A Wedding Where Guests Gifted Books!

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com reports on a wedding in Tamil Nadu at which guests were asked to gift only school books -- and got 1,500 of them! IMAGE: The couple is happy to receive books as their......

'BJP believes it will rule for 25-30 years'

'BJP and Modi are confident they will win the 2024 election.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's home in......

Here are the complete results from all 32 bypolls

The BJP, Congress and the Shiv Sena won one Lok Sabha seat each, while assembly segments threw up a similar mixed bag with results favouring ruling parties in several states as votes were counted......

'AIADMK didn't lose polls only because of BJP'

'The BJP has become a reasonably larger force in Tamil Nadu in the last two years.' IMAGE: Outgoing Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. Photograph: ANI/Twitter   A hard fought......

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw among 'top 100 talented' people

Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named in the world's top 100 ‘effective and talented’ people by US-based 'Scientific American' magazine, which hailed her contribution in......

Jewellery stocks tank up to 20%

Shares of jewellery makers on Monday fell sharply by up to 20 per cent following dip in global prices of gold. Gitanjali Gems stock nosedived 19.99 per cent to Rs 405.35, while PC Jeweller fell......

Last minute tax tips? Read this!

Do you find yourself in a situation where there are just a few days left before the deadline of submission of tax documents? Are you confused about the best tax-saving avenues? Did you make a few......

2009 got art funds a bad name

2009 was a nether year for India's barely-emerging art industry, but it's already correcting course. Catch the big hits and misses in this A-Z. Art funds got a bad name this year, not just because......

'Kiara told me she wanted to join films'

'I introduced her around.''Her first audition was for Heropanti, but she did not get it.''Now she is doing movies regularly.''After her movie releases, she always calls me to ask if I have seen the......

Where Rajinikanth Lives In Chennai

For those who want a chance to take a closer look at some of India's Cinema Greats, the AVM Heritage Museum in Vadapalani, Chennai, is a good place to start. Besides housing some of Rajinikanth's......

'Almost every song seems inspired today'

'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.' On a visit to New York in 2012, as part of an American concert tour, Bappi Lahiri, who sadly passed away on February 15, 2022, met with......

What's Kishore Kumar doing on OTT?

Sukanya Verma offers you interesting choices from Ray to Godzilla on OTT this week.   RayWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Three directors -- Srijit Mukherji, Abhishek Chaubey and Vasan......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams century; Mumbai thrash Assam

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.Another century for Pujara IMAGE: Saurashtra's centurions Prerak Mankad, Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada pose after stumps on Day 2 of......

Ranji: Badoni hits century; Saxena destroys Bengal

IMAGE: Three wickets from Gujarat's P N Jadeja reduces Punjab to 40/4 in the second innings. Photograph: BCCI/X Badoni hits century as Delhi set Himachal target of 327 Ayush Badoni smashed a......

Durand Cup: Mumbai City beat Mohammedan Sporting

IMAGE: The Islanders kicked off the season with a stellar win. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mumbai City FC/Twitter Mumbai City FC (MCFC) defeated local favourites Mohammedan Sporting 3-1 in the......

Ranji: Uttarakhand top group after draw with Bengal

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh's Priyam Garg top-scored with 64 in the first innings against Haryana. Photograph: BCCI/Domestic Abhimanyu Easwaran......

Ranji Roundup: Chopra, Kalsi deny Bengal victory

IMAGE: Dhruv Shorey scored an unbeaten 150 on the last day to add to his unconquered 252 in the first innings as Delhi managed to secure a draw against Assam. Photograph: PTI Chopra, Kalsi......