And it's written with tears, blood and unspoken lines.
'Poverty-stricken and drought-affected families in Bundelkhand and Marathawada are selling their children for as little as a few hundred rupees.'
You must watch The Sky is Pink just for Priyanka Chopra, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Pandit, who has been appointed in the revamped Censor Board, tries to justify himself.
Chitra Palekar explains how parents and teachers can help accept sexuality.
Political and communal divide in Jammu and Kashmir has assumed such proportions that even the horrifying rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl is not bringing society together, writes Athar Parvaiz.
'Women are so unsafe in our country... Leaving the country isn't a solution. We need to stand up for ourselves.'
The fact that so many victims turn hostile should be a matter of concern. If so many accused persons continue to roam freely in society, this becomes an additional liability to women's safety, points out Rashme Sehgal.
Former Olympic athlete and reality TV star Bruce Jenner, who is transitioning to life as a woman.
In Mehreen Amin's gym, Kashmiri girls who earlier had no access to female trainers, are 'gymming' their way to fitness.
'There are different reasons for brain involvement depending on how the virus has entered the body.' 'If the virus enters the brain from the nose, the impairment will be different as opposed to if the virus impairs other organs which in turn impair the brain.' 'If it affects the lungs or heart, there can still be brain changes from secondary effects of reduction in oxygen delivery, or reduction in blood supply to the brain.'
'Stress, depression, PTSD and anxiety, especially relating to their domestic lives, are big issues for the men.' 'The men work in extremely difficult conditions, often with the fear of death looming large.'
Rediff readers reveal why they support the breastfeeding campaign.
'This colliding of worlds is a feature of chawl life in Mumbai, where the clashes in one household often become prime-time television for the neighbours; where the boundaries of good sex, lechery, and incest are frequently blurred,' says Sreehari Nair.
'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'
Section 497 supports, safeguards and protects the institution of marriage, the SC said.
The petitioners, however, challenged the government's contention, saying this was an attempt to "overawe" the court
In an unprecedented move, a woman in Mumbai has placed a matrimonial advertisement in a newspaper looking for a groom for her son, raising eyebrows and sparking a heated debate on social media.
She also suggested exploring the possibility of setting up de-addiction centres near these railway stations.
An advocate in the December 16 gang rape case, who courted controversy with his gender specific remarks, on Thursday said it was a "personal statement confined to his family which has been given a general interpretation."
The Nobel Peace Prize winner's battle against Islamic State will go down in history.
Cutting across party lines, legislators on Wednesday voiced reservation on the Supreme Court judgement making gay sex a criminal offence.
With a million subscribers online, she's changing the way people look at the transgender community.
'If we manage to transform even one homophobic person, that will be a victory for the film.'
'I felt a constant gag in my throat, and emerged from the movie somewhat mugged,' confesses Sreehari Nair.
From kicks to cuts, Subhash K Jha gives the latest Bollywood buzz...
In a weekly chat with readers, Rediff's Love Guru addressed their relationship problems and offered solutions. Here's the unedited transcript.
Many Indian men enjoy the chemistry and the physicality but when it comes to marriage, they still prefer to go with the conservative type of girl.
We are spectators who have no voice and no power to influence the giant changes being imposed on all of us, says Aakar Patel.
This Valentine's Day, consider wooing your beloved the old fashioned way.
His epic public takedown of actor Dustin Hoffman is just the beginning.
In a world filled with imperfections, we need to constantly remind each other that nobody and nothing is perfect, including us, says Divya Nair.
De De Pyaar De is a Radio Play being passed off as a Motion Picture, says Sreehari Nair.
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'This has never happened. And not to mention the bisexual angle as well. You hope that it'll speak to people because after a while you forget about the disability and you look at the person and that's the point of the film.'
Minor British Sikh girls sexually abused by gangs of Asian men who befriend them over a period of time usually do not report the crime to authorities, according to a new investigation by the BBC.
Gajraj Rao's performance in Badhaai Ho is the finest by an actor in a Hindi film this year, applauds Sreehari Nair.
Controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai has "more or less" accepted the rape allegations levelled against him by a woman, police claimed in Surat on Wednesday.
Self-styled godman Asaram's son Narayan Sai, accused of sexually assaulting a city-based woman at his ashram here, was remanded in police custody till December 11 by a local court on Thursday night.
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