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Dalai Lama @ Lit Fest: India is our guru, we are 'chelas'

Stealing the limelight at the Jaipur Literature Festival the Dalai Lama on Thursday spoke about India's immense contribution to learning since ancient days beginning with the Nalanda University, in......

2 countries, 2 Presidents, 1 message on Diwali

Presidents of India and Pakistan extend Diwali greetingsDiwali is a time for festivity and happiness transcending all faiths and an occasion to share joy with the needy, President Pranab Mukherjee......

IN PIX: India celebrates Eid-ul-Azha with fervour

The festival of 'offering' or 'qurbani', Eid-al-Azha, is being celebrated across India on Saturday with religious fervour and gaiety. Muslims observe the festival on the tenth day of the last......

SHARE your photos of Lord Ganesh!

Ganeshtosav is being celebrated with fun and fervour across India. We, at rediff.com, want to celebrate the 10-day festival of Lord Ganesh with you, our dear readers. Have you seen a......

In PHOTOS: Rang De, India

A boy smiles as he is applied coloured powder by other boys while celebrating Holi, also known as the festival of colours, in Kolkata March 8.Click on NEXT to see more...

No need to get aggressive on gold this Akshaya Tritiya

If you want to celebrate the festival, buy only a little as token. Indians love gold. We love to wear gold jewellery. We love the fact that we can borrow money using gold as a security. We also......

India's headline inflation seen picking up in Nov

Indian data due out on Friday is expected to show inflation accelerated in November because of a weak rupee and festive consumer demand, dampening any lingering hopes of a central bank rate cut......

Festive fillip to apparel sales

In a break from the recent trend, retailers, led by Kishore Biyani's Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd, Raheja-owned Shoppers Stop Ltd and the Lalbhai Group's Arvind Ltd, are experiencing strong growth......

New car launches likely to pep up festive sales

Mahindra and Mahindra on Wednesday launched its premium SUV Rexton from the Ssangyong stable. Maruti Suzuki India launched an all new Alto 800 on Tuesday. While the former starts at Rs 17.67......

SBI halves processing charges on home, auto loans

State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday reduced the processing fee on home and auto loans by 50 per cent to cash in on festive season demand. This offer is applicable on loans availed from October......

When Bollywood celebrated Karva Chauth

Bollywood loves celebration. And whether it's a wedding or a festival, filmmakers depict the colours and culture of India with pomp and opulence. No wonder quite a few filmmakers love to......

Patang beats Kahaani, Vicky Donor in New York

A stirring film about reconciliation and healing set amidst India's biggest kite festival in Ahmedabad, Patang was declared the Best Film at the South Asian Rising Stars Awards in New York. It beat......

Burqa Boxers represents India at Locarno

The sole Indian representation at the ongoing Locarno film festival is a little known independent film called Burqa Boxers. It is a moving tale of three Muslim women, who take up boxing to......

Coming up, Indian films at the Toronto Film Festival

Here's a look at the line-up at the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival, coming up in September. Two veteran filmmakers of Indian origin and one comparatively new name will have the......

'In India, street kids are sometimes the happiest people'

This year's Berlin International Film Festival featured only two Indian films. The first was Don 2, because Shah Rukh Khan has a huge following in Germany. The other film, Gattu, was shown in the......

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Q. what is Basant Navratra?
Trivial Pursuit: A. more

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Q. Meimadham region, What is the region ?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. Vasant Navratri, also known as Vasant Navratras, This festival of nine nights in Hinduism is dedicated to Goddess Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. It...... more

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Q. In which region, bisu is celebrated the most?
Pravin: A. Meimadham is a syncretic monotheistic religion based in Tamil Nadu, India. Its focus is spiritual enlightenment and hence resulting in 'painless...... more

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Q. What is special about Ugadi ?Wish you happy Ugadi, Vishu, Poila Baisakh, Cheti Chand and Baisakhi too
Shiv Bhatia: A. A festival celebrated in Tulu Nadu region in South-West Karnataka and North-West Kerala, India, also called Vishu in Kerala. more

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Q. When is Vishu celebrated in Kerala ?
Sigma: A. It is Padvo in Goa and I think it is the same festival with different names in different parts of India.Wishing all Gudi Padva. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/when-is-vishu-celebrated-in-kerala-/25391007/answers/25396430

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Shimla kids to learn through film festival on disability

Public welfare trust Umang Foundation will organise a film festival on disability, the first such programme in Himachal Pradesh, an organiser said... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a381791.html

Techie to try hand at 28 jobs in 28 weeks

Bhubaneswar, May 25: You have heard of job hoppers. Jubanashwa Mishra plans to hop 28 ? in 28 weeks. Make that across 28 states, and the picture's... ...

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Portrait of a lady who lived a life apart

Four months after its official unveiling at the Jaipur Literature Festival, the English translation of the late Prabha Khaitans autobiography was... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130526/jsp/calcutta/story_16937261.jsp

CANNES 2013 RAISES A TOAST TO INDIA

Anupama Chopra in Cannesishwarya Rai Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui — two names that encompass the entire spectrum of contemporary Hindi... ...

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BCCI, IPL heads should have stepped down straightaway

Undoubtedly the two best teams in this year’s IPL will contest the final at the Eden Gardens. But in the context of all that has transpired over... ...

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