Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......
As they try to come to terms with the grim reality, family members of the 39 Indians massacred years ago in Iraq by terror organisation Islamic State have one question: why did the Centre keep them......
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented Padma awards to 56 distinguished personalities including actor Paresh Rawal, ace tennis player Leander Paes and author Ruskin Bond. Cricketer Yuvraj......
Although a fiery speaker and mass leader in her own right, Bharti has to necessarily fall back on what is being repeatedly described as a ‘Modi lehar’ to wrest this seat from the......
London-based Indian writer Kishwar Desai has won United Kingdom's prestigious Costa First Novel Award 2010 for her book Witness by Night, which addresses issues like unwanted girl child, gender......
It's Bollywood's new script for survival. So, what do recent hits like Shah Rukh Khan-Rani Mukherjee starrer Chalte Chalte and Ramgopal Verma's multistarrer Bhoot, have in common? And what about......
Every now and then Bollywood finds itself in need of divine intervention. In the upcoming OMG 2, Akshay Kumar plays Lord Shiva -- correction: A messenger of Lord Shiva (as directed by the Central......
There is so much political drama going on in our country that even the most imaginative scriptwriter would not be able to match reality. Still, the shenanigans of our political leaders find their......
'I did a small role in Masoom.''Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?''I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.''He had no......
Even with an on-going pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a relatively quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama......
Dharmendra wraps up Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani... Sunny starts shooting for Gadar 2... Kareena spends time with Tusshar... Please click on the images below for a better look. IMAGE:......
Sports Minister hands over trophies to 2020 National Sports Awards winners IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain receives the Arjuna Award from Sports Minister......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Malik/Twitter The Sports Ministry, on Friday, decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, pruning the......
India has topped every edition of the South Asian Games since its inception in 1984. IMAGE: The Indian women's football team celebrate after winning its third consecutive gold medal at the South......
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday. IMAGE: India’s Parupalli Kashyap staged a brilliant fightback to outwit France's Lucas Claerbout in the quarter-final of the......
Indian women failed to capitalise on several openings and suffered a 0-1 loss to hosts Belgium in their opening match of the Hockey World League semi-finals in Antwerp. A goal-line save by......