News for 'Mela'

Pics: Kangana's the boss

Pics: Kangana's the boss

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

The National-Award winning actor sizzled down the ramp in pink for top designer Manish Arora.

Jab Bollywood siblings met on screen!

Jab Bollywood siblings met on screen!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Meet the Shaandaar siblings of Bollywood.

IMAGES: Tragedy unfolds at Junagadh Mahashivaratri fair

IMAGES: Tragedy unfolds at Junagadh Mahashivaratri fair

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Six pilgrims, including three women and a toddler, were killed on the spot and at least 100 were injured in a stampede in the sacred Mahashivaratri Mela in Junagadh on Sunday night. The toll mounted to seven on Monday morning when one of those injured died at a government hospital in the town.

Junagadh stampede toll reaches 7; probe ordered

Junagadh stampede toll reaches 7; probe ordered

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Six pilgrims, including three women and a toddler, were killed on the spot and at least 100 were injured in a stampede in the sacred Maha Shivaratri Mela in Junagadh on Sunday night. The toll mounted to seven on Monday morning when one of those injured died in the government hospital of the historic town.

PIX: Himanshu Soni, Sheetal Singh's lavish Jaipur wedding

PIX: Himanshu Soni, Sheetal Singh's lavish Jaipur wedding

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

A look at the wedding pictures!

IN PICS: The most visited sacred sites in the world

IN PICS: The most visited sacred sites in the world

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

Travel magazine Travel+Leisure drew up a list of the most visited sacred sites in the world. Here's a list of the top ranking sites.

Travel 2015: What should you celebrate this March?

Travel 2015: What should you celebrate this March?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

In the third of a 12-part series, we list out all the places you should visit and all the festivals you should celebrate through the New Year.

WhatApp groups: Ignore Covid Crisis. Spread Hate

WhatApp groups: Ignore Covid Crisis. Spread Hate

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

The manner in which a large proportion of common people have mortgaged their rationality and questioning spirit to let hatred, prejudice, and bigotry take over their minds is a cause of worry, observes Mohammad Sajjad.

UP: Communal tension in Moradabad; curfew imposed

UP: Communal tension in Moradabad; curfew imposed

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

Curfew was imposed on Tuesday night in some areas of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh following incidents of arson and stone-pelting by agitated mobs, the police said.

When Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar didn't speak for 13 years

When Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar didn't speak for 13 years

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.

REWIND: India in the past week

REWIND: India in the past week

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

A recap of events that occurred in India in the past week.

Hollywood star feels India's pull

Hollywood star feels India's pull

Rediff.com24 May 2010

Radha Mitchell's next project will explore India's spirituality.

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'The trajectory of the disease will keep increasing because of the population density being very high.'

Why education loans can be a nightmare

Why education loans can be a nightmare

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

If you default, it will affect your credit score and your career.

'They chose Ram carefully'

'They chose Ram carefully'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2019

'...by combining religious and political missions -- to destroy the Babri Masjid and establish Ram Rajya.' 'Hindutva was successful in creating synergy with the aspirations of devotees,' Dhirendra K Jha, author of Ayodhya: The Dark Night, tells Kanika Datta.

With 268 seats in non-BJP states, how will 2024 pan out?

With 268 seats in non-BJP states, how will 2024 pan out?

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Elections 2024 is not as open and shut as has been presumed. There is some life left in it, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Nigamananda died of septicaemia: postmortem report

Nigamananda died of septicaemia: postmortem report

Rediff.com14 Jun 2011

Swami Nigamananda, who was on fast for nearly four months demanding a halt to quarrying in Ganga, died due to coma, Septicaemia and degenerative brain disorder, his postmortem report said.

India forgot the future at the Commonwealth Games opening

India forgot the future at the Commonwealth Games opening

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

What India projected at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, says Sheela Bhatt, was a huge Indian mela in all its old shades.

Why Kanpur leather industry has started shifting to Kolkata

Why Kanpur leather industry has started shifting to Kolkata

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

Closure of tanneries pulls down domestic finished leather exports and local price of raw-skin.

Modi fumes over 'saffron terror' remarks

Modi fumes over 'saffron terror' remarks

Rediff.com28 Aug 2010

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed Home Minister P C Chidambaram's "saffron terror" remarks and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek an apology for them.

India Post calls to say you've got mail

India Post calls to say you've got mail

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Changing with the times and in compliance with social distancing norms, customers are now picking up their parcels, speed posts and registered letters within the city themselves after they are informed on phone.

'Kumbh is the greatest show on Earth'

'Kumbh is the greatest show on Earth'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

'No other country other than India can do it on this scale.'

PIX: Akshay, Dimple have fun at Twinkle's book launch

PIX: Akshay, Dimple have fun at Twinkle's book launch

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

Check out the star arrivals.

Schooling, the Saajha way

Schooling, the Saajha way

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

A Delhi-based organisation is helping parents become involved with their children's school experience, says Geetanjali Krishna.

Pawar on the tough task of price balancing

Pawar on the tough task of price balancing

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said the government finds it difficult to balance the responsibility of giving better price to farmers and at the same time providing food grains at cheaper rates to poor people.

Reader pics: Stunning photos of Incredible India

Reader pics: Stunning photos of Incredible India

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

We invited readers to share their favourite trave pics. Here we featuer some of the best. Share yours!

Sugar production likely to exceed 16 MT this yr

Sugar production likely to exceed 16 MT this yr

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the country's sugar output in the current season could exceed 16 million tonnes (MT) on the back of improved yields in key growing states.

Day after stampede kills 27, Chandrababu orders judicial inquiry

Day after stampede kills 27, Chandrababu orders judicial inquiry

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

Policemen were on their toes as heavy rush was expected on the day of "Aadi Amavasya" on Wednesday.

'BJP's dream of Ram Rajya will fail in Bengal'

'BJP's dream of Ram Rajya will fail in Bengal'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

'If the BJP thinks it is going to overnight transform Bengal into Madhya Pradesh, sorry, that's not going to happen because I have faith in our ethos and culture.'

India in 10 beautiful photographs!

India in 10 beautiful photographs!

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Readers share their best #India-Photos. You can too! Post them on ZaraBol and we will carry the best ones right here on Rediff.com!

25 STUNNING FRAMES of Gupt

25 STUNNING FRAMES of Gupt

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

Gupt's greatest success lies in how attractive it remains despite the suspense becoming common knowledge, feels Sukanya Verma.

Golden boy Rahul brings joy for drought-prone Beed

Golden boy Rahul brings joy for drought-prone Beed

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

The Commonwealth Games gold medallist wrestler's journey started in 2005 from a little known tehsil in Beed district called Patoda.

200 programmes in 125 days: PM's busy schedule

200 programmes in 125 days: PM's busy schedule

Rediff.com3 May 2019

It said there is no part of the country that he did not visit during the 125 days between December 25 and May 1 as he crisscrossed from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Jamnagar to Silchar, while speaking to students to scientists, farmers, entrepreneurs, foreign heads of state and political workers.

Unusual summer pics: Feel of the ferris wheel!

Unusual summer pics: Feel of the ferris wheel!

Rediff.com9 Jun 2010

We invited readers to send in their interesting summer snapshots. Here are a few more responses -- and you can share yours too!

75-yr-old woman's disrobed body found in Burdwan

75-yr-old woman's disrobed body found in Burdwan

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

The disrobed body of a 75-year-old woman inmate of an ashram was found on Wednesday at Katwa, in West Bengal, fuelling allegations of a second rape of a senior citizen in West Bengal in a week.

Travel: A feast of festivals 2010

Travel: A feast of festivals 2010

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

From literary fests to snake boat races, India sure has a lot to offer for an enthusiastic traveller. We list out the most important events of 2010.

Spotted: Upen Patel, Mahima in Los Angeles

Spotted: Upen Patel, Mahima in Los Angeles

Rediff.com2 Sep 2008

Reader Aashir Patel has sent us a few photographs.

Clean Ganga project has a long way to go

Clean Ganga project has a long way to go

Rediff.com5 Jun 2021

'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.'

Surf Excel faces Twitter heat for Holi ad promoting togetherness

Surf Excel faces Twitter heat for Holi ad promoting togetherness

Rediff.com10 Mar 2019

The one-minute-long ad features a young Hindu girl, dressed in a white t-shirt, who chooses to get stained in Holi colours in order to protect her young Muslim friend who has to go to the nearby mosque to pray. The advertisement ends with its classic tagline, 'Daag achche hain' (stains are good).

UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj

UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

The decision came a day after the Allahabad high court asked the Centre and the state government to file counter affidavits within a week on a petition challenging the decision to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj.