The British-Asian actress stars in Diary Of A Butterfly.
Rediff readers share their best food pics.
Onkar Singh, a valuable member of the Rediff.com team over the years, breathed his last on January 13. Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who knew him intimately, remembers the ultimate newsman.
India, the world's second largest producer, had produced a record of 80.71 million tonnes wheat in 2009-10 crop year (July-June) despite a severe drought. Wheat is grown only in rabi season.
Serena Williams overpowered German Carina Witthoeft 6-2, 6-2 to set up a third-round clash with big sister Venus at the US Open on Wednesday.
amiliar names, however, are tipped to take off with the winners' trophies. The following is a list of talking points at the Australian Open:
Indians are preferring long-haul foreign locations this summer, says report.
A round-up of all the results from the 16th World Athletic Championships in London
We invited you, our dear readers, to share your unusual summer pictures with us and here is a fresh set of responses.
This happened when both players were locked at 2-2 in the second set and Djokovic seemed to have enjoyed the unscheduled break...
Rediff.com had asked its readers to tell us about the problems how they are coping with power cuts at a time when severe heat wave prevails across the country. Here are few of the responses
How do you cope with power cuts? Send us your electricity tales to citizen.reporter@rediffmail.com
We want you to share your best summer memories with us.
At the end of the feature, VOTE for the photograph that you think best represents India's great democratic exercise.
Images from the second One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Tuesday.
They beat the heat and queued up to cast their ballot. A few returned home flaunting their fingers; a few others dejected not to find their names on the list. Rediff.com's Savera Someshwar captures the spirit in Mumbai on voting day
Goel, a left-arm spinner for generations, along with Mumbai's Padmakar Shivalkar, played their best cricket in the 1970's, an era that belonged to none other than the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi.
A quick look at Rafael Nadal's domination of Roger Federer at Roland Garros.
Despite air turbine fuel prices which rose for the third time this month, some airlines are dropping their base fares to a rupee, if booked 30 days before travel. They have also offered various other cut-price offers. These summer special fares are also 20 to 30 percent less than last summer's offer. The reason is slumping passenger load. Travel agents estimate the number of air travellers has dropped by around a tenth from last year.
While all eyes will be on Nadal and Djokovic, US tennis legend John McEnroe said Andy Murray and Japan's Kei Nishikori are the two most likely players to spring a surprise.
Here's how stars are beating the heat this summer!
We tend to make the things we crave; which does not necessarily mean that they are healthy, says nutritionist Delnaaz T Chanduwadia.
The Indian Army has shown it can face down the PLA, but is too often held back by a political leadership that lacks boldness, asserts Ajai Shukla.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the US Open on Monday
Images from matches played on Day 5 at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park on Friday
The celebrity chef shares recipes for five unusual Indian desserts.
Take a look at the cool pix!
Konta first British woman in US Open last 16 since 1991
The weather was the number one topic of conversation at Wimbledon on Tuesday but for once it was not the prospect of rain that brought out the umbrellas but a beating sun on what was forecast to be the hottest day of the year.
Beat the heat with this perfect summer thirst quencher.
Namrata Thakker delves into the fashion pages of star Instagram feeds, and picks the best.
Craving something sweet? Five ingredients is all you need to make this sinful dessert.
To make your Christmas celebrations cheerful, Chef Ranveer Brar has created some decadent treats.
Earlier in the morning, race walkers Khushbir Kaur and Manish Singh finished creditable fourth and sixth respectively in the 20km race.
Peaty had swum a Commonwealth Games record 58.59 on Friday but appeared to be content to just win the race rather than challenge his own world record of 57.13 that he set at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
France coach Didier Deschamps will ram home the message that his side must focus on beating Georgia on Friday and not think about the looming clash with Spain as their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign takes a decisive turn.
The timing of it may be far from perfect but former pacer Brett Lee today said the upcoming India-Australia ODI series would do a world of good to the team in transition from Down Under as nothing beats the experience of playing in the heat and dust of India.
The company is racing ahead of its peers even as other sectoral players feel the slowdown heat.
American swimmers smashed records and grabbed gold at the world championships on Friday, with sprint king Caeleb Dressel taking down Michael Phelps' 100 metres butterfly world record and teenager Regan Smith lowering the women's 200 backstroke mark.