Voting for BJP means dropping bomb on Pak: UP dy CM

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has said voting in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party will mean "dropping of a nuclear bomb on Pakistan". He said the upcoming......

PIX: Thousands witness grand finale of Mangaluru Dassehra

Every year Dassehra in Mangaluru is a grand celebration, and it was no different this year. Here's a look. Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi brings you glimpses from this year's event. Photographs: Varun S......

WATCH: Mangaluru's 'tiger dance' festival for Dassehra

Every year, during Navratri, the key attraction in Mangaluru is the tiger dance, popularly known as Pili Vesha or Huli Vesha. This traditional dance form is an ode to Goddess Durga......

Assam flood worsens, 4.23 lakh people affected

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Thursday as it spread to 17 districts affecting 4.23 lakh people with many rivers flowing above the danger level in various places, officials said.......

Diwali:Made-in-China items push out local products

With huge availability and growing demand of festive items 'made in China', local artisans are facing stiff competition to sell their products during this Diwali season.From fancy lights,......

The 'neta-babu raj'

The licence permit raj has morphed into a system which is just as crippling, A V Rajwade. The recent debate over the freedom of financial regulators from netas and babus needs to be looked at in......

The 5 secrets of making wealth

What does one do to become wealthy? Save a lot, spend less, invest well and in time you will become wealthy. Right? Well, yes, but. . . But what?This is not a game. There is a secret to creating......

The Night The Diaspora Met Sonia

Sonia Gandhi walked past the bonfires in the chilly winter evening and breezed into the canopied dinner area atNew Delhi's Indira Gandhi stadium. The cocktails and dinner, organized on the second......

Tina Turner's Indian Connection

IMAGE: Tina Tuner arrives at the Giorgio Armani fashion show in Milan, Italy. Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images Tina Turner, who had Indians across generations dancing to songs such as......

Faraaz: The Film Stands Tall

The essence of the film is in its simplicity.All the characters in the film look real. You can find them in your neighbours, colleges, cafes, theatres, observes Hemant Waje. If you are stuck in a......

The MAGIC Of Bappi Lahiri

Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs. IMAGE: Aruna Irani in the song Thoda Resham Lagta Hai......

Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra welcome baby girl

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Shetty /Instagram Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra welcomed their baby daughter on February 15, and introduced her to the world a few days later. Named......

Mary Kom, Sindhu, Saina support PM Modi's 'Bharat Ki Laxmi' initiative

'Acknowledgement motivates us to work harder and make India proud. #bharatkilaxmi' IMAGE: PV Sindhu with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Narendra Modi/Facebook India's top female......

'When it comes to chess, multitasking works against women'

‘I know Nigel every well, if anyone would want more women to play chess, it would be him’ ‘He was trying to hint towards the biological difference which was blown out of......