Indian-American physician Siddhartha Mukherjee's acclaimed book on cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, has won the prestigious 2011 Pulitzer Prize in the general non-fiction category. According to the Pulitzer citation, the book by the New York-based cancer physician and researcher is "an elegant inquiry, at once clinical and personal, into the long history of an insidious disease that, despite treatment breakthroughs, still bedevils medical science".

We examine why Madhuri Dixit has producers and marketers queueing up, long after quitting the industry.

Myra, the actress who played the title role in No One Killed Jessica, says little and laughs a lot. She isn't exactly a people person and given a choice, would be happy without media attention. We find out why.

Rajeev Srinivasan on how insurgents and terrorists seem to have more human rights than the average citizen in India.

For two and a half hours of pure comedy, watch Kal Manja.

Eros International is also in the process of digitising their entire content library to make themselves ready for multi-channel, multi-format content delivery across the globe, including on the mobile platform.

Reliance Broadcast Network will acquire Imagine Showbiz Limited (ISL) from Cinestar advertising for an undisclosed sum.

"We will allow users to earn revenue by allowing relevant advertisements to be displayed with their videos. Backed with YouTube's analytics and content management tools, Indian users can target a particular demographic, monetise the views his content gets in any country and even protect his content from content pirates," said Shenaz Zack, product manager, YouTube.

The actor gets candid about his return to the small screen with the Indian edition of the internationally popular game show Wipe Out.

Kaun Banega Crorepati-4 (KBC-4), hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, got an average TV rating of 5.5 in its final episode, according to data from TVR agency aMap. The closing episode had a peak rating of 7.4, it said. TVRs denote the percentage of viewers who watched the show for a stipulated period.

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi in his first full interview since his suspension as commissioner of the Twenty20 league in April believes he is innocent and is confident of "getting a clean chit" in the BCCI enquiry.

The Mumbai-born actress, who shot to worldwide fame with the Oscar-winning movie, has been offered several "stereotypical" roles in India but is adamant not to star in an all-singing, all-dancing Bollywood movie.

Without doubt, this is a hugely disappointing album from an otherwise promising team.

The 4-disc Blu-ray package which includes digital copies of all three movies has hours of extras and would make a great holiday gift. For the older generation, there is a great number of nostalgic thrills and fabulous insights into the making of the film.

The actor talks to Salil Jayakar about the unconventional path he trod to become a renowned actor.

The movie is well shot, crisply edited and it provides an effective shot of disposable entertainment.

Writer-director Amal Neerad on his successful Malayalam film.

His quiz master avatar fetched Sony one of its highest TV ratings (TVRs) in recent times.

Today, bookMyShow is India's premiere online ticketing site, having sold movie tickets worth Rs 6.21 crore (Rs 62.1 million) for Avatar and Rs 9 crore (Rs 90 million) for 3 idiots early this year.

He is amazingly responsible for his age. At 10, Rahul Mir not only goes to school but also earns and contributes to his family.

Inception will should best film and best director nominations for the Academy Awards. Deservedly.

France native Claude Arpi shares his thoughts on the first two quarter-final at the World Cup.

'The diplomatic observer in me rejoiced in the clear and unmistakable evidence about the spread of wealth to hitherto unconventional regions and individuals in a fast changing world.'

The adventure is over for Carlos Queiroz's boys who had not lost 19 consecutive World Cup matches.

Chandigarh remains the only new independent city of any consequence built in independent India.

Mani Ratnam's bilingual opened to a disappointing box office in North America.

'Our films are part of India's soft power in the world, and today they are reaching ever-wider international audiences: During the last year three of them, including Kites last week, opened in the US amongst the top ten grossing films of the week. Indeed, it's Bollywood that has helped India demonstrate that is a player in globalisation, not merely a subject of it.'

People of the Trinidad and Tobago surprised all when they elected 58-year-old Kamla Persad Bissesar as the country's prime minister. The political coalition led by her won 29 of the 41 seats in parliament, the results of which were announced on May 26. She heads the United National Congress party.

The 2009 Brand Derby, threw up some interesting issues. A film, 3 Idiots, topped the chart.

Barring a few like economics and fine arts, which do offer job possibilities which are related to what you study, most of the other programmes equip you with certain critical analytical and conceptual capabilities. But identifying the right job for the skills you have is left to your imagination and ability.

Despite a clever enough concept, nothing about this Jennifer Lopez starrer makes an audience member feel like they are actually watching a movie.

'It is not the individuals, but the system of propaganda and inducement of hatred that is to blame. And that suits the Pakistani establishment just fine: It sustains their failing State.'

Rediff.com correspondent Vicky Nanjappa, who has been following and reporting on the case since the attacks, took up readers' queries about the Ajmal Kasab verdict. Here's the chat transcipt

According to Amritaj, the Indian cinema-Western cinema fusion is destined to be, just not immediately.

Launched by Mumbai's online weekend guide Brown Paper Bag late last year, Turning Tables is the city's underground kitchen club where for one night, a private home is converted into a family-style restaurant, complete with a celebrity chef and patrons, all of whom are strangers. Puja Banta swung by for the experience recently.

Without doubt the Malayalam movie directed by newcomer Mohan Raghavan is miles ahead of the films that are served in the garb of entertainment week after week, and leaves us with a sense of elation.

See the Anderson film on DVD or Blu-ray, and see if you can let anyone or anything distract you from this inventive fable.

The new Alice In Wonderland -- not a patch on Disney's 1951 animated classic of the same name.

Here's a first look at Kannada film Appu and Pappu.

Don't miss the review of My Name Is Khan.