For Mumbai-based Priya, arranged marriage was not a personal choice. The obligation slowly led to unprotected sex, followed by a baby and years of suppressed emotions leaving her feeling trapped in her marriage.
Feeling heard is often more healing than any solution, explains rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, a relationship coach and founder of Let Us Talk Foundation.
'People become guided by emotions, fear of missing out, and greed. They tend to invest in booming sectors that may prove exceptionally expensive.' 'Typically, that represents the peak, and subsequently, they lose substantially.'
'Papa, your integrity is my inheritance.'
India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya paid tribute to girlfriend Mahieka Sharma for helping him rediscover his love for the game, a shift that saw him putting in the long hours in the net.
His death leaves behind an elderly mother, his wife and three children all under the age of five.
USA spinner Harmeet Singh compared Suryakumar Yadav's calm under pressure to Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the Indian captain's match-winning 84 in the T20 World Cup opener.
One Battle After Another touches on big ideas like racism, immigration, abuse of power, identity, and parenthood without turning preachy, observes Mayur Sanap.
'This story has been always there since my childhood because of missing people.' 'I remember a family member who disappeared and I kept wondering what happened to him.'
'While many politicians speak of development, Dada worked hard for it.' 'He realised that politics wasn't about power or politics -- it was about service to the people.'
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation into the air ambulance crash in Jharkhand's Chatra district that killed all seven people on board. Two teams from the DGCA are probing the accident, while families mourn the loss of their loved ones.
England narrowly defeated Nepal in a thrilling T20 World Cup match, with both teams reflecting on the close encounter. England expressed relief and acknowledged Nepal's strong performance, while Nepal conveyed pride in their competitiveness despite the loss.
The police said the accused, Ambesh, killed his father, Shyam Bahadur (61) and mother Babita (58) following a dispute over money and family issues.
'Commitment isn't about grand promises; it's about showing up consistently, even when it's inconvenient.'
The recent correction suggests that while precious metals hedge geopolitical tension and inflation, they are not immune to sharp short-term corrections and profit-booking.
If dark and twisted crime thrillers and trauma-led violence interest you, you can binge-watch Daldal over the weekend, endorses Divya Nair.
Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu delivered a statement performance, bettering three of her own national records while clinching the women's 48kg title at the National Weightlifting Championships in Modinagar on Wednesday.
During Valentine's Week, Prabhat shares the story on how he met his wife, Pooja.
The violence in Kennedy is often unflinching and the characters offer no easy sympathy, but you stay hooked on how it all plays out. And that's when the classic Anurag Kashyap twist arrives, bringing an unexpected emotional payoff that lands just right, observes Mayur Sanap.
Beneath its grit and darkness, Kohrra 2 reveals surprising warmth and is a beautiful, beautiful show, promises Mayur Sanap.
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said his SA20 experience will help guide young teammates against South Africa in their T20 World Cup match in Ahmedabad.
The poetic love story Gustaakh Ishq has started streaming on JioHotstar.
Jammu and Kashmir outclassed Bengal by six wickets to advance to a historic first ever Ranji Trophy final appearance on Wednesday.
Few debut novels in recent times have been received with such critical applause as Akil Kumarasamy's Half Gods. 'The prose itself is a marvel,' declared The New York Times Book Review. A glimpse of Akil Kumaraswamy's ability to 'distill the mysteries of the human soul', revealed in this excerpt from her story The Office of Missing Persons.
The toll in the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 42, officials said on Sunday.
Azmatullah Omarzai delivered a match-winning all-round performance, taking four wickets and scoring an unbeaten 40, to lead Afghanistan to a five-wicket victory over UAE in the T20 World Cup.
rediffGURU Anu Krishna explains how to accept the normal course of a relationship and keep it alive.
You can compound money. You cannot compound being young and stupidly in love. So? 'Don't Play Small' this Valentine's Day
I don't want to feel any pressure about not bowling a certain ball because it's first ball: Ellis
Ranapati Shivray: Swari Agra is a riveting film that successfully captures one of the most celebrated event of the Maratha warrior king's life on screen, notes Ishaan Zore.
Pakistan's mystery spinner Usman Tariq has no qualms in admitting that he returned to cricket after getting inspired by the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
This Valentine's week, three men who planned the 'perfect' proposal tell us what it actually takes to pull off that dream moment. Behind the scenes, though, it's usually a mix of nerves, secrecy, near-disasters and hope that the moment lands the way it's meant to.
Pakistan will be looking to avenge the defeat to the USA in the 2024 T20 World Cup when they clash in Colombo on Tuesday.
Is the parabolic rise in silver running out of steam or just getting started? Ramalingam Kalirajan offers his take on if you should invest in silver now?
Delhi's Ayush Doseja aims to follow the discipline and fitness regime of India superstar Virat Kohli as the 23-year-old finished the group stage of the Ranji Trophy with the highest individual run tally.
Cops are bringing her back to Bhopal and after recording her statement, details of the entire episode will be known, he said.
'This leading filmmaker told me: "Don't let the industry cake you up with makeup and wigs. You are a breath of fresh air".'
Check out what the players are wearing at this year's Australian Open.
A 70-foot-long steel bridge weighing over 10 tonnes built on a canal more than four decades ago was stolen overnight in Chhattisgarh's Korba city, leaving local residents stunned, police said on Saturday.
This incident comes weeks after the death of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta, who drowned after his car fell into a waterlogged pit near a construction site in Noida Sector 150 on the intervening night of January 16 and 17.
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