News for '-benaras'

Assi Trailer: Taapsee Pannu Leads Gripping Courtroom Battle

Assi Trailer: Taapsee Pannu Leads Gripping Courtroom Battle

Rediff.com5 Feb 2026

Taapsee Pannu plays a relentless lawyer in Assi, who leaves no stone unturned to find the culprits.

'Will Online MBA Help Me In My Career?'

'Will Online MBA Help Me In My Career?'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2025

rediffGURU Patrick Dsouza discusses how to pick the right management course that will help you boost your career.

Kriti Wraps Cocktail 2 Shoot

Kriti Wraps Cocktail 2 Shoot

Rediff.com4 Oct 2025

Nimrat in Kashmir... Bhavna Menon enjoys New York skyline... Siddhanth in Benaras...

'All India Radio Is No Underdog'

'All India Radio Is No Underdog'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.' 'The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati to overcome their loneliness.'

Can Bhumi Ever Be Boring?

Can Bhumi Ever Be Boring?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2025

The talented star turned showstopper for designer Amit Aggarwal at FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week 2025.

Brilliant Ways To Upcycle Your Mom's Old Sari

Brilliant Ways To Upcycle Your Mom's Old Sari

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

Have some cherished pieces from your mother's wardrobe? Go for these celebrity-inspired vintage chic looks.

Delicious Food The Mughal Emperors Ate

Delicious Food The Mughal Emperors Ate

Rediff.com13 Nov 2024

The range of food at banquets at the Mughal court consisted of delicacies that commoners could not ever dream of.

I Attended The Radhika-Anant Wedding

I Attended The Radhika-Anant Wedding

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

After covering the biggest wedding of the year, Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani was invited to the reception specially held for the media.

'Gandhiji Gave Me Contentment'

'Gandhiji Gave Me Contentment'

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes. But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure. Such was Gandhiji.

'It's crazy to get into English music after growing up in Benaras'

'It's crazy to get into English music after growing up in Benaras'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

'I don't miss college because I don't know what's like. What I'm doing is something special; I wouldn't trade it for a normal life.' The Stage winner Yatharth Ratnum gets ready for a new phase in his life.

Recipe: Taruna's Benarasi Hajmola Chai

Recipe: Taruna's Benarasi Hajmola Chai

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

This hot beverage is a great substitute for tea.

Hrithik-Saba's Argentinian Holiday

Hrithik-Saba's Argentinian Holiday

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

Nargis takes a break from work... Kareena's holiday finally comes to an end...Priya makes a splash in Thailand...

Raveena Visits Kashi On Maha Shivratri

Raveena Visits Kashi On Maha Shivratri

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Bollywood celebrates Maha Shivratri with prayers and pictures.

Taapsee is a Haseen Dillruba!

Taapsee is a Haseen Dillruba!

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

The actor turned showstopper for Gaurang Shah at the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

'How can I let go of my faith?'

'How can I let go of my faith?'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Rediff.com's Utkarsh Mishra visits the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, which is fast being turned into another mandir-masjid dispute.

What's Special About Ladakh. Spiti. Kolkata. Varanasi?

What's Special About Ladakh. Spiti. Kolkata. Varanasi?

Rediff.com25 May 2023

Indians are becoming much more spendy and discerning travellers and look for places that can offer them a 'new' kind of experience.

Renowned tabla artiste Subhankar Banerjee dies of Covid complications

Renowned tabla artiste Subhankar Banerjee dies of Covid complications

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

Renowned percussionist Pt Subhankar Banerjee died after battling Covid-19 for two months at a private hospital in Kolkata, his family said on Thursday. He was 54.

Pix: Now, who wouldn't want to wear that!

Pix: Now, who wouldn't want to wear that!

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Hemang Agarwal's Tattva collection is gorgeous representation of harmony.

Modi's gifts to hosts: Rogan painting, meenakari work, dhokra boat

Modi's gifts to hosts: Rogan painting, meenakari work, dhokra boat

Rediff.com4 May 2022

Official sources said Modi gifted a rogan painting, an art of cloth printing practiced in Gujarat's Kutch, to Danish queen Margrethe, a silver meenakari bird figure from Banaras to crown princess Mary and a brass tree of life from Rajasthan to his Finland counterpart.

Flirty and fabulous! Janhvi glams it up in a red dress

Flirty and fabulous! Janhvi glams it up in a red dress

Rediff.com21 Oct 2019

Janhvi Kapoor graced Cosmopolitan's October 2019 mag cover in a ruffled red dress.

Before Atique Ahmed, there was Chand Baba in UP

Before Atique Ahmed, there was Chand Baba in UP

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

Atique Ahmed is one of the most feared dons of Uttar Pradesh today. There was another don who preceded Atique and had he survived, Atique wouldn't have been around today, recalls Sudhir Bisht.

The ladies man! He makes women look sexy in a sari

The ladies man! He makes women look sexy in a sari

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

Gaurang Shah has been making a strong case for the good ol' sari.

Bengal foundry units impacted by Ukraine war as input prices soar

Bengal foundry units impacted by Ukraine war as input prices soar

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

After the Ukraine war, coke prices just soared and most units don't have money left to buy raw material. Customers are not absorbing the price escalation'

Urvashi 'Loves To Make Boys Cry'

Urvashi 'Loves To Make Boys Cry'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Mrunal wraps up Pippa... Kajol has an announcement... Shruti gets a tattoo...

Bharat Mata, Adi Shankara statues installed at Kashi Vishwanath Dham

Bharat Mata, Adi Shankara statues installed at Kashi Vishwanath Dham

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

The mega corridor, whose foundation stone was laid by Modi on March 8, 2019, connects the main temple with Lalita Ghat via a corridor, and grand gateways and ornamental arches have been built in heritage architecture style in four directions, facing the ancient temple at its core.

'Never ever had I imagined that I would one day give a voice to my nation'

'Never ever had I imagined that I would one day give a voice to my nation'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

'A Colourful World is for every child, telling them that like the different coloured crayons in a box, they should also appreciate their differing identities, shine and live peacefully with other human beings in our colourful world.'

Kashi Vishwanath corridor: Will it give BJP edge in 2022 UP polls?

Kashi Vishwanath corridor: Will it give BJP edge in 2022 UP polls?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

The newly-inaugurated Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi is being largely hailed as a symbol of resurrection of India's spiritual consciousness but a section of people here claims that the mega project is being showcased so that the ruling party gets a "political edge" in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

Behold! The badass bride is here

Behold! The badass bride is here

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

Yami Gautam channeled her inner diva on the cover of Khush Wedding.

WATCH: Mouni Roy makes runway debut, bares killer abs

WATCH: Mouni Roy makes runway debut, bares killer abs

Rediff.com2 Feb 2019

The Naagin actor just owned the runway with her style.

A Benarasi tribute to India's textile legend

A Benarasi tribute to India's textile legend

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

Remembering late Matand Singh, the man who breathed life into textiles.

Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan dies

Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan dies

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Eminent Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan, one of the best-known players of the instrument after the legendary Bismillah Khan, passed away in Kolkata following prolonged illness. He was 77.

Whenever Aurangzeb attacks, Shivaji rises: Modi in Varanasi

Whenever Aurangzeb attacks, Shivaji rises: Modi in Varanasi

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Modi lauded the civilisational heritage of Varanasi, and said many sultanates rose and collapsed but Benaras remained.

Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee, Netaji, Malviya, Dhyan Chand and Kanshi Ram?

Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee, Netaji, Malviya, Dhyan Chand and Kanshi Ram?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2014

Speculation is rife that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may be named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.

Snapshots from the Ladakh film festival

Snapshots from the Ladakh film festival

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

The third edition of the Ladakh Film Festival kicks off.

Woot! Fashion week's most stylish women NOT on the ramp

Woot! Fashion week's most stylish women NOT on the ramp

Rediff.com15 Mar 2014

Models and designers aren't the only well-dressed people at the Lakme Fashion Week. Meet the women who made heads turn.

From stage to silver screen: Bollywood's FINEST adaptations

From stage to silver screen: Bollywood's FINEST adaptations

Rediff.com23 Jul 2013

Prateik and Amyra Dastur starrer Issaq has been adapted from Romeo And Juliet.

Thumri Queen Girija Devi passes away

Thumri Queen Girija Devi passes away

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

A legendary singer of the 'Benaras gharana' had received Padma Shri in 1972, Padma Bhushan in 1989 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016.

HOT: Parineeti Chopra catwalks for  Masaba

HOT: Parineeti Chopra catwalks for Masaba

Rediff.com23 Mar 2013

The Ishaqzaade star opened the show for the talented Masaba Gupta's show on Day One of the Lakme Fashion Week.

'Sonam Kapoor is a very middle class girl'

'Sonam Kapoor is a very middle class girl'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2013

Director Aanand L Rai talks about Raanjhanaa and explains the reason behind casting Sonam Kapoor and Dhanush in the lead.

Fasting Ganga activist shifted to AIIMS

Fasting Ganga activist shifted to AIIMS

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

Noted environmentalist G D Agrawal, who is on "fast-unto-death" to press for cleaning up of river Ganga, was on Monday referred from BHU to AIIMS in New Delhi after his health deteriorated further.