'The conception of Make-in-India, Skill India, Smart Cities, Digital India, Beti Bachao, Beti Padao and so on show a visionary breadth of mind, and Modi is almost the first political leader in India to put them into effect with single-minded zeal,' notes B S Raghavan, the former civil servant.
A summary of Saturday's matches in the English Premier League.
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities
Kannada actor Prajwal Devaraj shares his excitement about working in his home production Neenaade Naa.
This was the highest rated show in the week under consideration (August 17-23, 2014). The show outdid shows like Diya Aur Baati Hum (Star Plus), Jodha Akbar (Zee Tv) and Kumkum Bhagya (Zee TV).
The recognition that content - video in particular - will be the next big thing in the telecom wars requires no rocket science.
The centuries-old tradition of yoga is looking towards the reality television concept to increase its popularity
No one on that glittery occasion could possibly have imagined that the Chinese were conspiring to invade India, nor could anyone have predicted that the seemingly benign Dalai Lama was plotting to flee Tibet and seek asylum in India. A fascinating excerpt from Sukanya Rahman's must-read Dancing In The Family: The Extraordinary Story Of The First Family Of Indian Classical Dance.
Muzaffar Ali returns as a director after three decades.
'For women, it's about, 'See idiot, this is what we go through.' For that, they will get their men.' 'When he comes, he will understand women's problems and say, "You are special" and she will get that 10 minutes ka bhaav. But it's very important.'
Modi accused the Congress of criticising EVMs and the functioning of the Election Commission after they were reduced to 44 seats from 400 in Lok Sabha. "They did not question the EVMs after the recent Karnataka elections," he added.
Sukanya Verma lists the lessons Bollywood taught us this year.
India "routinely" uses vaguely-worded laws like sedition and criminal defamation as "political tools" to "stifle" dissent, a leading rights group said.
'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.' 'He has seen Sanju a number of times already!'
Can Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha bring back the magic created by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the 1969 original?
A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.
Sukanya Verma looks at the debutants of that year and how they've fared since.
An extra point to them for performing the daunting task of sharing screen space with the formidable superstar!
Of India's sacred rivers, she is the holiest. It is believed that even the Ganga comes in the form of a cow for a purifying bath in the Narmada, says Geetanjali Krishna.
On Wednesday, Minister of State (External Affairs) M J Akbar resigned from his post after facing a flurry of allegations of sexual harassment by women journalists. As the women journalists 'feel vindicated' following his resignation, here's a list of the women who came forward and shared their ordeal.
The Oppo R5 has bagged the title of the world's thinnest smartphone. We list 10 features that will help you decide if the R5 is meant for you!
The close-onto four years (since November 2015) Peter has spent in Arthur Road jail, central Mumbai, in judicial custody, have taken their toll, lending him a bit of a melancholy stoop, a laborious gait and a tired face, turning him prematurely into a much older man than his nearly 64 years. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Last September on the eve of the release of Gurmeet Ram Rahim's MSG: The Warrior Lion Heart, Rediff.com's Patcy N and Afsar Dayatar attended a huge concert in Sirsa, Haryana, to promote the film.
'This is a movie made with this gaze fixed on its immediate well-wishers, while at the same time it squints hard looking for those swaying back and forth on the fence,' notes Rohit Sathish Nair.
What your favourite celebrities are saying on social media.
Gigi Hadid is a MasterChef winner and Kendall Jenner loves horse riding.
We may not have seen a Mallika Sherawat movie in a while now, but she has given us some good films in her 13-year film career.
Calculated or otherwise, if Azhagiri's firing of the first salvo after Karunanidhi's death does not create some space for him to politico-electorally exploit at a later date, there may not be any space left for him at all, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Three interesting films gear up to release on this festive occasion.
If "innovation" were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie.
One of Fearless Nadia's most famous scenes had her fighting the bad guys on top of a speeding train! She was often showed working out in a gym, which apparently contributed to a fitness craze at the time as well. Getting to know Fearless Nadia.
'When you make a commercial film, you will realise how tough it is to make one.' 'It is tough to make the audience believe in things.' 'A man hitting 10 people and still being resilient... it is not easy to do that.'
Facebook, Airbnb, Paytm, eBay join the film's cast of brands, look to connect with young audiences.
It was a happy year for these Bollywood leading ladies.
A look at the fresh faces in Bollywood that stood out this year!
Two men said by Islamist militants to have carried out suicide attacks in south Russia appeared in a video donning explosive belts and warning Vladimir Putin to expect a "present" at the Sochi Winter Olympics from fighters following after them.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
