'Denying access to the country to writers of both foreign and Indian origin casts a chill on public discourse; it flies in the face of India's traditions of free and open debate and respect for a diversity of views, and weakens its credentials as a strong and thriving democracy'
However, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her five cabinet colleagues have won their respective constituencies.
Anita Udeep on her latest Tamil film about life beyond the classroom.
The best life lesson one can get from a talented actor.
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale has put Kerala on the art tourism circuit, says Kishore Singh.
'Like every other job, if you do it enough, you get practice.' 'If you don't, things get rusty.'
Anita Aikara spotted these girls at fashion week.
Actor Rimii Sen sizzled the ramp in a traditional Rajasthan Sari for designer Anita Dongre's colection 'Timeless' on Day-5 of the Kolkata Fashion Week.
Vibha Harish is trying to create long-lasting health through natural forms of nutrition.
The 21-year-old stuttered on the penultimate barrier but surged down the home stretch to power across the line and beat her previous record of 51.90 set at the U.S. trials in June.
The initiative by SAI is part of ongoingefforts of the government to help young athletes balance their sporting career and academics.
MasterChef Australia Season 13 winner Justin Narayan speaks about his Indian roots.
"Everything we consume, we have to consume responsibly," the textile minister said at Lakme Fashion Week.
The Bollywood actress was the showstopper for Anita Dongre.
Anita Uddaiya, the woman who saw the six terrorists involved in the November 26 terror attacks arrive in the city, claims she was taken to the United States and questioned by investigating agencies there. "I had lied to the police when I returned home stating that I went to Satara district as the officers told me not to disclose anything about my visit to America," Uddaiya said.
'If you enjoy learning and if you can risk the failures, entrepreneurship can be a rewarding, enriching experience.'
Meet Naina Shaikh who will make her debut at Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019.
The Goa designer was felicitated for being the latest recipient of the Padma Shri this year.
12 cosplayers reveal what they do when they are not in their costumes.
Jewellery designer Vasundhara Mantri mixed bold, geometric, asymmetric lines that worked well with traditional Indian sensibilities. And this is what she came up with.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities have been up to in the weekend.
Anita Dongre's show saw these celebs in attendance.
Meet the fashion designer who is bringing plus-size clothes to Indian women.
She opted for lovely ethnic separates by Indian designer Payal Khandwala.
"We humbly request to you to alleviate some of the hardships that we and engineers have been facing, by ensuring that the new Jet management does not further delay our pending salaries dues at the earliest," NAG general secretary Tej Sood said in an e-mail to SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar.
Vivek Agarwal, founder of OOKIOH tells Rediff how he is making swimsuits that look good and feel great too.
The ministry of home affairs on Wednesday issued a fresh set of guidelines to let migrant workers, students, tourists and pilgrims stranded in different parts of the country to get back home.
The Disciple is an ode to music and a salute to Mumbai. The city can be harsh, but it also lets the voices of struggling classical musicians exist, although often they live on the edge of society, observes Aseem Chhabra.
Readers share their love for food through photographs.
Court summons for Congress President Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi have clearly made the party extremely jittery. But Subramanian Swamy, the man who dragged them to court, believes he has hit gold.
Krishnan Sasikiran guided Indian men to a 2.5-1.5 win over Czech Republic but the women's team suffered a shocking 1-3 defeat against Hungary in the eighth round of the 43rd chess Olympiad, in Batumi, on Tuesday.
Model Anita Kumar on her first break, fitness mantras and women's safety.
A longtime resident of the fishermen's colony, Anita says she has seen some unusual sights in the area, thanks to frequent film shootings nearby. What caught her eye, this time, was that the six youth in the dinghy whom she describes as being around 25-30 years of age, wearing jeans and t-shirt left the dinghy behind and started walking away with heavy blue, plastic bags. She recalls them wearing hats, too, and doing a thumbs up on landing
Anita Rao-Kashi brings back fond memories from the Croatian capital.
Congress cadres are lamenting that Sonia Gandhi abdicated her authority to vice president Rahul Gandhi, who, in turn, "in his wisdom, abdicated his authority to non-political players". Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal reports
Journalist Anita Saluja was one of the last persons to meet Sushma Swaraj on August 6. She spent nearly an hour chatting with the late leader, which is why her sudden death later in the evening came as an unexpected shock for her. She talks to Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com about her association with Sushma Swaraj over the last few decades.
Lakme Fashion Week Gen Next designer, Chandrima Agnihotri, tells Rediff.com what she has planned for her runway debut.
The Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday transferred 20 senior IAS officers, shunting out Principal Secretary-Information Navneet Sehgal and others who wielded considerable influence under the Akhilesh Yadav dispensation.
'You are what you are and you have to live life embracing all of you.'
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