Dhruv Shirpurkar's parents never let go of their faith in God while standing with him in his battle against a rare disorder that left him 85 per cent disabled and bound to a wheelchair.

Watching a Rajnikanth film in Mumbai's Aurora Theatre can only be compared to watching a Salman Khan film in Bandra's Gaiety-Galaxy, but multiplied 100 times over, feels Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

...And Jennifer Aniston off it, in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!

When Britain's voters sent shockwaves through the continent last week by voting to leave the European Union, most footballers who were asked about it shrugged their shoulders and said it was nothing to do with them.

The Sydney Fashion Week was about out-of-the-box fashion. Take a look!

Have you ever come forward to save your boss from a bad decision?

One Night Stand isn't yet another tawdry skin-flick; it actually has something to say, feels, Raja Sen.

Tiger Shroff's dream woman is probably nothing like the bold, action-loving heroine of his new film Baaghi: A Rebel For Love.

Salman in Maine Pyaar Kiya or Salman in Partner? Vote for you favourite one!

Raja Sen hated Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and debates his reasons with Satyajit Chetri, who totally loved it.

The film whirrs along from disjointed scene to disjointed scene, the only intriguing ones being weird B-movie moments that turn out, far too frequently, to be Batman's dreams, says Raja Sen

'Women are so unsafe in our country... Leaving the country isn't a solution. We need to stand up for ourselves.'

'In order to restore things to even keel, the government would be very well advised to cut its current political losses and work towards healing wounds across the nation. It still has its work cut out. It will have to work very hard to repair the political damage among Dalit and tribal communities,' says David Devadas.

Manoj Bajpayee gives his character a lot soul and sensitivity in Aligarh, feels Sukanya Verma.

'Peddlers isn't a movie of grand cinematic achievements, but one of small yet startlingly original victories.'

Tennis great Roger Federer has issued a tacit apology for inadvertently provoking a war of words with temperamental local Bernard Tomic ahead of the Australian Open.

'It is a great misfortune that the Nehruvian Stalinists of India have colluded with the grand project of demeaning and destroying Sanskrit. Today, the number of Sanskritists in India is low, and falling,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.

Saluting Alan Rickman.

'Now that there is an election in the offing, she is repeating the same old promises. Does she think the people of Bengal are fools to fall for her lies?'

China had over $3 trillion of reserves, and a full central planning system controlling finance

'When it comes to India-Pakistan relations, seminal moments of progress invariably bring out saboteurs of peace -- whether we're talking about fresh provocations along the LoC, or even a terror attack in India.'

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the globe.

Digital assistants are a gateway to powerful artificial intelligence tools

Rediff.com's Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems.

Dr Swarnim Wagle, the official behind Nepal's reconstruction strategy, speaks to Patrick Ward.

Nikhil Advani's Hero remake follows the template of the original, which may not have been the wisest course of action, notes Raja Sen.

Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice on everything you need to know about pursuing an international education.

What matters is that you live the moment and remain strong. It doesn't matter which form of music you love. Irrespective, one must spread music because music has the power to spread love and peace, says sensational pianist Stephen Devassy

In his last column for Rediff.com, Praful Bidwai joins issues with those lauding India's covert operation against Naga rebels based in Myanmarese territory.

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Forty years after the declaration of Emergency by Indira Gandhi, the Sunanda K Datta-Ray recalls life when civil rights were suspended and press censorship was in force

Meet B-towns truly horrific fathers.

What went on inside Kolkata's 'house of horror'? Indrani Roy/Rediff.com reports.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's success at courting Indians abroad have been as much a result of his old contacts as efforts by a dedicated arm of the BJP abroad. Archis Mohan reports

Dil Dhadakne Do is like a really long episode of Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai where Satish Shah doesn't show up, says Raja Sen.

Blatter may want business as usual, others say 'go now.'

Surkhaab lacks the strength to go all the way either to become a masala thriller or to blossom into an insightful take on the exploitation of immigrants, notes Paloma Sharma.

Ashraf Palarakunnummal has one mission in life -- to ensure the dignity of the dead. This he does by seeing to it that expats who die in the Gulf are transported back to their home countries without too many hassles for the bereaved families. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com talks to the Good Samaritan who was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman recently.

The Avengers: Age Of Ultron is one madly indulgent film says Raja Sen.