The senior pilot was suspended in May last year after being found guilty of sexual harassment by an internal committee of the airline. The committee imposed a 'major penalty' on Captain Sachin Gupta, who has now appealed to the next authority against the punishment.
Listen to sensual music. Open up about your fantasies. Share your fears with your partner.
A former US military lieutenant travels to India to fight a battle of another kind. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met Robin Chaurasiya and the girls whose lives she is changing -- one day at a time.
Mallika Sherawat, live and exclusive on rediff.com!
Aseem Chhabra salutes the late Italian Master and his cinema.
The couple arrived from India as friends in 2007 and went on to enter into a civil partnership in Scotland in 2008, which they converted into marriage last year.
'People who were afraid to come out in the fear of losing their reputation will now do so fearlessly.'
A number of studies and statistics prove that marital rape is a reality in India. But laws that do not acknowledge this are another reality that a large number of married women are forced to live with.
Sri Lanka's World Cup team members took time out on Tuesday from their practice session at the Brabourne Stadium to show their support for the Think Wise campaign -- a partnership between the International Cricket Council, UNAIDS and UNICEF.
The year may be on its last leg but Bollywood still has quite a few major movies lined up for release.
The celebrity mom's breastfeeding pics and videos make her more relatable.
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
It's truly a wonderfully weird world around us.
I am only suggesting greater sensitisation and understanding of adults' sexual and lifestyle choices, says Shekhar Gupta.
A Bishop on Saturday became the first Church of England priest to openly declare that he is gay and in a long-term relationship with a man.
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A report by the National Crime Record Bureau states that in the year 2010, 168 men ended their lives everyday. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Bisexuals make better lovers, fathers and partners, a new study has revealed.
The wrong of victimising, targeting and persecuting homosexuals on the basis of archaic and prejudiced ideas has gone for long. Time we set it right, says Mohd Asim.
The women lived rent-free in the estate and were given large sums of cash by the billionaire Italian politician in return for sex, The Independent reported, citing leaks from prosecutors in Milan.
Modi said that mere government budget is insufficient to address the problems such as foeticide and nutrition.
Subhash K Jha lists his 10 favourite romantic Hindi films.
Every film that Sriram Raghavan makes is a compendium of ideas and sensations that tickle him. Trying to remake a Sriram Raghavan film is like getting excited by somebody else's goosebumps, observes Sreehari Nair.
Why does any talk about reproduction, or condoms, or sanitary napkins make us so uncomfortable, wonders Divya Nair.
"It's a shameful matter that women do not feel secure in the capital of the country," said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the presence of city's top cop, who blamed the indifferent attitude of Delhiites towards crime against the fair sex. Speaking at a function to celebrate International Women's Day, she almost snubbed Police Commissioner B K Gupta when she rejected his claim of improvement in law and order situation.
Despite the smaller scale of the event, the mood at the ceremony was cheerful, notes Aseem Chhabra.
The Interior Ministry issued an order on Saturday asking all provincial governments not to carry out any executions in the Muslim month of fasting.
India had the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a UN report which said the country still needs to improve immunisation coverage and stop gender-based sex selection.
'He was a true intellectual of this country: Never claiming to be an expert on anything, or the greatest, he just went ahead and followed his beliefs uncaring of how the world judged him.' Jaya Jaitly pays homage to a dear friend, Wendell Rodricks, designer and trendsetter.
Mental health Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.
'Love Sonia is a motion picture with the ambitions of a novel.' 'When I walked out of Love Sonia this Monday night, I walked out with a hushed audience that seemed too overcome by the raw power of the film to even pause for applause,' notes Sreehari Nair.
'If Khan Market today -- a neon-drenched spectacle of blingy shops and pricey eateries -- is what it is, it's not due to the dramatic shift in political dispensations, but because free-market India is another country,' notes Sunil Sethi.
In her weekly column, mental health guru Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.
'If you want people to get a social message, it is important to package it with humour.'
Madhavan doesn't try to be Charlie, and makes Maara stand out like a fresh film, feels Divya Nair.
Spain's Angela Ponce, 26, is the first transgender contestant in the history of the Miss Universe pageant.
'I am a daughter of the mountains and my heart is free of care.'
A second warrant is likely to be issued shortly for the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is reported to be in the United Kingdom at a secret location.
