What sold the most this year? Beauty, toys and baby care, sports and fitness, television and large appliances, followed by fashion, says T E Narasimhan.
Manavi Kapur and Avantika Bhuyan speak with leading designers about trends that will sparkle in the new year.
Here's your weekly digest of odd photos from around the world.
The top six fashions trends to watch out this summer!
Neha-Angad are super-cute on the ramp.
Here's a look at the celebs who attended the Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla curtain raiser for Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015.
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought an energetic jolt of Latina star power to Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering hip-shaking choreography and a medley of infectious hits to one of the world's glitziest stages. Latin artists Bad Bunny and J Balvin appeared as surprise guests in the extravaganza, which signaled its Latin American influences from the onset, when Shakira greeted the stadium audience in Spanish with "Hola, Miami."
Australian model Ilana Davies gets candid with Rediff.com's Tista Sengupta.
These glam girls will melt your screens right away.
The sexism may well be lost out on mothers who call their daughters 'ghar ka beta' but there is something heartening in seeing middle class mothers encouraging them to pursue non-traditional careers. Sonil Dedhia/Rediff.com meets a few 'model' mums.
These women surely know how to get your heart racing in their intimate apparels!
Shoppers Stop plans to open five or six department stores and 10-12 beauty stores this year
Vote and tell us who's your favourite.
"That's where he drew the line," says New York model Tiffany Hirth in this animated chat.
10 images that show we live in an odd, odd world.
Aditi Rao Hydari and Vidyut Jamwal turn showstoppers.
This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world
Being trendy was never this simple!
Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova would soon be an outlaw if she does not fly to Moscow and comply with President Vladimir Putin's new law that requires all 10 million Russians with dual citizenship to register with the Kremlin.
Brands like Puma, Wildcraft and Woodlands are rewriting the marketing playbook to cater to women consumers.
Alastair Cook was never the most innovative England cricket captain, his batting was designed to soothe rather than stir the blood and his personality was so cautious that it was little wonder he never featured when flashy sports awards were being handed out.
Mauro Morandi, a 79-year-old, lives alone on the beautiful Isle of Budelli in Italy's Maddalena archipelago. He's called this slice of paradise his own since 1989, when he departed mainland Italy.
No! It's not Bollywood nor L'Oreal. On the Cannes red carpet, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor swear by this British couture house.
A series of defining photographs from across the globe.
British media reports have suggested the new deal could be worth up to 40 million pounds ($52 million) a year and is likely to make the four-time F1 champion the sport's top earner.
Paloma Sharma asked some of the cosplayers of Mumbai Comic Con to tell us what they did when they weren't dressed up in costumes.
Raja Sen lists his favourite moments.
Benaulim is one of those rare Goan villages with more starfish than holidaymakers.
Presenting some of the good, bad and ugly looks this week.
These images from across the globe tell us that it is a bizarre world out there!
Model Kate Moss believes she was a stripper in her past life and more fashion news
Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton and team mate Nico Rosberg will be given more freedom to race each other this season, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Friday.
A look at models who wowed the Cannes red carpet.
Model Daljeet Sean Singh wants to give people a meaningful farewell.
We round off the week with some of the good, bad and ugly looks.
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
"Although we are kind of open Muslims, I don't want to show my body."
10 images that prove it's a odd, odd world.
She spills the beans with Rediff.com's Anita Aikara