'The images of mass cremations and crowds of people at hospital doors brought me to tears.' 'I started this initiative because at the end of the day India is my home.'
'People have already given a verdict against Himesh Reshammiya.' 'If people watch my performance with an open mind, then there is a chance that they will accept me.'
In the third of a six-part series T E Narasimhan finds out how the hub of India's firecrackers industry is coping after more than a month of the note ban.
When Jawa Motorcycles owner Jiri Gerle sold the legendary but defunct brand to Classic Legends (part-owned by Mahindra & Mahindra), he had one request to the new owners: Please do bring the brand back to its homeland -- the Czech Republic.
The PM said the government is making all efforts to ensure that a vaccine, whenever it is launched, reaches every Indian.
Unlike last year, when sentiment was low, government's reform push and stable rupee this year is bringing consumers back to stores.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
They congratulated the couple, but slammed them for animal abuse at the wedding.
For the first time in nearly two years, tourism has been on the rise in Kashmir. But what does that mean for the average Kashmiri, ponders Abhishek Mande Bhot after a recent visit to the Valley.
Is he the coolest world leader we have?
With the festive season underway, retailers in the online and the offline world need to prepare well to offer the best deals to consumers and earn trust.
Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh continued his sensational foray into professional boxing with a second successive knockout triumph, demolishing England's Dean Gillen in the first round itself in Dublin, on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was a "happy guest" on his maiden visit to Singapore where he had a vegetarian dinner with his counterpart Lee Hsien Loong and his wife at an Indian restaurant in Little India.
Diwali was full of parties, back-to-back. But it was also about poojas and Bhai Dooj.
These are the big budget films that have been designed either as a spectacle or just for the masses, hence warranting a large segment of audiences coming together to enjoy the experience in theatres.
When the Indian brunost bravely ventured into the international cheese arena in Spain, along with 4,000 others from 45 countries, before 230 judges, its sterling desi pedigree spoke for itself, winning a silver in the brown cheese category and giving India a berth on the global cheese map.
'Amitji called me after he watched the film and spoke for half an hour.' 'He said, "According to me, this is your best performance till date".' '"I feel like seeing the film two-three times just to watch your important scenes".' 'I was really thrilled.'
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was hurt during a film shoot in suburban Mumbai two days back, has sustained a fracture in right shoulder and an injury on his knee and has been advised bed rest for two-three weeks, sources said.
'Salman asked me if I would be open to playing a negative character.' 'I told him I would do even a single scene for him.'
'India is a multifaceted place that resides in one country.' 'I always say that there are 1.3 billion Indias and everyone takes their own form and shape of the country.' A fascinating glimpse from Barkat: The Inspiration And Story Behind One Of The World's Largest Food Drives, Feed India.
The smog reduced the visibility to merely 300 meters in the morning affecting traffic, an official of the India Meteorological Department said.
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'Absolute non-violence is not only sinful, but immoral.' 'This doctrine of non-violence benumbed the revolutionary fervor, softened the limbs and hearts of the Hindus, and stiffened the bones of enemies.' A revealing excerpt from Vikram Sampath's Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966.
Modi thanked the people of the state for making the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' initiative a fruitful one.
Is Christmas a good time to release big films?
'We (Shefali and I) really got along but we never crossed the line by getting inside the same blanket or getting cosy or getting into the pool together. We tried to make a point that two people can like each other without showing any PDA and being an embarrassment to the family.'
Rediff readers tell us about their first salary and what it meant to them.
Rediff reader Pandurang Mahadeo Kumbhar, 37, senior software consultant lead at Philips tells us how he lost 23 kg and reversed diabetes without going to the gym.
Happy 11th anniversary, Abhi and Ash!
India captain Rohit Sharma said that left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed's ability to swing the white kookaburra upfront gives the team an option to use their premier bowler Jasprit Bumrah differently in the shortest format.
Choreographer and director Farah Khan turns 50 today, January 9.
'I've never been more nervous about any of my own films. I can't eat, sleep or speak. I can barely breathe.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Ahead of the five-phase crucial elections in Bihar, which begins on Monday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh talks about the BJP government and its bight future in the state, beef politics and more in an exclusive interview to CNN IBN.
Asserting that organ donation is an important issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Tamil Nadu for their leading endeavours in this regard while praising the other states for their initiatives towards the cause.
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Left behind after elections will be the Biharis with their stagnant conditions of poor education, poor health infrastructure, poverty, unemployment, division of society and the aftermath of coronavirus. What will remain is the Bihari tenacity, observes Asmita Bihari.
In his first formal outreach to the media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed journalist at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat and discussed "important" issues, but said there was no talk on politics in Maharashtra where the Bharatiya Janata Party is in the process of government formation.