News for 'Festival of Colours'

Reader invite: Share your Holi recipes!

Reader invite: Share your Holi recipes!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

The Festival of Colours is here! and we want to know what's cooking in your kitchen.

Maha 'Dahi handi' celebrations remain low-key

Maha 'Dahi handi' celebrations remain low-key

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

As many as 51 'Govindas' were injured in Mumbai.

Janmashtami celebrated amid COVID-19 restrictions

Janmashtami celebrated amid COVID-19 restrictions

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

The massive crowds of devotees in temples, elaborately decorated tableaus and Dahi Handi revelry were all missing this year on Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, as celebrations were dampened by COVID-19 restrictions.

#BestOfCoachella: Hot looks to try this summer

#BestOfCoachella: Hot looks to try this summer

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

Presenting the best street styles from the music festival.

Diana Penty stuns at Cannes! Vote for your fave look

Diana Penty stuns at Cannes! Vote for your fave look

Rediff.com22 May 2019

Let us know!

VOTE: Like Deepika's lime green gown?

VOTE: Like Deepika's lime green gown?

Rediff.com18 May 2019

Was this a fashion blunder?

Holi tips: How to protect your skin and hair

Holi tips: How to protect your skin and hair

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

Bhavya Sharma, beauty expert at UrbanClap.com offers helpful tips.

Navratri rituals: Golu, Saraswati puja, Vidyarambham...

Navratri rituals: Golu, Saraswati puja, Vidyarambham...

Rediff.com5 Oct 2013

Find out how Navratri is celebrated in different parts of Southern India.

Why is Jacqueline playing with her hair?

Why is Jacqueline playing with her hair?

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

The actor tried two looks -- retro and mod.

Pix: Dia, Bipasha, Nushrat turn up the heat

Pix: Dia, Bipasha, Nushrat turn up the heat

Rediff.com26 Aug 2018

Don't miss their showstopping looks!

Your Navratri pics: Ethnic all the way!

Your Navratri pics: Ethnic all the way!

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

Here are some interesting responses we received.

Makhana Chaat, Makhana Kheer, Makhan Burfi

Makhana Chaat, Makhana Kheer, Makhan Burfi

Rediff.com12 Oct 2021

Makhana desserts for your weekend lunch/dinner party.

'Name one dark-skinned superstar in Bollywood'

'Name one dark-skinned superstar in Bollywood'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2020

'In India, dark-skinned actors are always cast in a particular kind of role.'

Pix: They've been bringing Ganesha home for 56 years

Pix: They've been bringing Ganesha home for 56 years

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

Readers share their best Ganpati pictures and memories.

Who's this gorgeous diva on the ramp?

Who's this gorgeous diva on the ramp?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

Miss Diva runner up Roshni Sheoran looks so stunning!

Spin review

Spin review

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

Spin's rather old-fashioned and vanilla depiction of the Indian American way is a bit of a bummer, feels Sukanya Verma.

Top 4 Diwali Outfits for Women

Top 4 Diwali Outfits for Women

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Whether you are meeting your distant family or just hanging around with your friends, your look must have the touch of festivity. Here are the top 4 dresses you can consider wearing this Diwali.

How are you celebrating Onam? Share your pics

How are you celebrating Onam? Share your pics

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Share your photos and tell us how you are enjoying the festival.

PHOTOS: Step into Mumbai's wonderland

PHOTOS: Step into Mumbai's wonderland

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Mumbai's famous Kala Ghoda art festival has begun.

Share your Holi recipes with us!

Share your Holi recipes with us!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

What are you cooking for Holi this year? Tell us!

1 dead, 150 injured in dahi handi celebrations in Mumbai

1 dead, 150 injured in dahi handi celebrations in Mumbai

Rediff.com3 Sep 2018

In Mumbai, Kush Khandare, 20, suffered an epileptic attack when he climbed the first layer of a human pyramid.

Inside the dazzling, weird world of bodypainting

Inside the dazzling, weird world of bodypainting

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

Welcome to the World Bodypainting Festival in Klagenfurt, Austria. The festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and here are some of the most dazzling artworks on display.

'My memories of Holi in Delhi are quite scary'

'My memories of Holi in Delhi are quite scary'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

Television actors discuss their favourite songs, and memories.

Lessons from Bollywood: How to dress this Navratri

Lessons from Bollywood: How to dress this Navratri

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

Read this, and you'll be sorted these nine days!

'I missed the sound of the school bell'

'I missed the sound of the school bell'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

Shut for nearly a year due to the pandemic, schools reopened in Bihar on March 1. Rediff.com's Archana Masih spoke to 10-11 year olds about their year away from school and what it feels like to be back.

'If you have too many girls, that's a problem'

'If you have too many girls, that's a problem'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.' 'There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.' 'You have to listen to them, unless you can pick a fight with everyone.'

PIX: Gulzar celebrates Holi with Raakhee

PIX: Gulzar celebrates Holi with Raakhee

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

Gulzar sahab's celebration looked so much fun.

#HotStyles: How to be ramp ready

#HotStyles: How to be ramp ready

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Designers Atsu Sekhose and Nimish Shah offer plenty of inspiration for the girls.

Traditional Bengali recipes for Holi

Traditional Bengali recipes for Holi

Rediff.com15 Mar 2014

What are you waiting for? Read on and make these mouth-watering dishes at home today.

Govt putting SC in front to end farmers' stir: Shiv Sena

Govt putting SC in front to end farmers' stir: Shiv Sena

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

'Farmers should be respected by repealing farm laws. Modi will become bigger than he is today'

Watch out! Janhvi's MELTING your screen

Watch out! Janhvi's MELTING your screen

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Janhvi Kapoor rocks as Nachiket Bharve's showstopper.

Light a diya for soldiers guarding our borders: PM in Mann ki Baat

Light a diya for soldiers guarding our borders: PM in Mann ki Baat

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio broadcast, Modi wished people on Dussehra and said that with various festivals coming up, they need to show patience and follow health guidelines in celebrating these auspicious occasions during the COVID times.

Smokin' HOT! Bollywood in PINK

Smokin' HOT! Bollywood in PINK

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

Don't these gals look pretty?

CHECK OUT: This is how Kerala celebrates Onam

CHECK OUT: This is how Kerala celebrates Onam

Rediff.com15 Sep 2013

You'll be surprised to learn that worshipping the Mahabali, making a pookalam and having the Onasadhya are just a miniscule part of the elaborate festival.

Pix: This parade will scare the daylights out of you

Pix: This parade will scare the daylights out of you

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Dressed as skeletons, people celebrate the dead in a parade in Mexico.

Why this designer wants to dress up Smriti Irani

Why this designer wants to dress up Smriti Irani

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

In an interview with Rediff.com's Anita Aikara, Ridhi Mehra talks about her design inspiration, her latest bridal collection and shares fashion tips with young Indian brides.

'On our Independence Day, we Afghans feel like prisoners'

'On our Independence Day, we Afghans feel like prisoners'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

'Today with Taliban at our doorsteps literally, we can't even put up our national flag. Only Allah knows, what will happen to Afghanistan now'

How do you celebrate Holi? Tell us

How do you celebrate Holi? Tell us

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

Tell us how you celebrate the festival of colours.

PIX: 8 hilarious ways to avoid Holi enthusiasts

PIX: 8 hilarious ways to avoid Holi enthusiasts

Rediff.com2 Mar 2018

The ultimate guide how people who cringe at the thought of the festival.

HOLI: 7 songs you must listen to!

HOLI: 7 songs you must listen to!

Rediff.com29 Mar 2021

Subhash K Jha lists Holi songs that you have probably never heard.