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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.

Jallikattu Verdict A Victory For Tamil Youth Power

Jallikattu Verdict A Victory For Tamil Youth Power

Rediff.com22 May 2023

They just wanted their angst noticed, and as a symbol of recognition, Jallikattu, restored without the annual ritual of court cases and adjournments, explains N Sathya Moorthy.

PHOTOS: Yogi's Cabinet meets at Kumbh mela

PHOTOS: Yogi's Cabinet meets at Kumbh mela

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

Officials said almost all the ministers present at meeting took the holy dip.

After 12 years, Kashmir's Pushkar celebrations

After 12 years, Kashmir's Pushkar celebrations

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Minimum temperatures have plummeted below the freezing point across the Kashmir Valley, but pilgrims from all over India can be seen taking a dip at Shadipora located at the confluence of the Jhelum river and Sindh stream in the Ganderbal district of central Kashmir these days.

Alia-Ranbir's Sangeet Playlist

Alia-Ranbir's Sangeet Playlist

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

As the attractive couple set out to make it official over four days of elaborate festivity, Sukanya Verma offers a playlist we imagine the stars dancing at their sangeet.

Bollywood's WOMEN IN WHITE

Bollywood's WOMEN IN WHITE

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.

Salute these AMAZING Padma Shri Awardees

Salute these AMAZING Padma Shri Awardees

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

Why the 2020 Padma Shri Awards are an honour truly worth celebrating.

Fake notes from SBI ATM: Cash custodian arrested

Fake notes from SBI ATM: Cash custodian arrested

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

Isha was the custodian of the cash at the time it was being placed in the ATM.

PIX: Fans pray for India's win against New Zealand

PIX: Fans pray for India's win against New Zealand

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

Fans offered prayers at 'Sangam' in Varanasi and also laid a 'chaadar' at the dargah

'Peace has not been 'miraculously restored' in Kashmir'

'Peace has not been 'miraculously restored' in Kashmir'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

'A threatened people should not be forcibly held in a place where their lives may be at risk.'

Indian delegation to visit Pak for Permanent Indus Commission meeting

Indian delegation to visit Pak for Permanent Indus Commission meeting

Rediff.com20 Feb 2022

In a first since the signing of the Indus Water Treaty between the two countries, three female officers will also be part of the Indian delegation, which will be advising the Indian Commissioner on various issues during the meeting, the official said.

Cleaning Ganga public's job too: Jal Shakti minister

Cleaning Ganga public's job too: Jal Shakti minister

Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

The society needs to consider cleaning the Ganga river as its responsibility and not see it as just the government's job, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Wednesday.

PIX: Sonal Chauhan visits Kumbh Mela

PIX: Sonal Chauhan visits Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

The actress seeks divine intervention.

Who Stoked Migrant Labour 'Exodus' From Tamil Nadu?

Who Stoked Migrant Labour 'Exodus' From Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

Unless controlled and contained, given the untested belief that the north Indian labour support and follow the Hindutva kind of political ideology, there is a potential in terms of ideological clashes with their Dravidian brethren in the local neighbourhoods, and it all escalating into violence, especially during election time, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

'I was told Yash and Mumtaz were 'just friends.' That wasn't the truth!'

'I was told Yash and Mumtaz were 'just friends.' That wasn't the truth!'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

'Shah Rukh and I have a very good relationship.' 'When he is with you, he is completely yours, once he leaves the room, he doesn't know you.' Pamela Chopra discusses her life with her late husband Yash Chopra, and sons Aditya and Uday Chopra in an exclusive interview.

A case of cheating filed against Sarathkumar

A case of cheating filed against Sarathkumar

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

He has been accused of misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 1.65 crore.

Covid curbs: Not allowed to board, Delhiites vandalise buses

Covid curbs: Not allowed to board, Delhiites vandalise buses

Rediff.com30 Dec 2021

Police used mild force to disperse the crowd and five people have been detained, officials said.

Revisiting history: A Harappa in Tamil Nadu

Revisiting history: A Harappa in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Brick buildings, drainage system excavated in Keezhadi village are on par with those found in Harappa.

Before Atique Ahmed, there was Chand Baba in UP

Before Atique Ahmed, there was Chand Baba in UP

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

Atique Ahmed is one of the most feared dons of Uttar Pradesh today. There was another don who preceded Atique and had he survived, Atique wouldn't have been around today, recalls Sudhir Bisht.

The Golden Thrower

The Golden Thrower

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

Someone who confessed he would have been beating buffaloes with sticks had it not been for the javelin went on to win India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics.

UP scribe who reported on liquor mafia dies in road mishap

UP scribe who reported on liquor mafia dies in road mishap

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

The reporter, Sulabh Srivastava, recently ran a news story against the liquor mafia, and two days ago, he had written to the Prayagraj additional director general of police, seeking protection.

Modi's Sangamam: Less Of Tamil, More Of Politics

Modi's Sangamam: Less Of Tamil, More Of Politics

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

The inaugural Sangamam turned out to be a political Hindutva function than a gathering on the Hindu religion, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Who did you vote for? Why?

Who did you vote for? Why?

Rediff.com20 May 2019

In the crazily complex cauldron that is India, where caste, community, class and cash are just the primary ingredients, no one has yet come up with a fool-proof method to ascertain how voters make up their minds, on which button to press, in the privacy of their 'confessional' booths, notes Krishna Prasad.

'He will dance in our hearts forever'

'He will dance in our hearts forever'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

Television newscaster Dibang remembers Astad Deboo, the legendary dancer, who passed into the ages on Thursday.

India goes silent on Day 2 of lockdown

India goes silent on Day 2 of lockdown

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

The nation is on Day 2 of the 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. People buying essential supplies maintaining social distancing is now become a feature across the country.

'Do you know why people build untouchability walls?'

'Do you know why people build untouchability walls?'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2022

'The main reason is 'they' do not want to see Dalits especially in the morning!'

PM takes dip at Kumbh, washes feet of sanitation workers

PM takes dip at Kumbh, washes feet of sanitation workers

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

He also washed the feet of sanitation workers at the 'Swachh Kumbh, Swachh Aabhaar' programme in Prayagraj.

AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal booked for misbehaving with woman

AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal booked for misbehaving with woman

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

The woman alleged that Jarwal pushed her, following which she fell down, and abused her too before he left the spot.

Court humare kabze mein...: Shah on CBI, ED 'misuse'

Court humare kabze mein...: Shah on CBI, ED 'misuse'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

Shah said that the people of the country will decide about the principal opposition party to BJP in the 2024 polls and they have not given this label to any party.

Rajinikanth, Kamal Hasan fast for Tamils in Lanka

Rajinikanth, Kamal Hasan fast for Tamils in Lanka

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

The South Indian Film Artistes' association -- also known as the Thenindiya Nadigar Sangam -- on Tuesday organised a one-day hunger strike to protest against the alleged atrocities committed against the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

he one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela ended on Monday with devotees from different walks of life and parts of the country taking a holy dip on Mahashivratri.

Lakhs look for redemption at Kumbh's last 'Shahi Snan'

Lakhs look for redemption at Kumbh's last 'Shahi Snan'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2013

A sea of pilgrims converged at Sangam for a holy dip on Friday on the occasion of Basant Panchami joined by ascetics belonging to various sects for their third and last Shahi Snan of Maha Kumbh, where a sadhu was killed in a fire in the wee hours.

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.

Lata's Voice Kept The Nation Moving Ahead

Lata's Voice Kept The Nation Moving Ahead

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

One could be anywhere -- huddled around a transistor radio at home in the evenings, walking past a neighbour's house, or waiting at a bus stop and Lata Mangeshkar's voice would reach us. Aseem Chhabra pays rich tribute to The Legend.

Fake Rs 2000 notes from 'Children Bank of India' at Delhi ATM

Fake Rs 2000 notes from 'Children Bank of India' at Delhi ATM

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

A man who had gone to withdraw money at an ATM in Sangam Vihar in New Delhi allegedly ended up getting four notes of Rs 2,000 with "Children Bank Of India" written on them, police said on Wednesday.

TamBrahms Searching For Brides In UP

TamBrahms Searching For Brides In UP

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

'Tambrahms do not demand or take dowry. UP and Bihar Brahmin girls can marry here without dowry.'

High unemployment 'sanyog' or your 'prayog'? Priyanka asks Modi

High unemployment 'sanyog' or your 'prayog'? Priyanka asks Modi

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

At a poll rally on Monday, Prime Minister Modi said the protests against the new citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh and other areas in New Delhi are not a coincidence but an 'experiment' ('sanyog nahi prayog') and a political conspiracy to destroy the country's harmony. Taking on the PM, Priyanka Gandhi said a report recently said 3.5 crore jobs have been lost in the last five years in seven important sectors.

WATCH: These babas are the main draw at Kumbh Mela

WATCH: These babas are the main draw at Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

Ultimately the Kumbh Mela is about the babas, or holy men, what with the akharas turning up in full strength to make the religious gathering what it is. Some of the holy men have proved to be a big draw at the ongoing Kumbh Mela. Here are some videos showcasing their popularity.

Four injured in blast in south Kashmir

Four injured in blast in south Kashmir

Rediff.com14 May 2012

A senior police officer told rediff.com that militants made an attempt to target an army patrol in Sangam village on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway by hurling a grenade which, however, missed the target and exploded outside a doctor's clinic.

Delhi poll: BJP fields Sunil Yadav against Kejriwal

Delhi poll: BJP fields Sunil Yadav against Kejriwal

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

The polls for 70-member assembly will be held on February 8 and results will be declared on February 11.