Bollywood has realised the value of portraying the complexity, necessity and changeability of modern-day marital unions.
Disfigured beyond recognition in a terrible acid attack, Laxmi, 26, who goes by a single name has now turned a mother with her partner, a social activist who works for the welfare of acid attack victims.
We salute the late thespian in this compilation of his ten essentials movies that highlight his range and stature as an actor par excellence.
"Our government does not delay decisions. We neither nurse problems nor keep them pending," Modi said.
For 40 years they held out against the social institution of marriage, holding strong to their views that their love did not need the sanctity of a thaali (mangalsutra). They were barely out of their teens when they first met each other. In a year, they had made the decision to live together and over the next four decades that's precisely what they did. Live, work, have a child and nurture their family -- the thought of legalising their union never occurred to Kunjukunju and Leelamani.
Kanika Datta calls out our parenting stereotypes and how both men and women play into them.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, disclosed that he has discovered he is the illegitimate son of Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill's private secretary.
'I don't like the fact that everyday Taimur's moves are monitored. I don't know how to stop it.'
King Salman and Narendra Modi will find common ground to intensify cooperation against jihadi terrorism, says Tarun Vijay, MP.
Cook's statement is of major significance, especially given Apple's recognition as a global brand, says Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Judges Kamila Shamsie, Rohini Mohan and Margaret Mascarenhas will announce the winner in November.
She is believed to be the first British woman to return from the IS heartland to face terror charges.
A spectacular Taapsee Pannu brings out the shift of a happy homemaker to a heartbroken woman most strikingly in her deeply affecting performance, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday attacked the Congress alleging it was 'cocooned in fear' and did not have the guts to act against the Bharatiya Janata Party and said had she been in Delhi she would have sent Narendra Modi to jail.
AG Mukul Rohatgi led the Indian delegation at the UN Human Rights Council.
Chef Aditi Handa, who is deeply invested in baking, makes the most delicious sourdough.
Annabel Mehta, Sachin Tendulkar's mother-in-law, has dedicated her life to working with the Beautiful People of the other half of Mumbai without whom the city would neither exist nor thrive. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel met the amazing lady who was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire for her service to underprivileged communities.
Kareena's latest photoshoot will make your jaws drop.
Since 2011, India has remained on Tier 2 of the State Department reports on human trafficking.
'So they are extracting a price from me for letting me marry their son, is it? Manas, I cannot believe that you subscribe to this view of theirs. This is our child growing in me. It is part of me - girl or boy. Can I just throw it away if it is not a boy?'
'This is the first Bollywood film which is about 4 women not falling in love with the same guy.'
"No problem is insurmountable," Shaheen Mistri tells Anjuli Bhargava.
'Manmarziyaan is a meaty slice of Tinder-day relationships where love is a libidinous explosion that is unafraid of consequences and flies in the face of discretion,' says Sukanya Verma.
The court convicted Sengar for rape under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for offence by a public servant committing penetrative sexual assault against a child.
Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.
The couple said the village has boycotted them and it is not possible for them to live a secluded life.
Author Sahil in his latest book talks about the extravagant spending at Indian weddings.
Aseem Chhabra picks 10 fascinating films he watched in Macao -- a blend of Asian, independent, Hollywood projects and even a 66-years-old classic Japanese film that still stands the test of time.
'The sari is a symbol of Indianism.' 'Once I was wearing a sari and walking in the middle of a market in Amsterdam and there was a musician playing a instrument.' 'When he saw me, he started playing an Indian song.' 'A sari has such strong cultural narrative.'
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