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The 25 Moods of Lata Mangeshkar

The 25 Moods of Lata Mangeshkar

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.

Red Fort violence orchestrated by BJP: Kejriwal

Red Fort violence orchestrated by BJP: Kejriwal

Rediff.com28 Feb 2021

Extending his support to the farmers agitating in the national capital against the three farm laws, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party workers of perpetrating the violence that took place on Republic Day at Red Fort during farmers' tractor rally.

Whenever Aurangzeb attacks, Shivaji rises: Modi in Varanasi

Whenever Aurangzeb attacks, Shivaji rises: Modi in Varanasi

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Modi lauded the civilisational heritage of Varanasi, and said many sultanates rose and collapsed but Benaras remained.

25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films

25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.

'Caste, community, religion don't work in Goa'

'Caste, community, religion don't work in Goa'

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

'The politics of Goa is moving around a sole entity, which is land.'

Donald, Melania Trump visit Taj Mahal

Donald, Melania Trump visit Taj Mahal

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

US President Trump and the First Lady held hands as they strolled at the Taj complex and later wrote in the visitors' book. They were also briefed about the history and importance of the monument.

Bhuj: The Pride of India Review

Bhuj: The Pride of India Review

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

Bhuj: The Pride of India: Pearl Harbour on a dollar store budget, notes Sukanya Verma.

The Lonar Crater, At Last!

The Lonar Crater, At Last!

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

Rajesh Karkera journeys through verdant countryside to the little-explored pristine Lonar lake in eastern Maharashtra.

For Modi to be PM in 2024, Yogi must be CM in 2022: Amit Shah

For Modi to be PM in 2024, Yogi must be CM in 2022: Amit Shah

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

The Union home minister also asserted that the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls will lay the foundation for the BJP's victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

Check out which monuments make the most money for the government.

UP govt files 'vision document' before SC to save Taj

UP govt files 'vision document' before SC to save Taj

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

The vision document was submitted after an angry apex court on July 11 lashed out the state government for its apathy towards the 17th century Mughal era monument

Saluting *THE* Voice

Saluting *THE* Voice

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

Lata Mangeshkar was my introduction, the beginning, the basic, the identity of film music. Sukanya Verma salutes The Legend.

Kitab Khana: One Of The World's Top Bookstores

Kitab Khana: One Of The World's Top Bookstores

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com heads to south Mumbai to discover why Kitab Khana is considered one of the best bookshops in the world.

What Indian Music Should Airlines Play?

What Indian Music Should Airlines Play?

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

So should airlines play the keening, trance-like Siddi folk music from the Kutch peninsula? The Sufiana Kalam of Kashmir? Carnatic music? Rabindra Sangeet? Bihu melodies? Classical music from the Hindustani gharanas? Ghazals? Bhajans? Bollywood hits?... asks Kanika Datta.

The Gujaratification Of India

The Gujaratification Of India

Rediff.com12 Jan 2022

The Gujarati's intolerance for diversity can be seen in India's hard nationalism which is showing itself in Kashmir and the North East, observes Aakar Patel.

Amit Shah reviews law and order in Delhi

Amit Shah reviews law and order in Delhi

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

A day after farmers' tractor rally turned violent in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday took stock of the security situation and measures taken to ensure peace in the city, officials said.

Tanhaji and the distortions of history

Tanhaji and the distortions of history

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

'Indian apathy towards our historical heritage is indeed amazing,' says military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Keep The Anti-Muslim Pot Boiling All 365 Days

Keep The Anti-Muslim Pot Boiling All 365 Days

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

Hindu festivals are now becoming occasions when anti-Muslim hatred is expressed freely through slogans and songs that are full of abuse against Muslims or calls to either kill them or humiliate them, observes Apoorvanand.

'Heroines flocked to him, but...'

'Heroines flocked to him, but...'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'

Fresh avalanches hit J&K, toll over 20

Fresh avalanches hit J&K, toll over 20

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Several avalanches and landslides hit the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Friday even as the death toll in the series of snow slides that have hit Jammu and Kashmir crossed 20 with the recovery of the bodies of four soldiers.

Petitioner absent, hearing in Lord Krishna's birthplace suit put off

Petitioner absent, hearing in Lord Krishna's birthplace suit put off

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

The hearing of the civil suit filed in a Mathura court seeking ownership of the entire 13.37 acres of Krishna Janmabhoomi land has been adjourned till December 10, after the plaintiff in the case, Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust, failed to appear before the court on Wednesday.

Yogi visits Taj Mahal, calls it a gem, sweeps road outside

Yogi visits Taj Mahal, calls it a gem, sweeps road outside

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Over 14,000 policemen were deployed across the city for the security of Adityanath.

'Pakistan is obsessed with the idea of about a billion Indians surrounding them'

'Pakistan is obsessed with the idea of about a billion Indians surrounding them'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2012

'If you can come with some arrangement with the Pakistanis that Pakistan ceases to stop creating trouble in Kashmir in return for the Indians not arming Afghanistan, everyone wins.' William Dalrymple discusses his new book Return of a King, Afghanistan, the Mughals and, of course, India with Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Modi, Erdogan and the dismantling of legacy

Modi, Erdogan and the dismantling of legacy

Rediff.com6 May 2017

Ataturk and Nehru, two liberal secular modernisers, are in peril of being disowned by their successors, says Sunanda K-Datta Ray.

Believe in Gandhi: NCP leader facing flak for playing Godse

Believe in Gandhi: NCP leader facing flak for playing Godse

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

Kolhe, facing criticism from a senior party colleague and also political opponents over the role, clarified that he does not support the ideology of Godse.

Panipat Review

Panipat Review

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

'Panipat has all the meat for a political drama meets war movie. But in Ashutosh Gowariker's failure to process its complexity, the material never rises beyond a mediocre hurray to the Maratha manoos,' says Sukanya Verma.

Ayodhya mosque may be named after 1857 mutiny warrior

Ayodhya mosque may be named after 1857 mutiny warrior

Rediff.com25 Jan 2021

During the freedom struggle, Shah had launched revolts in the Awadh region. He made the local mosque, Masjid Sarai, located in Chowk area of Faizabad his headquarters. As he liberated Faizabad and larger part of Awadh region, he used the premises of this mosque to hold meetings with rebel leaders.

In visitors' book, Trump calls Taj Mahal 'awe-inspiring' monument

In visitors' book, Trump calls Taj Mahal 'awe-inspiring' monument

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

'The Taj Mahal inspires awe, a timeless testament to the rich and diverse beauty of Indian Culture! Thank You, India,' the US President wrote in the visitors' book and jointly signed it with the First Lady.

Sonam, Arjun, Jahnavi at Surinder Kapoor Chowk

Sonam, Arjun, Jahnavi at Surinder Kapoor Chowk

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

The Kapoors gathered at the inauguration of the Surinder Kapoor Chowk on Thursday, February 6.

The secret to cooking the perfect biryani

The secret to cooking the perfect biryani

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

This burst of flavours is as much a delight to eat as for the chefs to dish out a perfect pot of biryani.

Why Jahangir banned animal slaughter

Why Jahangir banned animal slaughter

Rediff.com24 Nov 2018

A fascinating glimpse of the Mughal emperor, courtesy Parvati Sharma's new book Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait Of A Great Mughal.

Ayodhya 2.0: Old story, new actors

Ayodhya 2.0: Old story, new actors

Rediff.com28 Dec 2018

The Ayodhya issue is unlikely to die out anytime soon with parties vying to appropriate majority sentiments in varying proportions to suit their political agendas.

'I never listen to my songs'

'I never listen to my songs'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

'I've never allowed success to go to my head.' 'I've seen many artistes fall because of their pride.'

Sardar Patel would've liberated Goa earlier: Modi

Sardar Patel would've liberated Goa earlier: Modi

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

He also said that although India got independence much before Goa became free, people of the country could not enjoy at that time as they felt uneasy thinking that one part was the country was still under foreign rule.

Lata Mangeshkar's BIGGEST regrets

Lata Mangeshkar's BIGGEST regrets

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

'I somehow escaped the difficulties that a majority of working girls face.'

Cong vs Cong: Khurshid calls Sibal 'Doubting Thomases'

Cong vs Cong: Khurshid calls Sibal 'Doubting Thomases'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

Some senior Congress leaders including Kapil Sibal have called for introspection after the party's dismal performance in the recently held Bihar assembly polls, after which the ruling National Democratic Alliance returned to power in the state despite the main member of the grand opposition alliance, Rashtriya Janata Dal, putting up a strong show and emerging as the single largest party.

'Hindu Rashtra will be a society under RSS thumb'

'Hindu Rashtra will be a society under RSS thumb'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

'In his first speech in Parliament, Modi spoke about the slavery of 1,400 years, and though he didn't say in so many words, the meaning was that he had come to re-establish a Hindu Rashtra.'

'Dilipsaab enjoyed my cooking'

'Dilipsaab enjoyed my cooking'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

'When the Shakti team had their meals, Dilisaab would squat with us and say, "Bhai mujhe bhi khilao".'

Can name-changing spree help BJP again in UP 2022?

Can name-changing spree help BJP again in UP 2022?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

The BJP's bucket list this time includes districts such as Sultanpur, Aligarh, Firozabad, Deoband, Ghazipur, Basti and Mirzapur -- to rename a few. Virendra Singh Rawat reports.

Deepika Padukone, modern-day Madhubala?

Deepika Padukone, modern-day Madhubala?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

The actrss pays tribute to the late legend in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani.