Indian sports had a lot to celebrate despite a decrease in the medal count at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
'I lived the life of a rockstar for a couple of months.'
Rediff readers share their bitter sweet memories of ordering meals in the Indian Railways.
Dressed in pink, her hands flying about in eloquent gestures, excitement on her face, Indrani made quite a picture. There was pin-drop silence as she made strong points about why nothing in the hearings had uncovered anything against her. She spoke about there being "Not a shred of evidence... No scientific evidence because it didn't happen!"
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
One can predict the knocks and punches and dives and VFX-aided saves without as much as batting an eyelid, says Sukanya Verma.
The trolls on Twitter, the rumour mongers on WhatsApp and the serial abusers on Facebook are the enemies of social media.
If an FIR had been registered by the Pen police -- instead of a mere entry in the station diary -- an investigation could have taken place and the body might have been identified as Sheena's, leading to the case being cracked much earlier.
A meal in a jar is not only a culinary fad, but also a practical way of ensuring the right portion to eat
Rakhi Sawant is as uncensored as they come.
While India is witnessing slowdown, many countries have not yet been able to come off the last decade's financial crisis.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
'The airline business is very dynamic. If you are unable to keep up and lead, you end up last.' 'This is what has happened to Jet.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
'We crack jokes and our motive is to make people laugh. We do not deliberately try to hurt anybody.' Comedian Kiku Sharda gives some good advice.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Babita's 1971 film, Kal Aaj Aur Kal.
Bollywood's fortunes might not hinge on Pakistani actors and singers, but the forced ban on them sends out a disturbing message.
The street-fighter is back and the introspecting, sparingly speaking avatar of Kejriwal has gone on an extended recess. In this grime of heightened Delhi politics, all the good work done by the Delhi government may go down the drain, warns Sudhir Bisht.
Read what the ex-chief of R&AW, A S Dulat, told our readers on Rediff Chat!
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
Their pics will send you into a food coma!
Amartya Sen and Jagadish Bhagwati publicly sparred last year on the direction of India's economic policy.
Dr Raghuram Rajan's departure holds lessons for all, be it sections of the media, politicians or the people themselves. We need to learn how to value and retain talent. At the same time the talented must realise that talent alone does not ensure the top job, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
The new campaign is aimed at broadening the brand's appeal
There are many firsts in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha speech which constitute the cardinal elements of a strategy which has all the potential to serve as the mainspring of the polity for the rest of the century, says B S Raghavan.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
'Kumbalangi Nights is a movie that respects women, but most importantly, it's a movie that loves them,' says Sreehari Nair.
Rana Daggubati on the The Ghazi Attack and Baahubali, the sequel.
James Faulkner talks to Harish Kotian/Rediff.com about his time with Rajasthan Royals, his match-wining performance in the World Cup final against New Zealand and the Australia Test spot he's eyeing.
'We still look at films with A-listers.' 'There is change, but it's minor.' 'We still haven't learnt how to invest in stories.'
Sudhir Bisht seeks some answers not from the biggest superstar India has seen but from the lovable Prem of the silver screen.
'Flush with funds, lending became a cash management exercise.' 'Road projects, power generation plants, airports etc were financed left and right with apparently no regard for the projects' ability to repay,' explains S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
Ginger and tulsi flavoured tea is passe. Exotic ingredients are now finding their way into the kettle.
Sachin Tendulkar cautioned the Indian cricket team to guard against complacency ahead of its World Cup game against South Africa, saying the Proteas are a far better fielding unit than Pakistan.
'I went away from the industry because all the people I enjoyed working with, like Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra, are no more.' 'They left this world and went away, so I lost interest in my work.'
Conceding that South Africa's teams haven't really fulfilled their potential in World Cups, captain Faf du Plessis said the Proteas need to win the upcoming ICC World T20 to shed the tag of 'chokers' which is haunting them for quite a while now.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
