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Countdown to Diwali Begins

IMAGE: Women purchase decorative items ahead of Diwali from a shop in Surat. Photograph: ANI Photo As Diwali approaches, homes and markets across India come alive with colour, light and......

Mumbai bids farewell to Ganpati Bappa amid rain, bomb threat

Rains and a bomb threat failed to dampen the spirit of devotees of Lord Ganesh in Mumbai as they gathered in large numbers to bid adieu to their beloved deity amid the beating of 'dhol-tasha' and......

Mob attacks police during dargah demolition in Nashik

Twenty one police personnel were injured and three police vehicles damaged when a mob attacked them while opposing the demolition of an unauthorised dargah in Maharashtra's Nashik city, officials......

Mumbai's Tallest Ganesha

Satish Bodas/Rediff.com captures glimpses from some of Mumbai's well-known Ganesh Mandals. IMAGE: The Khetwadi 11th Galli Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, founded in 1962, has a towering 45......

Why BJP leaders will fight on JD-S ticket in Karnataka

This strategy was discussed when Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently visited Mysuru to discuss the BJP's Lok Sabha plan, reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Janata Dal-Secular leader and former......

Netflix-ication of print media in India?

Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Illustration: Dominic......

Builder booked for fraudulently selling firm's Rs 3.20 cr TDR

A first information report IR has been registered against a developer who allegedly duped a construction company to the tune of Rs 3.2 crore (Rs 32 million) by fraudulent transfer of development......

'The Indian consumer demands so much service'

'The toughest challenge is not to satisfy the luxury customer.''The toughest challenge is to satisfy the budget customer.' IMAGE: Rahul Pandit, right, managing director and CEO, Roots Corporation......

How Mumbai's oldest Ittar market is keeping its business alive

The traditional art of making herbal ittar(fragrance) is gradually getting replaced with chemical-based, not so labour-intensive perfume industry, finds out Shaheen Mansuri/Rediff.com. Image:......

'Keeravaaniji Is A True Representation Of India'

'Keeravaaniji doesn't work in isolation.''He responds to stories, situations and the emotional core of a film.'That's why his tunes are so different. 'Unchiseled emotional masterpieces.' IMAGE: M......

Short Kut has a good groove

Composers Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy are some of the best purveyors of pure pop but often get bogged down with more substantial work. Which is why it's good to see an album like Short Kut: The Con Is......

Delhi 6: Yeh silly hai mere yaar

Just about a month ago, my closest friend and I took the Metro from Delhi's Connaught Place, the offically acknowledged center of New Delhi, to the arteries and valves of the unpredictably......

Review: The Maze Runner is a taut, edge-of-the-seat action flick

If dystopian post-apocalyptic films are your thing, swing by at your nearest cinema this weekend, says Abhishek Mande Bhot. Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up with no memory of his past, smack in the......

PIX: Neha Dhupia, Manish Paul visit Lalbaug Ganpati

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Neha Dhupia recently visited the famous Lalbaug Ganpati pandal in central Mumbai to seek Bappa's blessings. The......

Kohli@37: The staggering stats of India's run king

IMAGE: Virat Kohli: The unstoppable engine of Indian batting. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli’s journey from Delhi’s galli cricket to global stardom has been built on a foundation of staggering......

The Golden Thrower

Someone who confessed he would have been beating buffaloes with sticks had it not been for the javelin went on to win India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics. IMAGE: India's gold medallist......

FIFA Women's WC: Netherlands, Italy through to quarters

Martens sends Netherlands through to maiden quarter-finals IMAGE: Netherlands' Lieke Martens celebrates. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters The Netherlands reached the women’s World Cup......

Judgment day: Tainted Blatter appears before FIFA ethics board

IMAGE: Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter appeared before the ethics committee of world football's governing......

Why Did BCCI Mess With Kohli?

Now we do not know if the Board bugs the dressing room or employs Pegasus in players' phones. But nothing stopped them from speaking with Kohli, points out Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Virat Kohli, who......