The frantic search for nearly 300 people, most of them schoolchildren, missing after a South Korean ferry capsized has extended into a second day, as distraught relatives maintained an agonising vigil on shore.
Sonal lived the feminist slogan: The personal is political, in a way few feminists have been able to. She will be remembered and missed for doing this not with a dour self-righteousness, but with humour and a rare joie de vivre, remembers Jyoti Punwani.
Attend all classes. Take notes. Ask questions. Participate.
As the news of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's demise broke, leaders across the political spectrum paid tribute to the Assam leader.
'What impresses about this sweet-n-simple tale is the manner in which this production has been put together with an economical narrative by first time directors Devanshu Kumar and Satyanshu Singh,' notes Joginder Tuteja.
'The whole state is very proud of me.' 'I have been home twice after the release of the movie and I could feel the pride in the people's eyes.'
Though many students attended school, with letters of consent from their parents, some chose to continue education online with their guardians anxious about the pandemic situation and the emergence of a new strain of the novel coronavirus.
Imran Khan shares his life lesson. You can share yours too!
Meet Simone Ashley, who plays Kate Sharma in the second season of the hit Netflix show Bridgerton.
Chiseled abs, strong arms and toned legs. Celebrity couple Aashka Goradia and Brent Goble will inspire you to stay fit and embrace yoga.
Rakul Preet Singh shares some important life lessons in an interview with FHM.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Many of the stories, the pictures going out of India worldwide lately with these provocative processions, taunting of Muslims, bulldozers targeting mostly their properties, the sweeping 'othering' of a community of 200 million are painting the front pages and TV screens in the democratic world. That is where most of the friends we covet lie. Soon enough, these will also make our vital friends among the Muslim nations, from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, uneasy. The best time for course correction is now, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Ahead of Mother's Day, Rediff readers write about their mothers and tell us what they mean to them.
Hrithik Roshan's weird accent doesn't make any impact.
Joginder Tuteja offers us a sneak preview of the coming attractions on OTT platforms
Dr Rajendra Bharud has done what no other district collector in India could do as the pandemic ravaged the nation. He not only made Nandurbar district oxygen surplus, but ensured that the supply of life-saving oxygen remained uninterrupted for patients -- something even Delhi and Mumbai hospitals have not achieved yet.
Evidence indicates that restoration of functioning of the education system as it was in pre-Covid times, as early as possible appears prudent in the current Indian context, they said.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the Academy Awards nominations.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
You are neither entertained nor enticed in Rasbhari, complains Joginder Tuteja.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Dr Sumit Paul wrote about the life-transforming lesson he learnt from his Oxford professor.
Beyond 'eat something before your workout', take their advice with a pinch of salt, warns Jyoti Dabas.
Virat Kohli is the quintessential 'teacher's delight' but it is injury-prone Mohammed Shami, in his current fit avatar, that India's strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu considers his biggest achievement since joining the team.
Crab and pineapple are the hero ingredients in this comforting noodle soup.
'It is natural for parents to want to keep their children safe.' 'But there's a difference between putting up firewalls to protect them and snooping on them 24X7,' says Shuma Raha.
Schoolteacher Nandini Anandkumar didn't let the lockdown get her down.
'No amount of Sivamani's finger-snapping music can shake off the bechara burden Lydian Nadhaswaram's real-life piano prodigy is forced to carry,' notes Sukanya Verma.
'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.' 'They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.' 'These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'
If everything goes as expected, Arya, now a second year graduation student of a Thiruvananthapuram college, would not only become the new mayor of Kerala's capital, a position held by several significant personalities in the past, but also the youngest ever mayor in the country.
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Eyewitnesses alleged the attackers entered the premises when a meeting was being held by JNU Teachers' Association on the issue of violence on campus and assaulted students and professors.
Rediff reader Heera Nawaz tells us how her Zoology teacher's words helped her overcome a difficult situation.
So, what's the problem if our present is screwed up when the future promises to be profitable? It's an Indian habit, notes Shyam G Menon.
Swadesh Kumar Kesarwani, 67, from Hyderabad, shares his life lesson.
'While narrating a scene to Amitji, Akshay and Tusshar, they learnt that Aishwarya was not the heroine opposite Akshay as they had presumed.' 'She had a negative role.' 'They were shocked, more so when they learnt that she didn't know this.' '"Shooting will stop midway, she won't do the film", I was warned.'
On the occasion of Women's Day, Vijay S Patil, 33, shares a beautiful story about his mother, who beat odds to educate her children.
Sunshine Schools are looking to attract interest from members of the urban 'aspirational' class -- vegetable vendors, security guards, drivers, etc -- who cannot afford the fees charged by budget private schools.
