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Sushmita Sen remembers winning Miss Universe in 1994 and her exciting journey over the years.
How far will Lopa go to retaliate against Bani who gave it her all to annoy the beauty queen?
Pratishtha Deveshwar learnt to reframe her anguish into an opportunity for action. She felt that God had given her an opportunity to make an impact on the wider world.
Raised in the slums, Ankita Singh's breakthrough came when she was crowned Miss Kolkata in 2018.
This beauty queen's story will inspire you.
These pics prove that Miss World 2018 is a stunner (and a winner).
Dame Dench humanises the frumpy, myopic and overindulged Queen Victoria and the screen feels the warmth of the legendary actress's enthusiasm, says Sukanya Verma.
Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey was gracious in defeat and doled out a whole-hearted appreciation for a number of Indian players and coaching staff.
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, Sitar maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and music composer AR Rahman also paid tributes to the musician.
And more importantly who's keeping her company?
An unlikely romance, a terrible tragedy, a search for a fairy tale, a witch in the making and a legally dead guy fighting to reclaim his life, Sukanya Verma recommends all this on OTT this week.
Bollywood stars fancy simple things just like us.
These celebrities wore tradition on their sleeve.
Joginder Tuteja celebrates Mother's Day by looking at the recent moms who have made a big impression in the movies.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
Get to know more about fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2019 Suman Rao.
'I knew that since I would be designing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, the aesthetics would have to be correct.' 'He doesn't show poverty in his films.' 'He won't show someone standing on the streets in phate hue kapde.'
For the first time, the GenNext show had an all women batch.
Designer Monica Shah of JADE tells Anita Aikara/Rediff.com how bridal fashion is changing during the lockdown.
From Black Lives Matter protests in the United States to deadly floods in Japan, here's all the top stories in images from the past week.
Anmol Sharma has included social and cultural value fabrics in his GenNext collection.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
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The actor, 54, passed away early morning today after battling kidney and lung cancer.
The 80-page bill, which follows a last-minute deal agreed with the EU last week, just days before the December 31 deadline of the end of the Brexit transition period, was debated by MPs in the House of Commons followed by the House of Lords.
Avni Mehrotra interviews Delhi-based designer Nida Mahmood, known for her whacky sense of style.
On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of the most admired people in the world, her status secure as a style icon -- as is her legacy of having forever changed the British monarchy.
'I have seen Bishan paaji get worked up when he felt the game was losing its character because of some individual.'
From the dust and dirt of a warzone to the gleaming uniforms of an army parade -- these are the images that show the reality of life for British servicemen and women. The revealing series of photographs are some of the winning entries in this year's Army Photographic Competition.
To say Aretha ticked all the boxes when it came to voice technique is like calling Cristiano Ronaldo an efficient footballer, says Kanika Datta.
No longer, Virendra Kapoor points out, are these awards given on the recommendation of ministers, or the Delhi-based liaison men who had ruled the roast till 2014.
Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth anniversary, August 1.
The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.
In a rematch of their tumultuous 2018 US Open decider, Osaka underlined her status as the new queen of women's tennis and soaked up the cheers from the Rod Laver Arena crowd as fans returned to the Grand Slam after a five-day lockdown.
The right to enjoy the fruits of what one creates is at the heart of an individual's motivation to excel. When we defeat nature's way of motivating people, we defeat ourselves as a society, says Sonali Ranade
'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.'
'We, the audience, listen to stories that have nothing to do with us and we cry, just from the truth of those stories.' 'And Anvita is one of those people who makes this happen.'
The former minister's attempt to attack the Centre over demonetisation using Manushi's surname did not go down well with the social media.
Celebrating the timeless magic of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on its 80th anniversary.
