The last torch bearer in Marseille will climb on the roof of the Velodrome stadium on May 9.
Arrangements are being made at Bejibehara, the leader's hometown, for his last rites.
'I have no family (in the industry), no network, no mentor.' 'Still, I'm consistently working since 20 years and now I have a National Award.' 'It may take time, but if you're consistently at it, nothing can stop you.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Jamat-ul-Mujahideen militant Shahid Latif was involved in the Hazratbal incident.
Feminine yet fierce, Samvedna Suwalka's personality shines through her style.
Its callous perspective and comical treatment of a sensitive matter makes a complete hash of things, asserts Sukanya Verma.
'Days ago, India witnessed the horror of the brutal rape and murder of a woman doctor on night duty at the R G Kar hospital in Kolkata.' 'The crime was so outrageous that any self-respecting chief minister should have resigned, bearing moral responsibility.' 'But then the terms 'self-respect' and 'moral responsibility' do not exist in the modern Indian political lexicon,' argues Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd).
World soccer body FIFA ordered flags to be flown at half mast and a minute's silence to be held before the next round of international matches after the death of Nelson Mandela on Thursday.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
Ahead of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Dongargarh, a popular pilgrimage spot, and met Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj on November 5 and took his blessings.
The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia
There's been so much interesting content on OTT. Subhash K Jha picks his Best Original Feature Films on digital platforms.
His elegant body of work, LIVE and recordings, is a tuneful treasure whose melody and memory lives on. Fondly remembering the late singer and 10 of his superhit songs.
This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season.
The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to China's growing political and economic clout and its assertive behaviour in disputed areas. This has been the key driver for bringing both India and Japan closer in the domain of security cooperation, explains Dr Rajaram Panda.
The yorker that cleaned up Ollie Pope's stumps on Saturday, February 3, 2024 on Day 2 of the second England-India Test at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam.
The flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, as usual, before being taken to Marseille
A glimpse of what the runway veterans have been up to.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
From moments that felt long time in the coming to swashbuckling statements that could be interpreted in more ways than one, there are some that fanned our nostalgia, some made our jaws drop (or stomachs churn), some hit too close home, still others left us with a lingering sense of guilt. Sukanya Verma picks cinematic imagery that stood out in 2023.
Sukanya Verma recaps everything we learned this year in showbiz.
'When you are new, you don't know how the industry works'. 'But when you know where you are headed, the possibilities of being conned or facing unpleasant instances is reduced.'
Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Tuesday.
An FIR indicated that live overhead wires which snapped when the accident occurred, entangled with a few coaches, electrocuting the passengers trapped in them.
One day state mourning will be observed across India on September 11 as a mark of respect to United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II, the government announced on Friday.
'We want Ayushmann Khurrana's character to look perfect as Pooja in Dream Girl 2 and that's why we are taking extra time to perfect the VFX work for the face.'
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
Akshay Kumar has given the world a sneak peek of his latest film.
Raveena Tandon gets candid about her past relationship, life and career.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The Palasa passenger train hit the Rayagada passenger train from behind at Kantakapalli, about 40 Km from Visakhapatnam, causing three coaches to derail.
At a civic reception hosted in her honour by the Rairangpur Municipality, the President said she often thinks of her village, adding that her family members, neighbours and villagers are always in her heart.
An official period of state mourning is underway in the United Kingdom on Friday, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland, and there has been an outpouring of grief from members of the public who have been laying flowers at royal residences around the country.
Never before has the BJP faced such a crisis over the nomination of the Chief Minister as it is facing now, discovers Prakash Bhandari, veteran observer of Rajasthan politics.
Vijayakanth was unwell for quite some time and his wife Premalatha took over the reins of the party days ago.
Fashion gold from actress Naina Bhan's wardrobe.
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