Celebrating Prince Of Ayodhya's Return From Exile On Sarayu's Banks

As Lord Ram's temple is set for a grand opening, the banks of the river in Ayodhya erupted with celebration, reports Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com.Photographs and Video: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com......

Ayodhya all set for grand consecration ceremony

The much-awaited consecration event at Ram temple will be held in Ayodhya on Monday in a grand ceremony with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the rituals. The shrine will be opened to the......

Ayodhya Is Getting Ready For The Big Day

With the spate of businesses turning their attention to Ayodhya, land rates have shot up, in some pockets by as much as 10 times. Whether one walks into a hotel lobby or sits down for a meal, land......

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

Growth at the heart of India's transformation agenda?

  India is in a unique position to turn the sustainability challenge into a growth opportunity, rues Rathin Roy India faces two sustainability challenges. First, environmental 'bads' -- air......

Now we know why Fadnavis wanted Pardeshi

If it was true that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held up the flight to Newark to ensure that Praveen Singh Pardeshi, the state principal secretary, was on board, he had at least one......

Ahmedabad: Two steps forward, one step back

Since many of Modi’s urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from......

Abe's $35-bn promise to Modi has riders

The Japanese government’s promise of investing $35 billion (3.5 trillion yen) into infrastructure projects in India comes with conditions. The promise was made by Japan’s prime......

'I worked in a dhaba, selling omelettes, before I signed All The Best'

'I loved doing Bunty Aur Babli. I love working with Rohit Shetty. I just shot for Dilwale. Kuch bhi karva leta hain mujhse (he makes me do anything)!' 'I worked in Jolly LLB for free. It was......

When Olonga 'bounced Tendulkar out' in Sharjah...

IMAGE: A mean bouncer to get Sachin Tendulkar out on a lifeless Sharjah track during a tri-series in 1998 made him a household name in India. Photograph: Craig Prentis/All Sport/Getty Images In a......

Asian Games diary: Of traffic snarls, Shah Rukh Khan fans and selfies

IMAGE: An outside view of Gelora Bung Karno Stadium ahead of Asian Games 2018, in Jakarta, on Thursday, August 16, 2018. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI The worst fears about traffic in Indonesia are......