Stories of rural India, campus capers, realistic family dramas and urban romance that are no longer picked up by film-makers, find their way to the Web, and the viewing experience is richer for the variety available.
A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Day 7 of the Games.
The Banaras Bar Association and Central Bar Association, Varanasi had decided to boycott work as they were upset over the remarks of a Special Secretary against lawyers because of which the hearing did not take place in the court, according to advocate Abhay Yadav, representing the Muslim side in the case.
Delhi High Court clears Indian judoka Jasleen to compete at CWG
The three-day shutdown was imposed to extend platforms on the line to accommodate 12-car rakes.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The rising price of pulses has become a hot issue during the Bihar assembly polls.
Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha sentenced Thakur to life imprisonment for remainder of his natural life.
Shetty-Kundra's grand Diwali party!
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
There's a lot of action on the OTT platform this March, thanks to some interesting film and Web series coming up.
De De Pyaar De is a Radio Play being passed off as a Motion Picture, says Sreehari Nair.
India bagged as many as 21 medals at the Spanish Para Badminton International in Cartagena, Spain.
'All governments disappointed us. Now we don't have faith in any of them'
Though a number of Jat leaders and farmers said they would vote against the BJP in the upcoming panchayat election, slated for April, they remained non-committal on supporting opposition parties in the assembly polls next year.
Mohammad Rafi's first-half strike saved India the blushes as they eked out a narrow 1-0 win over Portuguese football club Real Massama in their second practice match in Lisbon.
Members of allies, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Lok Janshakti Party, were left out from the cabinet expansion.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
The popular Kannada comedian is surrounded by women in his next forthcoming movie, Wah re Wah.
'You'll find more wisdom on such matters in a Sara Ali Khan interview,' says Sukanya Verma.
Patole wrote that he was resigning as the chairman of the Kisan Congress and 'dismissing' the unit.
For most part, Indian boxing had lots to celebrate and it started with the season-opening Strandja Memorial, one of Europe's oldest and most competitive tournaments.
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
Several girls were sexually assaulted in a shelter home run by Thakur in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He was convicted under various sections of IPC, POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act.
Brazilian Carlos Roberto Silva has been named chief coach of the team for the 2007-08 season.
Rediff.com encapsulates all the sporting action from the past week in this eye-catching photo feature.
The Indian cricket team is currently in Sri Lanka but that didn't stop them from wishing their sisters via social media and take part in the celebrations.
The hits and misses of the week.
Indian wrestlers finished the Cadet Asian Championships with a rich haul of three gold, nine silver and three bronze medals, besides winning the Champion Trophy in the freestyle category in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sunday.
Cosmas Lagat of Kenya and Worknesh Alemu of Ethiopia surprised pre-race favourites to win the men's and women's crowns respectively in the US $405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who joined the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha election, lost to Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib constituency in Bihar by 2.84 votes.
"Assistant Sub Inspector of BSF A K Upadhayay was injured when a shell exploded near him in RS Pura sector. He received splinter injures in his hand", a BSF spokesman said.
India's total medal count stood at 252 (132 gold, 79 silver, 41 bronze), leaving behind hosts Nepal and Sri Lanka behind. Nepal has won 165 medals (45 gold, 44 silver, 76 bronze) while Sri Lanka have collected 197 medals (36 gold, 68 silver, 93 bronze).
The 27-year old Lakshmanan, who bagged a gold medal at the recently concluded Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, has already qualified for the World Championships to be held in London next month.
A veteran of anti-insurgency operations, Head Constable Sanjewan Singh was martyred with Colonel M N Rai in Kashmir. He leaves behind a pregnant wife and a three-year-old son.
The Friday morning encounter of all the four accused in the brutal rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian last month in Hyderabad triggered a nationwide debate on justice delivery, with one side supporting it as speedy justice and the other raising concerns over 'extra-judicial' measures. Here is a look at the legal status of some rape cases which shook the country.
Counting of votes is underway for four Lok Sabha and eight assembly Constituencies, spread across six states and one Union Territory where by-elections were held on Saturday.
Joginder Tuteja points us to the busiest actresses down south.
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