The journey of Abhijit Avasthi, the former national creative director of Ogilvy & Mather, is as amazing as it is unbelievable. Read on!

Villagers attribute Adarsh Nangla's 'fall' to a combination of government apathy and decline of the collective spirit

Harnoor Channi Tiwary who recently moved to Mumbai is now exploring the outskirts of the city!

Phil Hughes, who died on Thursday aged 25, will forever be remembered as one of Australian cricket's free spirits.

From a laidback boy with poor dietary habits, Kidambi Srikanth has become an attacking player who can quickly deploy his considerable skills against tough opponents, writes Anand Datla

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar masterfully weaves a compelling human story, says Sukanya Verma.

The full text of the speech delivered by VVS Laxman at the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata.

Desis in the US recall their earliest celebration of the festival of lights on American soil. Chaya Babu reports

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane regrets having apologised to Alex Ferguson after the falling-out which led to him leaving the club in 2005, leaked extracts from his new autobiography have revealed.

The focus on non-issues like 'love jihad' has dragged radicals like Vijaykant Chauhan from the fringes to the mainstream in Uttar Pradesh

A Rediff reader recently travelled to Bihar's remote naxal effected district of Jamui... to attend a wedding! Snapshots from an unforgetful journey

Heading to Kanyakumari? You won't regret a visit to the Thirparappu waterfalls.

The actress plays a Pakistani ISI agent in the American series.

Presidential scholar and physicist Abhilasha Gokulan shares her journey.

Although a fiery speaker and mass leader in her own right, Bharti has to necessarily fall back on what is being repeatedly described as a 'Modi lehar' to wrest this seat from the Congress, observes Anita Katyal

"Our only solace is that Modi will win Varanasi, but there will be a by-election here. Modi will not be able to cobble 272 seats to become prime minister so he will remain the chief minister of Gujarat. He will resign from Varanasi and then we will ensure Kerjiwal's handsome win." Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reports on how Varanasi's 300,000 Muslim voters are strategising their vote.

Sebi has pushed for better corporate governance of listed companies through measures such as the need for a succession policy

Now is a great time to explore these five places in India says Anita Bora as she draws up her list of personal favourites.

Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.

Paloma Sharma feels R... Rajkumar is entertaining only in bits.

The film is ridiculously long romantic comedy that seriously tests your patience.

It is entirely understandable and eminently sensible that we do not fall in the American trap of joining an anti-China front. But for this to succeed there has to be quid pro quo from the Chinese. If there is indeed some in the border deal that the two nations signed, it is not in public domain, says Colonel (retd) Anil Athale.

Bajaj three-wheelers outsell Chinese three-wheelers in Peru. The Pulsar is number one in its category. Nikhil Lakshman discovers in Lima that even though the Chinese are far ahead in investments in Latin America's fastest growing economy, Indian manufacturing and IT are holding its own.

With better preparedness and efficient planning and execution, toll restricted to a low level. Lesson from 1999 cyclone helped.

Aditi Bose has lived in three of the country's biggest metropolises. As she moves from Mumbai to Delhi, she lists out the things she will miss about the city that never sleeps.

People from all walks of life and political inclinations, budding and aspiring poets and lyricists, looked at Vaali for inspiration, writes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Rediff.com columnist Yoginder Sikand recounts his near-death experience during a recent trip to Tabo, a small town on the banks of the Spiti river in Himachal Pradesh.

Child protection groups are worried about unaccompanied children in Uttarakhand, reports Kavita Chowdhury

Even the sweltering heat of April does not deter the 10,000-odd tractors, mostly Ferguson-Masseys, from ferrying unrefined salt extracted from the brine of this largest inland saltwater lake in Asia.

It's a movie meant for teens. And it has all the necessary teen masala romance, a makeover, cheesy humour and loud music, says Kshamaya Daniel, who's thrilled that she is finally, officially, 13!

Shane Shillingford grabbed another five wicket haul to bowl West Indies to a second successive Test win over Zimbabwe but this time in front of a delirious home town crowd in Dominica on Friday.

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency

Indian bowlers put in an inspired show before Virat Kohli returned to form with a rollicking unbeaten 77 as the hosts spanked England by seven wickets in the third one-dayer to make captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first match in his home town a memorable one in their third one-dayer in Ranchi on Saturday.

An undefeated century from Alviro Petersen helped South Africa reach 252 for three after they had skittled embattled New Zealand for 45 on a spectacular opening day of the first Test in Cape Town.

Harnoor Channi-Tiwary travelled to Madhya Pradesh and returned with these memories.

Its passage, argues Sharat Pradhan, will only give rise to more bitterness and sharper social conflict, overcoming which might be easier said than done.

It is left to the BJP to bolster its claim of being 'a party with a difference' by adhering to minimum standards of political morality. Given the long series of multi-billion-rupee scams of the UPA, the principal opposition party would undermine its anti-corruption campaign by persisting with Nitin Gadkari as its president, says Virendra Kapoor.

Raja Sen feels Chittagong is an important film despite its shortcomings.

Banking and finance professional, engineer and MBA, Upendra Namburi first picked up the pen for a finance publication. Since then, he has become an avid blogger and has now debuted his first work of fiction, one of a three-part series.

Asia Society-organised a Q-and-A session between Nancy Jo Powell, America's first woman ambassador to India, and society president Vishakha Desai. Vaihayasi Pande-Daniel, who attended the interaction in Mumbai, presents an excerpt from the hour-long interaction