The horrific sexual assault and burning alive of a young veterinary doctor has shocked the nation. A Woman in Today's India reacts to the unspeakable crime that should shame every Indian.
'We say we are proud to be Indian. Can we be proud of such an India where its people are hungry and on the streets?'
Tamal Bandyopadhyay, columnist and author of several books like From Lehman to Demonetisation: A Decade of Disruptions and Sahara: The Untold Story, tells Rediff.com why Yes Bank depositors should not panic and the current crisis at India's fifth largest private lender does not pose any systemic risk.
The electoral bounty reaped by the Congress was nothing more than an ill-gotten gain of a casteist, divisive campaign; nothing to be proud of and certainly not a moral victory, argues Vivek Gumaste.
We often say, 'I know that.' Instead, a better thing to say it is, 'Why do you feel so? Can you please explain?'
'This is the first time when you see the story of the Azad Hind Fauj through the eyes of the soldiers.'
Nothing makes a tweep's day than being retweeted or being mentioned by their favourite celebrity.
'This proved that whatever was growing in the mosquito's gut was a parasite -- it was almost certainly the malarial parasite.'
'In the next 14 years, 100% of US energy will be clean and solar.'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's theory got firm backing from Sachin Tendulkar.
Youth Inc catches up Sachin Dev Duggal, the young CEO of cloud-based computing company nivio, and discusses with him his exciting entrepreneurial journey.
At a time when the Kashmir valley has been shut down, it is perhaps appropriate that we remember Lal Ded, Kashmir's best known spiritual and literary figure, someone remembered with divine adoration both by Hindus and Muslims in Kashmir. A fascinating excerpt from Sandhya Mulchandani's For The Love Of God: Women Poet Saints Of The Bhakti Movement.
Anchor yourself in fundamental truths, or principles.
Quentin Tarantino, declares Sreehari Nair, will be remembered as someone who made just two great movies, and who then brought misery upon himself.
If you plan in advance, you could be lucky to get a paid internship.
Mumbai-based Dimple Mehta has been using her Instagram handle to decry fat-shaming.
Colonel Sonam Wangchuk was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest honour for courage, for wresting the first victory of the Kargil War. Leading 40 men, his unit evicted 135 Pakistani troops in a three day battle fought in two feet snow and minus 6 degrees.
Ranjith Shankar talks about directing his latest Malayalam movie Passenger.
Many pictures showed The Skeleton Named Sheena. For the purpose of the photographs, the skeleton had been re-assembled and looked straight at the camera.
'If you can tell the quality of a movie-watching experience, only and only by referring to set standards, you *aren't really* going to the movies,' argues Sreehari Nair.
Yoga is considered a form of exercise by those who follow it and those who want to. But the ancient practice goes beyond just physical well-being
Most of us have been in that space at some point in our careers when we think we're better than our bosses. So how do you deal with it? Read on!
His anonymous online platform helps people seek help without disclosing their identity.
If it ain't love, it ain't entrepreneurship.
Leadership is a personal need not an inborn trait. Develop your leadership skills and soar to new heights.
Go, live your life in Leh for as long as you want.
'Every one of us can achieve what we set out to do, we just need to work in the right direction, and eventually we will succeed.' Wise words from Theri director Atlee.
'Because of the impact the movement has had, people will think twice before misbehaving because you don't know who will turn out to be another Tanushree Dutta.'
'The BJP has no presence where the regional parties are strong.' 'And we should think of the Congress and support the Congress in those places where it is the dominant regional party.' 'The leaders of the other parties (have to) get together on this simple principle of one candidate against the BJP candidate.'
It all begins with a little overspending on the credit card, and before you know it, you find yourself being sucked into a debt trap. You may think you have a debt pay off plan, but think again!
'No civilised nation can thrive if it is possessed with the spirit of Hindutva.'
Sunny Leone is living it up under the sun.
'The media and the electronic stuff has changed love. So my only thing is, don't ever, ever, ever break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend on the telephone or with a message. Do it personally, please. And don't ever profess love just on the telephone. Do it personally, please.'
'It is exceptionally important for Hindus to once again get in touch with the foundation of Hinduism.' 'Aggressive evangelists are reducing Hinduism to its lowest common denominator.'
'The Congress wants to eat the cake, but does not want to share it.'
Dreams in Prussian Blue by Paritosh Uttam is the fictional story of Naina, an art student who walks out on her parents to live in with Michael, her senior in college and a man she is smitten by. We bring you an excerpt.
'The overarching fact of modern social behaviour isn't that we are irresponsible women and men, but that we are never quite sure, when and how to act responsibly.' 'This is the real side of every Twitter outrage, where those who tweet about stories of 'unreported domestic abuse' end up feeling superior to those neighbours who are summoned up as clueless witnesses.' 'This view of the supposed spiritual decay of our times, which is at the core of Gali Guleiyan, is thus more fashionable than perceptive,' says Sreehari Nair.
Don't try to be a super woman. You must listen to your body, says Dr Mahima Bakshi.
An entrepreneur's life is a long grinding journey full of turmoil.
Leveraging the popularity of their cartoon characters, all the top Indian children's channels - Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney - are getting aggressive in the area of publishing for children as well.
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