'Why do visas require the intervention of India's Union ministers? Does any civilised nation assure visas like this over Twitter?'
What's it like for two people of the same sex to be in love Mumbai? Anita Aikara/Rediff.com finds out.
Sukanya Verma's nostalgic filmi week!
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops list of the world's top 25 richest self-made billionaires.
The government's Swachh Bharat programme presents entrepreneurs with a chance to curb open defecation and make money in the process.
Kyrie Irving and Carmelo Anthony set aside the unrest with their respective teams and put on a dazzling show that vaulted the Eastern Conference to a 163-155 comeback win over the West in the highest scoring NBA All Star game ever on Sunday.
Rediff.com takes a look at drones as they engage in activities you'd never thought you'd see.
'I used to be humiliated.' 'If I would approach an actor, he would just say hello and then turn away.' 'That's when I understood the whole game of the industry.'
Here's a collection of some of the best photos, taken last week, from around the globe.
Kangana, Priyanka or Vaani Kapoor -- who takes the top slot?
We bring you this excerpt from Shaili Chopra's book, When I was 25.
Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.
We take a look at the world's quirky, colourful - and downright bizarre - events.
Indian business, on quite a different trajectory from its global counterpart, remains relatively insulated from any kind of backlash.
Don't let people with repugnant ideas abrogate your rights by taking advantage of your commitment to free speech, observes Mihir S Sharma
Now we need to fight back to reclaim our food and our habits. The only way to do so is to rediscover food as pleasure and be thrilled, not just by its smells and tastes, but also by the knowledge it embodies, says Sunita Narain.
From a fitness instructor to a top international fashion model and a danseuse -- a range of people have penned books to make yoga relevant to modern lifestyles and help to cope with everything from trauma to weight loss.
The new kid on the block, Athiya Shetty, speaks about her dream has come with her debut film, Hero.
Google Inc is expected to command more than a third of the world's $140 billion digital advertising spending this year
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Caroline Wozniacki upset French Open champion Maria Sharapova in a groundstroke marathon to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals, while Gilles Simon registered the first big surprise in the men's draw.
'I didn't know Shashi Kapoor when I first photographed him.' Mark Bennington has since come a long way, and has taken some amazing pictures of Bollywood's brightest stars.
Here are some of the best iPhone photos taken this year.
'You shouldn't mistreat Muslims, you shouldn't mistreat Sikhs, you shouldn't mistreat anyone you perceive to be the other.'
The Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba is said to be planning a significant investment in business to business e-tailing as well as payment services and logistics companies.
Surging value of dollar may be posing the biggest threat to US corporate earnings.
Celebrities across the world have been turning to yoga to keep themselves in shape. Here are some of the hottest stars who swear by the ancient Indian practice.
Time unkindly has a sole endeavour: To drag the person, whose death you are mourning, further and further away from your presence, to some far edge of your falsely anesthetised mind. So your memories are drained of colour, growing faint and grainy. You are left with a more and more distant recollections of that person, their laugh, their embrace, their voice and the moments surrounding their final departure. Vaihayasi P Daniel mourns her beloved father who passed away one December morning last year.
'All judges are conscious of the historical legacy they leave behind. Chief Justice Thakur understands the important question of Constitutional law involved and the change in public mood,' lawyer Anand Grover tells Sunil Sethi.
Take a look at the skills that matter and how you can acquire them.
'Today it is not about seeking blessings, but seeking selfies.' Payal Mohanka listens to the 'uneducated guru' Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev explain the mysteries of life.
As it is a highly liquid asset, central banks can afford to look past its short-term volatility to longer-run average returns.
The shutdown was the longest in recent memory, and prompted US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White to call for a meeting of Wall Street leaders to help insure the 'continuous and orderly' functioning of securities markets.
Romance died, came alive and lives on forever, off screen or on it, in Sukanya Verma's fabulously filmi week.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world
India's Leander Paes and his German partner Alexander Zverev went down to the Spanish duo of Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez in a men's doubles first round match to bow out of the Cincinnati Open.
Captain Steve Smith smashed his way to a brilliant century to guide Australia to a thrilling three-wicket victory over England with just one delivery to spare in the One-Day International tri-series match in Hobart on Friday.
As Shah Rukh Khan turned guide in Jab Harry Met Sejal, Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood's original Guide.
They broke free yet failed to evade the clutches of law.
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