A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'India has set standard of beauty rules. They feel that everyone needs to be perfect.' 'You may be beautiful and have the perfect body. But if you have big boobs, you'll still get teased.'
Brazil held 10 presumed Islamist militants in isolation cells at a maximum security jail on Friday as police combed their computers and mobile phones for information about possible threats to next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal.
'There are no jobs, the economy is slowing down, but the BJP is more concerned with issues like triple talaq, anti-Romeo squads and the beef ban.'
Experts say Dhoni will continue to be relevant.
'After having rejected and sometimes also being rejected by 32 men in my unsuccessful journey to matrimony, I prayed that it would be love at first sight with motherhood,' says Priya Ramanathan.
Making the announcement, Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan tweeted: 'The Union government has made arrangements to allow Jallikattu in TN.'
The linking of biometric UID/Aadhaar number to all public services makes "We, the People of India" worse than slaves, says Gopal Krishna.
The way the present government has dealt with appointments of civil servants remains to be a cause for concern.
'This man has aged, but does not know the difference between words spoken on the streets from those of spoken in Parliament.' 'He does not allow his hair to turn gray, so he hasn't learned or matured.' Rashme Sehgal reports on how Subramanian Swamy has riled the Congress yet again.
Only in case of equities will the nominee will automatically get the money.
A rightly chosen ULIP can be a competitive investment, but the investor needs to ensure that his relationship manager has put him ahead of the commissions that the product pays, says Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons.
'Most of the agitations are staged by the Opposition to disturb the peace of the state.'
Harish Kotian/Rediff.com rates the Indian players in England.
'The whole country supports the government. The exceptions are only two -- those who thrived on black money and those who are inimical to Indian interests,' argues Major General Mrinal Suman.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Here are four easy-to-make recipes that Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shared with us.
P Rajendran looks back on the 11 plus years he worked with Arthur J Pais, the India Abroad and Rediff.com editor, who passed into the ages on January 8.
For FY16, MTNL's standalone net loss was over Rs 2,000 crore.
In a weekly chat with readers every Thursday, Rediff's Love Guru addresses their relationship problems and offers solutions. For those who missed the chat on April 30, 2015, here's the transcript!
Remember, one-time costs are cheaper than monthly leaking taps
The Bombay Hemp Company offers goods fashioned out of hemp, the lesser known cousin of ganja.
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.
'People do not want a 'maha milavat' (highly adulterated) government of those who assembled in Kolkata.'
The street leading to the Golden Temple gets a makeover that takes you back in time.
'I didn't really want to be an actor. It happened by accident. I didn't know how to deal with the stardom and what came along. I was 20, and had not planned it, so it was very stifling for me.' Welcome back, Arvind Swamy!
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana.
'Trump said the Republicans had 'moved too far toward the extreme right' and that he was capable of capturing more than the 'really staunch-right wacko vote' by reaching middle-of-the-road Americans.'
You don't need to be intimidated by the thought of filing tax returns
Despite its squandered possibilities, Fan is always engaging, writes Sukanya Verma.
Unless the judges factor in the ungovernability of technologies and their beneficial owners, present and future Presidents, prime ministers, judges, legislators and officials handling sensitive assignments may become redundant with reference to their age-old roles for securing 'national resources and assets', warns Dr Gopal Krishna.
Though 15 years have passed since the World Trade Centre bombing, the mystery of the circumstances surrounding Dr Sneha Ann Philip's death has not been unravelled and might remain that way forever. Yet her memory lives on in other ways.
This week, after years of denying it, octogenarian politician N D Tiwari publicly accepted that Rohit Shekhar is indeed his son. For Shekhar, the change of heart must also come with a legal guarantee.
The Audi mobile showroom will tour 30 cities over the next two years.
'Our body functions in a particular system. We pass urine. We pass motions. We swallow food. We drink water. We breathe properly.' 'If there is an obstruction to any of these things -- difficulty swallowing, difficulty passing urine, passing blood in the urine, passing blood in the stools or severe pain anywhere, lasting for more than a month, or for example the skin, which covers our body, has a few moles that start increasing or bleeding... then you need to see a specialist.'
About 90% of divorce cases end as a fight about alimony.
With a middle class still so small and no apparent leaps in productivity on the farm or in manufacturing on the horizon, India faces its own age of diminished expectations.
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