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UP court grants ASI 10 more days to submit Gyanvapi report

UP court grants ASI 10 more days to submit Gyanvapi report

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

The court fixed December 11 as the next date of hearing in the matter, Yadav said.

Bhupinder: The Voice of Dreams and Desire

Bhupinder: The Voice of Dreams and Desire

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

Bhupinder's magical legacy lives on in the musical masterpieces he left behind.

'Refrain from name-calling': Ex-judges slam Shah's attack on VP candidate

'Refrain from name-calling': Ex-judges slam Shah's attack on VP candidate

Rediff.com25 Aug 2025

A group of retired judges has criticized Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks about opposition vice-presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy and the Salwa Judum judgement, calling them 'unfortunate'.

Meet The Man Behind Bollywood Classics

Meet The Man Behind Bollywood Classics

Rediff.com23 Jul 2025

'The moment a movie was declared a hit, he would immediately start planning his next.'

PIX: Shah Rukh, Ranjeet, Danny at a funeral

PIX: Shah Rukh, Ranjeet, Danny at a funeral

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Danny's manager Madan Mohan Arora passed away on February 10.

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for record 10th time

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for record 10th time

Rediff.com20 Nov 2025

The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J P Nadda and several other top leaders of the NDA.

Varanasi court to hear Gyanvapi mosque southern cellar plea on April 11

Varanasi court to hear Gyanvapi mosque southern cellar plea on April 11

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

The plea filed by the Hindu side has stated that the cellar's roof is very old and weak.

Who Says Lata Couldn't Be Sensuous?

Who Says Lata Couldn't Be Sensuous?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2025

Dinesh Raheja celebrates Lata's 96th birth anniversary on September 28 by picking some choice examples of her non-typical songs that are tinged with a rare eroticism.

15 Immortal Manoj Kumar Songs

15 Immortal Manoj Kumar Songs

Rediff.com4 Apr 2025

Manoj Kumar's musical imprints are as deep as his cinematic ones.

Two rare songs of Mohd Rafi released

Two rare songs of Mohd Rafi released

Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

Two unheard and unreleased songs sung by Mohammad Rafi and composed by Madan Mohan have been released to mark the death anniversaries of the legendary musical duo who collaborated on some of the greatest hits in Bollywood.

'I'm not comfortable singing vulgar songs'

'I'm not comfortable singing vulgar songs'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

'Romantic songs are my forte. Sadly, not too many of them are being created these days.'

Manoj Kumar's 10 BEST Performances

Manoj Kumar's 10 BEST Performances

Rediff.com4 Apr 2025

The veteran actor passed into the ages in the early hours of Friday, April 4, 2025. Sukanya Verma looks back at his most memorable performances.

Heard These AMAZING Asha Bhosle Songs?

Heard These AMAZING Asha Bhosle Songs?

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

On Ashaji's 89th birthday on September 8, Subhash K Jha revisits some of her lesser-known classics.

Prez, PM pay tribute to Vajpayee on birth anniversary

Prez, PM pay tribute to Vajpayee on birth anniversary

Rediff.com25 Dec 2019

A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal -- the memorial to Vajpayee -- to mark the birth anniversary of the former prime minister.

Bharat Ratna to Malviya, Atal: PM says 'fitting recognition'

Bharat Ratna to Malviya, Atal: PM says 'fitting recognition'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the conferment of Bharat Ratna on Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a "fitting recognition" of the services of the "illustrious stalwarts" to the nation.

'Melody Is Making A Comeback'

'Melody Is Making A Comeback'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

'Some time back, music was just noise.' 'Producers wrongly think item songs sell better.' 'Audiences are intelligent, they accept whatever you give, but that doesn't mean you can fool them.'

Holi Songs You Haven't Heard

Holi Songs You Haven't Heard

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)!

Ekta-Imtiaz to recreate Laila Majnu

Ekta-Imtiaz to recreate Laila Majnu

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

Ekta and Imtiaz's Laila Majnu will need great music if it is to make a mark with the millennials. So we'd like to know who the duo have assigned the music to?

Lawyer claims Shivling found in Gyanvapi complex, court orders area sealed

Lawyer claims Shivling found in Gyanvapi complex, court orders area sealed

Rediff.com16 May 2022

Madan Mohan Yadav, an advocate of the Hindu side, claimed the survey team found a Shivling in the complex near 'wazookhana'

Gyanvapi mosque's scientific survey begins

Gyanvapi mosque's scientific survey begins

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

District judge A K Vishvesh on Friday directed the ASI to conduct a detailed scientific survey -- including excavations, wherever necessary -- to determine if the mosque in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh is built upon a temple.

BJP And The Long-Standing Preamble Dream

BJP And The Long-Standing Preamble Dream

Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

BJP and RSS leaders are once again pushing to remove the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Constitution's Preamble, showing a deeper effort to change India's identity from a diverse, multi-religious republic to a Hindu-first nation, even though they don't have the numbers in Parliament to officially change the Constitution, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

When Rafi sang for Hanuman, Manna for Ravan...

When Rafi sang for Hanuman, Manna for Ravan...

Rediff.com6 May 2021

'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.' 'C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.' 'I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"' 'He replied, "How could I not do this? My song was being spoilt".'

Varanasi court adjourns Gyanvapi masjid case hearing to July 12

Varanasi court adjourns Gyanvapi masjid case hearing to July 12

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

The district court in Varanasi fixed July 12 as the next date for hearing the maintainability of the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex case as the Muslim side presented its arguments on Monday.

5 WONDERFUL Raksha Bandhan Songs

5 WONDERFUL Raksha Bandhan Songs

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

Subhash K Jha's Raksha Bandhan Playlist.

Amrapali: How the treacherous trio diverted homebuyers money

Amrapali: How the treacherous trio diverted homebuyers money

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

The three promoters - Anil Kumar Sharma, Ajay Kumar and Shiv Priya - had diverted Rs 1,500-1,600 crore through bogus methods like loans and advances between group firms at inflated rates.

ASI urges court not to make Gyanvapi survey public for 4 weeks

ASI urges court not to make Gyanvapi survey public for 4 weeks

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday urged a Varanasi court not to make its Gyanvapi mosque complex survey report public for at least four more weeks, according to the lawyer for the Hindu side.

Varanasi court allows Hindus to pray in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

Varanasi court allows Hindus to pray in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

In a major victory for the Hindu side, a Varanasi court on Wednesday allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the 'Vyas ka Tekhana' area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

Need to rewrite history from India's point of view: Shah

Need to rewrite history from India's point of view: Shah

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

Shah credited Savarkar for calling the 1857 rebellion as India's first independence struggle.

Court to hear plea for ASI survey of Gyanvapi basements on Feb 15

Court to hear plea for ASI survey of Gyanvapi basements on Feb 15

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

A Varanasi court on Tuesday fixed February 15 for the hearing of a petition seeking a survey of all closed basements in the Gyanvapi mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

Rediff.com3 Feb 2024

The last Bharat Ratna award was conferred upon Pranab Mukherjee in 2019 and was posthumously awarded to Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh. The award was not given to anyone between 2020 and 2023.

Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee, Netaji, Malviya, Dhyan Chand and Kanshi Ram?

Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee, Netaji, Malviya, Dhyan Chand and Kanshi Ram?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2014

Speculation is rife that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may be named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.

Bihar Cong MLA writes to Sonia, seek cabinet berth in Nitish ministry

Bihar Cong MLA writes to Sonia, seek cabinet berth in Nitish ministry

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

Chhatrapati Yadav, the MLA from Khagaria Sadar, has shot off a letter to Congress high command, demanding that he be considered, by virtue of his caste, for a berth in the new cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

ASI gets 10 more days to submit Gyanvapi survey report

ASI gets 10 more days to submit Gyanvapi survey report

Rediff.com18 Nov 2023

According to the counsel for the Hindu side Madan Mohan Yadav, the ASI sought more time due to non-availability of the technical report.

Prayers performed inside cellar of Gyanvapi mosque

Prayers performed inside cellar of Gyanvapi mosque

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

Earlier on Wednesday, the district court ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in a cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid, a significant development in the legal battle over the mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.

Gyanvapi is Waqf property: Mosque committee to court

Gyanvapi is Waqf property: Mosque committee to court

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

The committee argued that only the Waqf Board has the right to hear any matter pertaining to the mosque.

Next Gyanvapi hearing on Aug 18 as Muslim side seeks time after counsel's death

Next Gyanvapi hearing on Aug 18 as Muslim side seeks time after counsel's death

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

The Muslim side had sought 15 days' time to present its response to the Hindu petitioners' arguments as their main advocate had died of heart failure a few days ago.

Gyanvapi: Court to decide on Jan 24 over making ASI report public

Gyanvapi: Court to decide on Jan 24 over making ASI report public

Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

The ASI had on Wednesday urged the court not to make its Gyanvapi complex survey report public for at least four more weeks, citing the December 19 judgment of the Allahabad high court.

'Hope govt will follow Raj Dharam that Vajpayee talked about'

'Hope govt will follow Raj Dharam that Vajpayee talked about'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Cutting across party lines, political leaders welcomed the government's decision to confer Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honour, on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya.

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Till now, the maximum Bharat Ratnas were awarded in 1999 when four recipients were given the coveted award.

What Lovely Songs Suman Kalyanpur Sang!

What Lovely Songs Suman Kalyanpur Sang!

Rediff.com28 Jan 2023

She sang the chartbusters Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche in Brahmachari, Tumse Oh Haseena Kabhi Mohabbat Na Maine Karni Thi in Farz and Ajhu Na Aaye Balma in Saanjh Aur Savera.