Not to be left behind, the armed forces have planned yoga sessions on board warships and even at Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, to celebrate the first International Yoga Day on June 21.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
'The Vision of Justice was indeed attained in the courtroom.' 'Not once, but multiple times.' 'But has it translated into reality?' 'Has the success of these sterling verdicts reached the ground?' asks Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the next Chief Justice of India.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice.
Religion is but one trait where intolerance manifests itself. We come across 'chosen' races, communities, political ideologies, economic systems, all lending themselves to discriminatory arrangements, which trample the rights of those considered beyond the pale of whatever is the favoured calling.
The Narendra Modi government's alacrity in promoting ease of tax administration, a critical component in the ease of doing business index, has set in motion several incremental policy and administrative reforms, says Mukesh Butani.
India captain Virat Kohli reiterated that Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains an integral part of the ODI team and the veteran wicket-keeper batsman decided not to play the upcoming T20I series against West Indies and Australia only to make way for the much younger Rishabh Pant.
The Glanza is clearly a rebadged Maruti Suzuki Baleno, however, Toyota has given it a longer warranty and a lower starting price to make it more attractive. Are there other compelling reasons to consider it over Baleno?
These malicious apps are capable of locking the victim's device.
'The boundary dispute notwithstanding, China has always had leaders who have been, on the whole, positively disposed towards India.' 'Given the centrality of the Chinese Communist Party, we need to strengthen the linkages with the crucial personalities in the highest echelons of the Communist party and political leadership,' notes China expert Alka Acharya.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera takes in the best of Bhutan, a beautiful little kingdom that has bundles and bundles of goodness to offer.
Manglish is a typical star vehicle that does not deserve a critical dissection.
In her book, Make Love Not Scars, anti-acid attack champ Ria Sharma shares stories of the unbreakable spirit of acid attack survivors.
England gave themselves a much-needed boost by beating Dhoni's India A side in their first warm-up match ahead of the limited overs series.
Afridi has said that previous defeats in the cricket World Cup against India will not matter.
The mechanism would also need to have necessary safeguards to protect whistle-blowers from victimisation, while checks would also be required against any misuse of this facility aimed at encouraging directors and employees to report genuine concerns and any wrongdoings at their company.
Adjudged the best goalkeeper at the South American U-17 Championship in March, Borquez had a clean slate in four games to help his side secure a FIFA U-17 World Cup qualification for the first time since 1997.
Mumbai Indians are all set to open the defense of their title against new outfit Rising Pune Supergiants.
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.' '"I don't want you to project that you are a loser. You are a winner".' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com speaks to Leela Raj about her famous daughter, now in the West Indies for the women's T20 World Cup.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice on how to pick the right international career.
'Whichever team starts well, they will have always the advantage because it will be tough for the other team to bounce back in a three-match series.'
Consider each and every answer choice and eliminate the wrong ones.
'Ram Sir was a creator of law. He has his stamp on every leading judgment in criminal law.'
'A President who is a living embodiment of high principles can tone up the entire national fabric,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Cricket legend Ajit Wadekar reflects on cricket's journey.
England batsman Sam Billings says working with Rahul Dravid during his six-week stint for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League last year helped him improve his footwork against spin bowling.
Delhi High Court quashes reassessment proceedings by Income Tax department.
'Stumbling blocks teach a lot and should be taken as stepping stones.'
I decided to become a shooter after watching Abhinav Bindra win a gold medal for the country, 21-one-year-old shooter Apurvi Chandela tells Shahnawaz Akhtar.
It's that time of the year again when people gather in Pamplona, Spain to participate in the 427-year-old festival of San Fermn from July 7 to July 14 and has the encierro, or bull run, at its heart.
The 62-year-old claims what makes Ravichandran Ashwin more valuable to India is his ability to contribute with the bat and score runs consistently down the order.
Has the Modi government been more at odds with institutions than other governments? There is no doubt that there have been more run-ins. While the RBI and CBI cases have drawn attention, there have been others, less publicised, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee points out.
'Winning even one Ranji Trophy title is a great achievement and to win 10 out of 10 is absolutely amazing.'
Priya Nair finds out how investors of mutual funds, shares, unclaimed bank deposits, insurance policies can redeem long-forgotten investments.
'India stands to gain immensely by forging a developmental partnership with China.' 'While through sustained strategic communication there is scope to steadily expand the commonality of interests between the two countries.' 'This is also a practical way to ensure that differences do not get over-magnified and become disputes,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Pleased with his world record feat of eight catches in a Test match, Ajinkya Rahane credited former India captain Rahul Dravid for guiding him on slip catching and overall fielding.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers you advice on how to pick the right international education.
No one is indispensable, says Lakshmi Murthy, chief people officer, ITM Group of Institutions.
Ansari relinquishes office after a decade.
He pointed out that such a restriction is not prevalent in many Islamic countries.
