There is growing acceptance of the idea in the international community that engaging the Taliban government is a far better approach than ostracising it, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
It looks as adorable as the actress!
See what your favourite stars wore to the Lakme Fashion Week.
They may come from different continents but both love their cropped tops, says Anita Aikara/Rediff.com.
Meet the celebs who pulled out all stops to wow in an off-shoulder on the Venice Film Festival red carpet.
M I Khan visits God's Own Country, and walks down the narrow streets of this area popularly called the Jew town.
Featuring among others the stars of Newton, Victoria and Abdul and Fukrey Returns.
Blood samples taken from a group of UK volunteers given a dose of the vaccine showed that it stimulated the body to produce both antibodies and 'killer T-cells', a senior source from the trial was quoted by The Daily Telegraph as saying.
The Dhirubhai Ambani International School's annual day was a starry affair.
India women couldn't have asked for a better start to the series, defeating World champions England by 66 runs in the opener at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
This man wrote a love letter to his curvaceous wife on Instagram and you have to read it!
After Australia had declared their first innings on 420-8, England avoided the follow-on and asked Australia to bat again, declaring at 275-9.
The price for pushing the envelope beyond the comfort zone that the land of storytelling is used to is a hefty one, observes Meghna Chadha.
There was more bad news for Rupert Murdoch's media empire in Britain with the revelation that the now defunct tabloid News of the World hacked the phone of the mother of another murder victim Sarah Payne.
Sanders, after being served for a total of two minutes was kicked out by the owner along with seven of her other family members.
Bollywood has dealt with same sex relationships before, but homophobia runs deep.
American celebrities turned out in force for the US presidential election -- not only to vote themselves, but also to encourage others to vote.
PM Modi has extended an invite to the US president to be the Chief Guest at the next year's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.
The case has been brought by Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, 84, described as the "patriarch" of the family, against brothers G P Hinduja, 80, P P Hinduja, 75, and A P Hinduja, 69, and revolves around the "validity and effect" of a letter dated July 2, 2014. The letter includes statements to the effect that the brothers appoint each other as their executors, and that assets held in any single brother's name belong to all four. A related second letter, dated July 1, 2014, is also linked to the dispute.
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is also being produced as part of a tie-up by the Serum Institute of India.
Physicist Kanwal Singh appointed dean of Sarah lawrence College, the first Indian American to head a leading liberal arts college in the US.
These ladies made a statement in pink and how!
Germany and Manchester United's football star Bastian Schweinsteiger and his fiance tennis ace Ana Ivanovic are reportedly getting married today (June 12) in Venice. The sporting power couple was spotted in the Italian city with several high profile guests in their company.
Glee's Dianna Agron talks about her new movie I Am Number Four and Bollywood.
The announcement of date and venue comes a day after Putin's adviser Yuri Ushakov in Moscow said the two leaders will meet in a third country.
The suit alleges that Acosta and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated by the ban.
India's weightlifting juggernaut continued to roll at the Commonwealth Games, with Punam Yadav adding a fifth gold medal to the tally after winning the 69 kg category for women on Sunday.
The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced.
Vinesh Phogat won her first gold medal of the 2020 season at the Rome Ranking Series event
England has won both of the Women's World Cups held on home soil and will have the chance to make it a hat-trick on Sunday at Lord's after claiming a dramatic two-wicket win over South Africa in the final over of the semi-final in Bristol, on Tuesday.
A look at recent foreign actresses who are trying their luck in Bollywood.
Ricardel is believed to have entered into confrontation with the first lady's staff during her trip to Africa last month.
Rediff.com brings to you the hottest women politicians around today. Take the poll at the end of the feature, because we'll be determining the winner in a week's time based on your votes and the results will be published right here!
Images from Day 9 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Wednesday.
A team at Bristol University used recently developed techniques to validate that the vaccine accurately follows the genetic instructions programmed into it by the Oxford University team.
Saif and Amrita Singh's daughter makes her Bollywood debut opposite Sushant Singh Rajput.
Novak Djokovic took a first unsteady step toward completing the calendar-year Grand Slam on Tuesday as the Serb laboured into the second round of the US Open with a 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1 win over dashing Danish teenager Holger Rune.
With so many films shifted to the new year, it's going to be a busy year for Bollywood's actors.
Nevertheless, the 18-year-old Indian showed that she is one of the star players in the women's circuit, as it was her eighth top-10 in last nine starts, including two victories.
The United Kingdom government has pledged 20 million to support the "ChAdOx1 nCoV-19" coronavirus vaccine trial programme, with UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock saying the government would "throw everything at" finding a vaccine against the deadly virus.