The Tamil film industry won't forget Vijayakanth's large-heartedness, how he took care of fellow industry persons, male or female, rich or poor, young or old...recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. How he sent money quietly for the family of a stunt artiste to meet his funeral expenses, how he always ensured that all female co-stars, including junior artistes, had secure accommodation on outdoor shoots, and how he would always the first to rush help if anyone from the fraternity was in distress.
Made of silver with a coat of gold, the historical sceptre will be installed near the chair of the Lok Sabha Speaker on May 28, the same day the new Parliament building will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In what is being described as the 'biggest ever seizure of cash' by an enforcement agency, unaccounted cash -- one report said more than Rs 177 crore (Rs 1.77 billion), another said Rs 257 crores (Rs 2.57 billion), a third said Rs 194.45 crores (Rs 1.94 billion) -- was unearthed from perfume trader Piyush Jain's home in Kanpur.
Modi, attired in traditional dhoti and gamcha (stole), entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Mahakal temple at around 6 pm.
The searches since December 22, which resulted in Jain's arrest, also included searches at the trader's residential/factory premises in Kannauj, wherein about Rs 17 crore in cash, 23 kg of gold and 600 kg sandalwood oil having a market value of about Rs 6 crore have been recovered, the ministry said in a release.
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Eleven people died during a havan at Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Indore after they fell into a well as its cover caved-in under the weight of a huge crowd, while three others got fatally electrocuted during a Ram Navami procession in Rajasthan's Kota.
Created in the country's perfume capital Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, Vikas Khanna by Zighrana was launched in New York.
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'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!' 'He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.'
The Samajwadi Party (SP) said through a post on its official Twitter handle that the premises of its MLC Pushpraj alias Pampi Jain in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, have been raided.
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Nadda said the investigating agencies had nabbed one accused from Azamgarh and another from Jaunpur.
Modi also gifted Harris a 'gulabi meenakari' chess set, the sources said, adding that the craft of 'gulabi meenakari' is closely associated with Varanasi, one of the oldest cities of the world and the prime minister's Lok Sabha constituency.
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The finance ministry on Monday said the recent raid on perfume trader Peeyush Jain's house in Kanpur, from where more than Rs 177 cr unaccounted cash was unearthed, was the "biggest ever seizure of cash" by an enforcement agency. The December 26 raid, which resulted in Jain's arrest, included searches at Jain's residential/factory premises in Kannauj, where about Rs 17 crore in cash have been recovered, the ministry said in a release. Further searches are underway at Jain's residential/factory premises in Kannauj.
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'There is a mafia operating in that area that lends money to these labourers. Loans are paid off with red sandalwood. The actual smugglers don't need to come to the area.'
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
Joginder Tuteja looks at films set in the jungles.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe on Saturday offered worship at the famous Lord Krishna Temple in Kerala amid heavy security.
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Shaking Delhi's spirit and soul, an unimaginable tragedy is unfolding at New Delhi's crematoriums struggling to cope with the deluge of the dead arriving at frightening pace.
The smuggling came to light when their baggage were passed through an X-ray machine following a tip off.
'Any person who wants to enter this service should have a single object of serving the public irrespective of hindrances.'
A dark chocolate face mask can give you the softest skin in the world.
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India displayed its military might and vibrant cultural heritage on Rajpath on Wednesday with the grandest flypast with 75 aircraft to mark the 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav' celebrations being the highlight of the 73rd Republic Day Parade, which was drastically scaled down in view of the Covid pandemic.
'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.'
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
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Rediff.com takes a look at star netas, some newbies, a few veterans, adding up to the glam quotient of Indian politics.
Tawang is very much a part of India, and if the present Dalai Lama decides one day to take rebirth in Tawang, the Indian government will openly welcome him and support him, notes Claude Arpi.
When Sanjay Jain started his company Bharat Export Corporation in 1993, he had a staff of two people and one room to work out of. Today his SVIL Group is the country's largest manufacturer of sandalwood oil.
'I was invited to join the BJP, and I felt respected when they called me.'
Slain sandalwood smuggler Veerappan's wife Muthulakshmi has appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to take steps for commuting the death sentence awarded to four of his associates in the 1993 Palar landmine explosion case.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday rejected the mercy petitions of four associates of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan -- Gnanaprakasham, Simon, Meeskar and Bilavendran.
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