Sheikh Hasina should draw a veil over the nation's blood-soaked past, moderate her quest for justice and resolve the dilemma of the Bengali and Muslim identities, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray
From children to soldiers, everyone in India marked the 72nd Independence Day with much vigour and zeal. Here are glimpses of the celebrations from across the nation.
The talented filmmaker turned 44 on May 25!
Militants shot at and critically wounded a woman sarpanch in Hardshiva village near Sopore town in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday evening. This is the second attack in the past two days on elected village representatives in the Sopore area.
'She was gutsy and rebellious enough to take on roles other more conventional actresses wouldn't dare and she excelled in them.'
A letter allegedly written by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba -- threatening another terror attack at Begum Bazaar in Hyderabad -- is being examined by the city police. The letter was sent to Bharatiya Janata Party's Andhra Pradesh unit president Kishen Reddy and it threatened more attacks in Hyderabad.
The Bangladesh police on Monday arrested two factory employees, including a woman, for allegedly setting on fire a readymade garments unit, a day after another inferno killed 112 workers of a nearby textile unit.
A solitary patch of violet stands out in what are walls blackened high with soot, a reminder of a room that was once coloured with shades of content and is now littered with the detritus of a riot -- except for a bed on which sits Nazar Mohammad. His three-storey home in northeast Delhi's Shiv Vihar Phase 7, one of the worst-hit areas in the recent riots, tells the story of not just three days of clashes but also of hope rising from the ashes of violence.
In an exclusive interview with rediff.com's Patcy N, Kareena talks about, among other things, her first book as an author -- The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva -- and sets the record straight.
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
The West Bengal assembly on Tuesday turned into a virtual battlefield with the ruling Trinamool Congress and Opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist members scuffling and trading blows resulting in injuries to three MLAs, with the Speaker suspending three Marxist members for the rest of the short winter session.
The West Bengal assembly on Tuesday plunged into bedlam with ruling Trinamool Congress and Left members coming to blows and the speaker suspending three Left MLAs, while three injured members were taken to hospital.
A look at the red carpet arrivals.
Slain Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Interior Minister Rehman Malik were among those who were awarded the country's highest honour on Pakistan Day on Friday. Taseer, who was gunned down by a policeman last year for his calls for reforming the controversial blasphemy law, was awarded the Nishan-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan's highest civilian award. The award was received by his widow Aamna Taseer.
Let's take a look at the beaches of Florianopolis, Brazil, with Grand Masti actress Bruna Abdullah.
Amid reports that Saudi Arabia deported Abu Jundal after being convinced of his identity through a DNA test, the 26/11 Mumbai attack handler's mother on Thursday claimed their samples were never collected.
Three persons were killed when their house gave away under the pressure of a landslide in Dhirenpara area of Guwahati city on Tuesday night after a heavy downpour. The police said that one woman and two children were killed when their house was damaged because of the landslide in Dhirenpara Pahartila.
They laughed, cried and were entertained!
A decade after 2002 Ghatkopar bomb blast accused Khwaja Yunus was allegedly killed in police custody, the Maharashtra government is yet to pay compensation of Rs 17 lakh to his mother on orders of Bombay high court.
'Unfortunately, prostitution is looked down upon.' 'It should be legalised.' 'Imagine the sexual frustration in the country if it didn't exist!' Chunky Pandey tells Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni how he bagged Begum Jaan and more.
On the eve of her entry into the Rajya Sabha, Malavika Sangghvi sizes up the Congress's weapon of mass seduction.
The actress celebrates her 100th birthday today.
In a relief to ten police officers, the Bombay high court on Tuesday rejected a plea to prosecute them for the custodial death of POTA detainee Khwaja Yunus in 2003, but increased by Rs 17 lakh the compensation amount to be given to his mother Aasiya Begum.
Let us explore the beauty of the mountains.
Yunus, 70, said he was relinquishing his post to prevent undue disruption of the bank's work.
Khan, 37, was injured in the terror attack and later flown to Delhi in an air ambulance for specialised treatment. However, he succumbed to injuries at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.' 'Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.' 'Raj Kapoor wanted only Mukesh. Now you tell me, where did I stand a chance?'
Fathima Begum, mother of terror accused Mohammad Niaz Abdul Rashid, arrested in France early this month, on Wednesday claimed her son was innocent and did not have links with any terrorist organisation, including the banned Students Islamic Movement of India in India.
The warden of Banda district jail Shahnaz Begum, the lone jail staffer who had spoken out against rape accused Bahujan Samaj Party Member of Legislative Assembly Purshottam Naresh Dwiwedi during the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department probe, has alleged that she was getting death threats from her seniors."I have been getting death threats from seniors, including the jailor and deputy jailor. I have also been removed from ail duty," alleged Begum.
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
The Shiv Sena and MNS on Monday threatened to stall the run of the hit reality TV show Bigg Boss, protesting the inclusion of Pakistani artistes in the fourth season hosted by superstar Salman Khan.
Legendary Mubarak Begum looks back at happier times.
The wife and son of Syed Salahuddin, head of the PoK-based Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit, have been given security clearance for issuance of passports which they had sought for performing Haj pilgrimage.
A Bangladeshi family of 12 from England, who went missing on the way back from a holiday in Dhaka, have confirmed in a statement issued by terrorists that they are in the "Islamic State".
In an escalation of cross-border military confrontation, 8 civilians were on Tuesday killed and 22 injured in Jammu region due to Pakistani shelling, prompting a strong retaliation by the Indian army in which two Pakistani soldiers were killed and 14 posts were destroyed.
Sena spokesperson Neelam Gorhe said despite demands by the party, the Colors channel did not remove the two Pakistani participants -- Veena Malik and Begum Nawazish Ali -- from the show.
Whether its fashion, bold make-up or funky hairdos, our B-town beauties never fail to surprise us with their choices every time they step out.
Daily wage labour who make safety pins are the newest casualty of Chinese imports.
Two officers -- Lt Colonel Mukesh Jha and Major Amardeep Singh -- are among the five injured army personnel.
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