R. Madhavan, who began his acting career on the small screen and went on to make his name in both the southern and Hindi film industry, says a combination of talent, hard work and perseverance is needed to cement one's space in cinema anywhere in the world.

As a child, Shubhangi Swarup, who has set off a whisper in the contemporary fiction space with her debut novel "Latitudes of Longing", was fascinated by the history of landscapes. Her mother, a poet herself, would often tell her that the mountains and seas are more connected than they seem, and to stand in the snow desert of Ladakh -- in the presence of marine fossils -- could spur anyone's imagination. But despite all the scientific evidence, she felt disbelief.

The Congress on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "rattled" and "unnerved" as he and his party have shown their "parochial-hateful mindset" by mocking the religious journey of Rahul Gandhi to Kailash Mansarovar and noted that it is the vilest attack on Hindu faith.

International titles by leading authors such as Khaled Hosseini, Neil Gaiman and Yuval Noah Harari will add diversity to the literary space in the coming month. They will be joined by commentator-writer Gurcharan Das, who has penned a comprehensive volume on how to cherish desire, and historian Ramachandra Guha, whose "most definitive new biography of Gandhi" is already creating waves on social media.

Haryana-born Kashish Thakur Pundir, the winner of the youth-based reality show "MTV Roadies Xtreme", says he is enthusiastic about acting.

Actor Hrithik Roshan and the team of "Super 30" began preparing for the film on Monday.

Cassini-Huygens' 18-year-long journey came to an end on Friday after NASA lost all connections from it post its final dip into the Saturn's atmosphere. Here is a timeline of how events folded from its launch to the grand finale.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, musician Ehsaan Noorani says the journey has been "long, fun, educational, inspirational and spiritual".

Tiger Shroff says his father Jackie Shroff's journey from a Mumbai chawl to superstardom not just inspires him but also teaches him how to stay grounded. However, he says he can never be as "bindass" as his dad.