On being sworn in as a member of the Edison Township Council on New Year's Day, Dr Sudhanshu Prasad chose to take the oath of office on the Bhagwad Gita, a philosophical discourse that is set within the larger frame of the religious epic Mahabharat. Dr Prasad said he chose the Gita because he grew up believing in it, and it is "where my conscience is," he said.
In the second part of his interview with Managing Editor Sheela Bhatt, Ashwell Prince talks about his fitness regimen, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Snapshots from this year's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund dinner
Sukanya Verma gives us a recap of the 91st Academy Awards.
The veteran comedienne passed away at the age of 81 on September 5.
The funeral will be held at temple Emanu-El in New York City, it has been revealed.
Can you guess who's claimed the top spot?
South African flag-bearer Caster Semenya powered to the 1,500 metres title at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, keeping her bid for a golden double at the Gold Coast intact.
Sixteen years after being an unused reserve at her home Sydney Olympics, Australian rider Sue Hearn will finally make her Games debut at the age of 60 in Rio.
A 2-year-old boy who was snatched by an alligator at a Disney resort in Florida has been found dead, officials said on Wednesday.
Yes, a *lot* happened at the Hollywood Film Awards.
Deepika Padukone makes it to the list for the very first time!
Tintu Luka failed again on the big stage, unable to make it to the semi-finals in the women's 800 metres run after finishing sixth in her heat at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday.
There had been calls for moving the tournament, which was awarded to Trump National in 2012 long before he officially entered politics, by women's groups angered by his campaign rhetoric and behavior they found to be misogynistic.
Stars who put their best foot forward fashion wise!
When BJP leaders, including Mr Modi's number two, Amit Shah, use the pandemic to launch an assault on state governments run by opposition parties, or to topple them, they are exploiting a grave crisis in cynical political self-interest, notes Shekhar Gupta.
Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations!
A former US military lieutenant travels to India to fight a battle of another kind. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met Robin Chaurasiya and the girls whose lives she is changing -- one day at a time.
'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'
Which films are *you* rooting for?
It's another year of beautiful birds for the Audubon Photography awards. The Grand Prize went to Kathrin Swoboda for her photo of a Red-winged Blackbird. The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to conservation. It protects birds and their habitats throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. See all of the winners below, and if you are still craving more avian photography.
The complete set of winners on Oscar night!
The lawsuit has been filed by American Immigration Council and American Immigration Lawyers Association.
The actress talks about her first Hollywood film, the Jude Law, Melissa McCarthy and Jason Stathom starrer Spy.
A look at Hollywood's swish set at the Globes.
Art and music took centre stage at the Coachella festival in California.
'I didn't know how to be delicate and feminine and seductive in films or in real life. I am still learning to flutter my eyelashes,' Nargis Fakhri tells Subhash K Jha.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Rivers, 81, died in September last year of brain damage caused by a loss of oxygen during a routine outpatient procedure
Rediff.com has the best sports images from the events in the week gone by snapped right here...
When tennis fans from Arizona say it is hot at the Wimbledon championships, then it must be.
Wonder Woman and its star Gal Gadot win big at the awards night.
'It's not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down or you're beaten up. It's about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going.'
Who won at the Globes? We tell you!
Did your favourite Bollywood star start out as a calendar model too? Find out!
Spy isn't a bad film. But it's only half a good one.
One needs to carefully tread the thin but solid line between the sublime & the ridiculous.
J Jagannath on how he expects to see the Trump effect at the Academy Awards.