These traditions have survived centuries, even as India has changed dramatically around them.
The decision to invite Mushtaq had sparked controversy, with several petitions challenging the Karnataka government's move.
Why is the Big Apple welcoming our pachyderms? And how is India teaching the world about living with wildlife?
In Thailand, elephants dressed as Santa Claus delivered face masks to kids and passersby.
Salman Khan's Sikandar may not be the spectacle one hoped it would be. Many decades ago, Sohrab Modi made the historical extravaganza Sikandar that continues to inspire audiences today.
Sachin Tendulkar's daughter lent her voice to an important cause.
Nagaraju's dogged fight over a period of 18 years for his ancestral property began from scratch
At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger. But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the fatal shot.
From his early years to the duties and pleasures of royal life, we take a look at the life of the Duke of Edinburgh.
People close to the erstwhile royal family underline that Jyotiraditya Scindia is neither as accessible nor as unpretentious as his father.
Gorgeous bridal showstoppers from the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week.
Keisha Santwan, 16, and her travel-obsessed family love the joy of exploring new places.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Ram, Laxmi, stories from the Hindu epics are seen in carvings, paintings and murals, as well as recognisable figures from mythology, like Garuda, Sheshnag, Nandi and Apsaras, notes Deepa Gahlot, savouring the beauty of Cambodia.
Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.
The Queen, 89, will take over the title from her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who, according to Buckingham Palace, reigned for exactly 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes. To celebrate her 63-year-long reign, here are some interesting facts about her.
An Indian billionaire couple in the United Kingdom are planning a mega birthday bash for Prince Charles when he turns 65 in November.
A list of monarchs who abdicated after 2000.
Apart from its sight-seeing grandeurs, the city boasts a unique shopping and gastronomical experience.
The collector king Sayajirao Gaekwad III, who lived a century ago, put together a fantastic world of Indian and European art for his subjects.
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Britain's Prince William has described his new-born son George as a "little rascal" in his first official interview since becoming a father.
With an appealing story of two unlikely people falling in love after their politically arranged marriage, the film is filled with several intriguing plots and out-of-the-world songs.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
Ashutosh Gowariker's new film has a nice romance, but the history seems to get in the way.
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