'I am angry because this ever happened.' 'I am sad because it's painful to think what they must be going through.' 'I am glad we've fought hard to break through such cruel tradition.' 'But it burns my blood to think we're still holding on to regressive culture that is stemmed from preserving this so-called honour,' says Sukanya Verma.
A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood.
Yasin Bhatkal, one of India's most dreaded terrorists, has been detained at the Indo-Nepal border.
'In an attempt to make it relevant to our darker, more violent times, director Jose Padilha loses sight of the point he wishes to make through the film,' says Paloma Sharma after watching RoboCop.
A look at some daredevil acts in recent years
The best of India and the Middle East, now at the Dharamsala Film Festival.
It truly is something you can take to work every day and hit the track on the weekend.
'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade.
Jeremy Corbyn is a most unusual politician in these times.
French air investigators are examining one of the black boxes of the doomed Germanwings plane to find out why the aircraft crashed into a mountain in the French Alps, killing the 150 people on board.
The revelations made by blast mastermind and Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal have helped the agency understand that the case has two angles to it -- the first being the blend between Indian and Pakistani operatives and secondly the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad being wrong from day one of the probe.
Rediff reader Anil Kumar shares some crucial dos and don'ts to follow.
The comedian and vlogger shares some life lessons...
Modi also said the people of India felt proud that President Xi has twice received him out of the capital.
'Even when toasting a true story, say our movies, a superstar is worth more than a real hero,' says Raja Sen.
The tenth annual iPhone Photography Awards received thousands of entries -- all submitted by amateur photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.
15 images from events that shaped last week's headlines.
Some unlikely celebrities are behind multiple campaigns to fight the fake news menace.
Several SP leaders fear Muslim voters may shift loyalty, which will benefit rivals like the BJP.
Competitors in the health and hygiene soap segment include Lifebuoy, Dettol and Santoor.
Top Indian Mujahideen operative Tehsin Akhtar alias Monu, one of the alleged masterminds of a string of terror attacks in India, was on Wednesday remanded to police custody till April 2 by a Delhi court.
FDI inflows into India were $34 billion in 2014, up 22%.
'Just close your eyes and think that you can do it,' Nathalia Kaur tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com
His tryst with investing in start-ups began when his juniors started approaching him for guidance and capital.
Just four days before the draw for the 2014 World Cup, FIFA faced yet another embarrassment when a Sao Paulo prosecutor opened an investigation into possible racism by soccer's world governing body.
Begum Jaan makes a lot of noise, cuts a lot of throats, but sucks up to kiddie-ideas of history and revolution, feels Sreehari Nair.
FIFA's director of communications Walter de Gregorio is to resign after making a joke on television.
Looking at the most touching Hindi movies inspired by true-life events.
'Love Sonia is a motion picture with the ambitions of a novel.' 'When I walked out of Love Sonia this Monday night, I walked out with a hushed audience that seemed too overcome by the raw power of the film to even pause for applause,' notes Sreehari Nair.
The perennial fitness battles of Shane Watson are likely to rule the all-rounder out of Australia's second Test against South Africa.
Fugly is a trainwreck, says Raja Sen.
Amid subdued demand for traditional information technology (IT) services offerings, Indian IT services players are betting on big data, as this is high on clients' agenda.
'2 hours and 20 minutes later, I walked out of Sachin: A Billion Dreams learning not one additional thing about Tendulkar: Not one factoid, not one statistic.' 'Maybe it's convenient filmmaking, or maybe just the essence of God,' says Sreehari Nair.
Baahubali: The Conclusion doesn't enlarge the scope of the first picture or deepen its meaning, feels Sreehari Nair.
Dabur Vatika's latest advertisement challenges the conventional notions of beauty.
Moments that shaped the world from the week that was
'If you just click sexy pictures, you are only going to have a bunch of perverts following you.' 'What do perverts buy? They don't even buy condoms.'
Do you have the ability to speak up and lead by example?
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation might not be as iconic, but it is genuinely compelling, says Raja Sen.
Ever thought if Bollywood actors are capable of playing these roles?
