A beaming Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav visits Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's residence in Lucknow to perform the 'shagun' ceremony ahead of his daughter Raj Lakshmi's wedding.
According to people familiar with the development, a meeting between the families was held on Saturday to discuss whether the case could be settled outside court.
'Where was cement 100 years ago?' 'Why do we need harmful building materials when we have so much in nature around us?' Geeli Mitti founder Shagun Singh tells Samali Basu Guha.
First-time author Komal Mehta, whose book Nick of Time has just hit the shelves, discusses writing, the inevitability of love and spills her deepest, darkest secrets in an interview with rediff.com's Divya Nair.
Nick of Time tells the story of Alehya who returns in a state of bliss to Chandigarh after ten years to attend her childhood friend Shagun's wedding only to realise that her future husband is a man she hates, well almost. We bring you an excerpt from the upcoming book.
Malaika Arora Khan sizzled at Vikram Phadnis' bridal show in Mumbai recently. Watch her catwalk in finery.
After the murky drama over the last few days, Sania Mirza's bungalow is finally looking like one of a bride-to-be. Relatives and friends have begun streaming in with flowers and gifts for the tennis ace, who will wed Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik on April 15. While Sania has plunged headlong in to pre-wedding ceremonies -- like Shagun and Mehndi -- with a touch of Pakistani tradition, Shoaib is still beset with problems.
Will consulting a counsellor help in selecting non- professional courses?
Olympic medallist Vijay Kumar has missed out on a berth in his pet event - rapid fire pistol - for the upcoming Asian Games, but is still part of the 43-member squad, which will be spearheaded by shooting ace Abhinav Bindra.
Despite recent developments that have accelerated the impending extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who has been in custody in London's Wandsworth Prison for over two years, the last month has seen his uncle Mehul Choksi dominate the headlines instead with his circus-like exhibition in the Caribbean that has involved red herrings such as a "girlfriend", to whom his wife seemed to have no objection, and possibly concocted stories of being kidnapped and manhandled. Choksi was widely regarded as Modi's Svengali in Mumbai when he returned from Belgium to expand his business. He had fled to Antigua well before news around how Modi finagled thousands of crores from Punjab National Bank (PNB) and other institutions through a series of allegedly coordinated and fraudulent actions involving letters of undertaking, or LoUs.
Anita Hassanandani opts for a new avatar with stand up comedy in Comedy Nights Bachao.
A report of the mehendi function held at Aishwarya Rai's residence.
'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures; the attempt to game the system by showing lower non-performing assets,' notes Joydeep Ghosh.
The meeting was amicable, a stark contrast to the meetings of earlier years that always ended with the rivals at loggerheads.
The YES Bank family tussle puts focus on RBI guidelines on appointment of directors.
In his most recent gesture, Yogeshwar Dutt refused dowry and took just Rs 1 as shagun for his wedding.
Pramod Yeram sent us a pic of his childhood Holi celebration. You can share yours too!
Presenting a bunch of die-hard foodies from Hyderabad, who are killing it in the food Instagram stakes!
\n\nGoa were three for no loss in reply to Services' first innings score of 212 on day one of the Ranji Trophy Plate match.
Congratulations, Gautam and Pankhuri!
No word on appointment of Shagun Kapur Gogia
The regulatory actions, undertaken by the RBI and the government, came hours after finance ministry sources confirmed that SBI was directed to bail out the troubled lender. For the next month, Yes Bank will led by the RBI-appointed administrator Prashant Kumar, an ex-chief financial officer of SBI.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite frames from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
The teenager could be the youngest ever to win senior World Cup gold medals for India though the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) could not confirm.
Analysts say Bajaj's move to correct prices can potentially disrupt the market.
India won a bronze medal in the women's double trap team event in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Thursday. The Indian team of Shagun Chowdhary, Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman bagged the medal.
October is being raved about!
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Simmba is a dhamaka from the start till the end.
Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's teenaged son Manavaditya clinched a bronze as Indian shooters dished out an impressive performance, winning seven medals, including two gold, at the ongoing third Asian Shotgun Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
India's schedule for Thursday, the sixth day of competition at the Asian Games, in Incheon.
'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.' 'He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.' 'He had to win at any cost.'
It is a little like glimpsing old photographs and feeling a sense of sweetness, or sorrow, says Kishore Singh.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Chidambaram said banks have been asked to strictly adhere to the norms on gold imports.