Isabel Vincent's marriage was falling apart. Her elderly neighbour was grief-stricken. Little did they know that a supper invitation would heal them both

Believe it or not, it's a thing. But 'mermaiding' runs far deeper than simply dressing up in a silicone tail. So what's the big pull?

PETER HITCHENS: We will not escape from this misery until the Government has been forced to admit that it made a foolish mistake and over-reacted wildly to Covid-19.

Kirstin Coutney, pictured with her daughter Tilly, contracted Covid-19.  The 49-year-old mother of two from Bath is still suffering crippling fatigue, six weeks after developing the virus.

Perhaps the images of Sir Elton John on the walls had a subliminal impact as Quique Sanchez Flores eased back into the Watford groove by talking about the unforgiving circle of life for modern bosses.

Kristin Chenoweth is enjoying a 'great' sex life in lockdown with her dashing guitarist boyfriend Josh Bryant. The 51-year-old was asked about the subject on Watch What Happens Live.

SPORTS AGENDA: Twenty five years have passed and thousands of words have been written since Eric Cantona's kung-fu kick on a Crystal Palace fan, which earned him a nine-month ban.

Turkey reported 50 new COVID-19 deaths and 1,546 fresh cases on Saturday as it prepared steps to return to normal life. Total fatalities stand at 3,739, while infections number 137,115. According to figures posted on Twitter by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, 89,480 patients have recovered. Shopping malls, barber shops, hairdressers and beauty salons will open for business on Monday as Turkey starts easing restrictions. Meanwhile, one of Turkey's biggest soccer clubs, Besiktas, announced a player and a club employee had tested positive for the new coronavirus. Earlier this week, the Turkish Football Federation said matches behind closed doors would resume next month, prompting the resumption of limited training sessions.

Qurratulain Hyder did tremendous justice to her craft by giving a powerful expression to the psychological, emotional and social concerns of women. Humayun Zafar Zaidi writes about the Jnanpith award-winning writer who recently passed away.

In a country where the need for collective and institutional engagement in social improvement is stark, Shankar Jaganathan explores the role and contours of individual responsibility - both towards self and society - as a necessary precondition for the former.

Bijayalaxmi Nanda tracks some of the prominent debates surrounding two critical legislations, dealing with gender-biased sex selection and abortion respectively, and points to the commonalities in recommendations made by the apparently contradictory camps.

Dr Ilina Sen, well-known social activist and feminist scholar, who currently heads the Department of Women’s Studies in Mahatma Gandhi University, Wardha, Maharashtra speaks in detail to M Suchitra about her husband's trial and her appeal to the Chhatisgarh High Court.

Suman Ghosh's documentary about the Nobel Laureate has not found its way to many screens yet. Nonetheless, it is a noteworthy effort to bring the economist a little closer to the people. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.

Flickering Angels, a moving documentary on the lives of children of imprisoned parents in West Bengal, helps a child of an illegal immigrant caught in tragic circumstances to go back to her homeland. Shoma A Chatterji dwells on the reformative capacity of cinema.

4 Tamarinds and Toffees is a delightful and nostalgic film on two women directed by a young and thoughtful director, writes Shoma Chatterji.

Not many trace their way back to the human tragedy that has given rise to the culture of violence that marks Lalgarh today. The women do not appear scared of any police reaction in response to their protests. Soma Mitra has more.

The South Korean government on Wednesday started to relax its strict social distancing rules but only in line with a set of guidelines referred to as the 'distancing in daily life' policy.

Post the lockdown, Doordarshan re-aired mythological shows Ramayan and Mahabharat on popular demand. Ever since then, the shows are making a lot of noise. The viewers have been following the shows very closely. Recently, netizens spotted a cooler behind Bhishma Pitamah

Sushmita Sen's candour in her interviews has always been loved by fans. Not the one to sugar-coat her words, the actress is a perfect role model for the new-age women. As someone who believes in charting her own life, Sushmita has

'You arise in my heart', wrote Kangana Ranaut as a tribute to her mother on the special day

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Addressing a massive public rally to celebrate the signing of the accord on January 27 that is expected to bring lasting peace to the troubled state, Modi said now the time was to work together for peace and development of the North-East.

Millions of people worldwide are having to embrace life under lockdown -- confined to their own four walls or neighbourhoods for weeks on end as countries battle to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

A walk down memory lane with these amazing flashback pictures of the legendary sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, as we celebrate his 100th birth anniversary today.

Here are some scenes from inside Italy's intensive care units, where medical staff are treating the most severe cases of COVID-19

In homes that are cramped, stuffy and increasingly low on food, residents of one of Asia's largest slum are struggling under India's nationwide lockdown.

'I'm your longing for life': Kangana Ranaut pens down beauti...

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has extended till May 31 the grace period to pay premium for life insurance polici

Heart harvested from a brain-dead woman transplanted into 49-year-old in Kochi

From rescripting their day to including an afternoon nap, to learning a new skill, Delhiites are finding ways to make the most of a trying time