The wretched of the earth have stood up and invited themselves to the Great Game.
It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
The breakthrough for Scrabulous came when it appeared on the social networking site. Now it claims more than 600,000 daily users, making it one of Facebook's most popular applications.
Overall, the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has focused on building ground-based air defense networks and network-centric operations rather than trying to match the Indian Air Force (IAF) in terms of straight fighter numbers along the border. All air assets fall under the Western Theater Command of the PLA, the largest geographic region of China's five military theater commands.
Although Parugu does not match up to Bommarillu, it is made watchable by the good performances of Prakash Raj and Allu Arjun. A stereotyped storyline is given some good treatment particularly in the first half.
India's Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra says fame or publicity were never the motivation behind winning a gold medal.
The Indian Air Force on Monday reiterated that it shot down an F-16 jet of Pakistan Air Force during the February 27 aerial combat and showed radar images of the engagement to assert that it has 'irrefutable evidence' of downing the enemy jet.
Unable to keep up with international trends, the chikan industry struggles to reinvent itself.
There seems to be more in common between the predicament that faces Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the dilemma that has dogged Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh than it would appear at first sight.
Derek Lomas came to India as an intern, and fell in love. His Valentine to the country, Krishnakumar P finds, is high tech adapted to the low-end needs of the unprivileged
Bhushan Kumar's sister Tulsi gives us glimpse into her amazing abode.
The duo seem to get on like a house on fire.
Sameer Jadhav tells us how he found his wife through a matrimonial website.
Small gestures from Indira gave Sonia the confidence that she could be a daughter-in-law in the distinguished family.
Shivalika Patel tells us how she got married to her school sweetheart.
After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Britain's Duchess of Cambridge's final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National Portrait Gallery's website. Designed to "capture and document the spirit, the mood, the hopes, the fears and the feelings of the nation" during lockdown, the project brings together 100 moving amateur shots of everything from at-home haircuts to make-shift classrooms; exhausted NHS staffers on duty to dedicated postmen in superhero costumes; pensioners FaceTiming with their grandchildren to mothers cradling their newborn babies. Below, see 22 remarkable images from Hold Still - then head to the The National Portrait Gallery website for the full exhibition.
Endrendrum Punnaga certainly succeeds in entertaining the audience.
Gopalkrishnan Iyer tells us how he met the love of his life.
Rediff reader Mithu Sharma tells us how he met his would-be wife. You too can share your special love story with us this Valentine's Day!
'If I see anyone taking the wrong path, I will stop him or her.'
Interview with Sumanto Chattopadhyay, group creative director of Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai and creative director of its Kolkata unit.
India on Wednesday said an effective action by Pakistani government against the LeT and other terror outfits will have to go far beyond "merely" proscribing their publicity through electronic media.
'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.'
The Samsung E840 scores well in the looks department, but if it's features you're after, you might want to continue looking.
Vijayendra Sheth tells us how he found love.
Rediff reader Yatin tell us how he met his wife Chaitali in the year 1997.
Good performances and an interesting screenplay make Prabhu Solomon's Thodari worth a watch, feels S Saraswathi.
'After having rejected and sometimes also being rejected by 32 men in my unsuccessful journey to matrimony, I prayed that it would be love at first sight with motherhood,' says Priya Ramanathan.
Amid ongoing uncertainty over the fate of Harish Rawat government which will face floor test in Uttarakhand assembly on March 28, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday claimed that at least five more MLAs from the Congress led alliance are ready to jump over to its side.
Rediff reader Moutan Lahiri tells us how she was proposed by her would-be husband!
Round up of all the fashionable people we met off the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Fest 2016
'There was no need for opting for such an elaborately and expensively organised spectacle,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel discovers Ross Island where the clock can never be turned back.
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