A week of bumping into trapped souls, savouring Achari Alia Paneer, envisaging Kishore Kumar crooning Kajrare and celebrating one year of Sukanya Verma's super filmi column.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
Ten images from the world that show we live in an incredibly odd, odd world.
'Around the dawn of the millennium, it seemed that the sun was finally setting on these elaborate home weddings.' 'As the clamour for 'live' counters of grilled fish, pasta and khao suey grew, without even realising it, Gopal Pandey slowly started going out of fashion,' says Geetanjali Krishna.
Arundhuti Dasgupta maps a trail from the southernmost tip to its suburbs.
In this excerpt from a conversation with Samik Bandopadhyay, Mrinalda discusses three legendary actors he has worked with.
'We flew all missions in the first part of the war at low levels; that is at 300 to 500 feet above the ground.' 'These sorties were no doubt stressful since the pilots and crew had to look out for birds and obstructions as well as enemy gunfire.'
The 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo contest is now in its fifth week of accepting entries. The best entries this week include a close-up of a lioness and two bears giving high-fives to one another. The contest is open until May 3.
As many as 9,000 BMC employees will be working to oversee the immersion with 53 roads in the megapolis have been closed.
As many as 3,50,000 people have been rendered homeless in the region.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Easter, the feast of reverence and symbolism, after the austere period of fasting, chimes with the mood of celebration and is all about good food.
In a special series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her people. Today: Abdul Nabi, who has been cleaning people's ears for 40 years in Mumbai.
Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken in the week gone by.
After spending 10 days with his devotees, Lord Ganesha returns to his abode on Thursday marking the last day of Ganesha visarjan. Rediff.com captures the joy and processions on the last day of the Ganesha festival.
'I kept my hope alive', says wife of Gajanand Sharma.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on a two-day visit during which she is expected to discuss the fishermen's issue and rights of minority Tamils with the Lankan leadership.
The fever of banning meat spread on Thursday with such directives being issued in Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Ahmedabad.
Top 20 images of all the events of the week that was.
Under fire for its decision to ban slaughter and sale of meat in Mumbai for two days during Jain festival 'Paryushan', the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday told the Bombay high court that it has decided to withdraw its decision.
Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world
Sukanya Verma tells you everything you need to know about the Oscars.
Typhoon Meranti, stated to be the world's strongest typhoon so far this year, made landfall in east China's Fujian Province early Thursday, causing widespread destruction.
Over 3,000 people showed up at Coney Island for the Mermaid Parade.
They are new in the industry, but can give the seasoned models a run for their money.
The Bombay high court on Monday stayed the controversial ban on sale of meat in Mumbai on September 17, but refused to interfere with the bar on animal slaughter on that day.
The economic activities that registered growth of over 6 per cent in the second quarter are manufacturing, electricity, gas, water supply, other utility services and trade, hotels, transport and communication, and services related to broadcasting.
Girgaum, once a thriving neighbourhood of Maharashtrians in south Mumbai, who loved their seafood and meat, has slowly been taken over by vegetarians, forcing eateries serving non-vegetarian food to shut down, says Neeta Kolhatkar
The long-neglected fruit may finally get the recognition it deserves.
Bring out your earthenware and clay pots, don your apron and get cooking!
With a staff crunch, it seems the I-T department would now target only the big fish rather than go after small assessees.
'Our boys are very patriotic.' 'They say Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Hind in front of the Chinese.' 'We have never accepted their claims, we are Indians and proud to be Indians.'
'.. if the cost is its own survival,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The change of government in Goa changed THiNK's character. Literary or intellectual luminaries were replaced by big-ticket celebrities, says Sunil Sethi
10 images that prove it's a odd, odd world.
A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by.
Still unsure about where you want to travel during the long Diwali weekend? We'll help you out.
ZEE5 has launched a short film festival. Joginder Tuteja tells you what's on offer.
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