... Anushka shows off her tan... Kartik visits Varanasi...
Harmanpreet Kaur got back among the runs with a 63-run knock in the fifth ODI against New Zealand and followed that up with a century (104) in the World Cup warm-up match against South Africa.
Navneet would like to believe the medal was worth the sacrifice.
'Fitness and fielding are two things I want my team to improve'
Hamid Nihal Ansari, a software engineer from Mumbai, returned to India in December 2018 after spending six years in a Pakistani jail for illegally entering the neighbouring country from Afghanistan, reportedly to meet a girl he had befriended online. He was arrested in 2012 and lodged at Peshawar jail after Pakistan had slapped espionage charges against him. The decision to release him was on account of relentless pressure from New Delhi and Sushma Swaraj, who was the external affairs minister and was personally monitoring the case. Speaking to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com, Ansari recalls the time he spent with her and says that if it wasn't for her efforts, he would still be rotting away in a Pakistani cell.
'Before you get married, you should know each other's secrets.' 'You should know all the things that could cause problems later on.'
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'We were shocked to know about her death.' 'We couldn't believe it because she was not sick or in a bad condition.'
Vicky and Yami also met the President and the NSA at General Rawat's home.
Mamata's fangirl moment with Raveena... Bhumi meets Smriti... Ashwiny praises Saiyami...
Rahman, Kirti get vaccinated... Sonali celebrates Cancer Survivors Day...
'Acting is probably the most wonderful profession anyone can have because you make every film set with 200 people, so you make 200 new friends every four months, and you learn so many things from these new lives.'
'Since both Ram Charan and NTR Jr are dancing in this song, I don't want one of them to feel one up.'
'People are talking about my character and about my performance. That is overwhelming for me.'
Swaraj directed the Indian HC in Islamabad to issue a visa to her for medical treatment.
Arjun Kapoor is The Lady Killer... 'Here's to the strongest of them all! The girls!' says Manushi...
'I always feel I speak best through my silences.'
The film 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story', which is played often on TV, is a guilty pleasure for Dhoni fans.
'I was very scared as I was a first-time director. 'Janhvi is a star and a star kid. But the moment she asked me if she was capable of playing the role, we became equals.'
There is no one in Telangana to match KCR's stature and he believes he has outgrown the state, observes Aditi Phadnis.
The duo bumped into each other at Mumbai airport on Friday and from the tweets they exchanged, it looked like they had a fun time catching up.
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'Ma'am please practice how to wield the (broom) in private before your next photo op'
'I must have done a lot of good deeds because of which I was getting the chance to talk to such a mahapurush.'
'At the end of 2020, I was insecure, going through heartbreak, filled with negativity and self-doubt.' 'I had worked so hard over the past few years and suddenly, my career was stagnant.'
The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist lost his passport in Amsterdam on Friday night and is now stranded in the city in The Netherlands. He is supposed to leave for Odense on Sunday for the Denmark Open.
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'When I met him, I was a behaving like a 16 year old!' 'He is incredible, very casual and chilled out.' 'He told me he would watch Gully Boy and then he said a dialogue from Gully Boy, 'Bahut hard!'.'
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