News for 'arranged marriage'

'Sania will be Shoaib's second wife'

'Sania will be Shoaib's second wife'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2010

Ahmad Siddiqui, father of Ayesha, allegedly Shoiab's first wife, has threatened legal action against Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik if he does not give his daughter a divorce.

The MAGIC OF Laxmikant-Pyarelal

The MAGIC OF Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

'Laxmi and I firmly believed that while working, the egoistic word 'Main (I)' never interferes.'

'I have a crush on a 55 yr-old woman'

'I have a crush on a 55 yr-old woman'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

Rediff.com's Love Guru addresses relationship problems in an online chat.

When your husband is a transwoman

When your husband is a transwoman

Rediff.com13 Feb 2018

What does a man who feels like a woman face when married? And how does his wife cope?

Review: Dum Laga Ke Haisha is genuinely sweet

Review: Dum Laga Ke Haisha is genuinely sweet

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Dum Laga Ke Haisha is so simple that it never gives you a single moment of unpredictability, writes Raja Sen.

Lockdown woes: Athlete Prajakta fighting hunger in Nagpur slum

Lockdown woes: Athlete Prajakta fighting hunger in Nagpur slum

Rediff.com13 May 2020

A paralytic father and a mother who has been rendered jobless due to the coronavirus lockdown has forced promising Nagpur-based athlete Prajakta Godbole to fight extreme hunger with fear of unknown -- from where will the next meal be arranged. The 24-year-old Prajakta, who resides with her parents in a Siraspeth slum in Nagpur, represented Indian Universities in the 5000m race at the World University Games in Italy in 2019. She clocked 18:23.92 and could not qualify for the final round.

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the Berlinale.

How Life has CHANGED for Bihar's Bicycle Girl

How Life has CHANGED for Bihar's Bicycle Girl

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

'Thanks to monetary help from several people, we are comfortable and living with dignity.'

'Breaking up is never easy'

'Breaking up is never easy'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Love Guru in a no holds barred chat with our readers!

Why love and entrepreneurship are just the same

Why love and entrepreneurship are just the same

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

If it ain't love, it ain't entrepreneurship.

6 questions to ask your partner before getting married

6 questions to ask your partner before getting married

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

It's best to know if both of you share the same aspirations, ambitions and will be sharing a similar life.

The simple joys of a rural Indian shaadi

The simple joys of a rural Indian shaadi

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

A Rediff reader recently travelled to Bihar's remote naxal effected district of Jamui... to attend a wedding! Snapshots from an unforgetful journey

Jab we met: 'She was my destiny'

Jab we met: 'She was my destiny'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

We invited readers to share their love stories with us. Here are a few more responses!

The Chaiwalli who's taking the Internet by storm

The Chaiwalli who's taking the Internet by storm

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

At 27, Uppma Virdi is telling stories, connecting cultures and making a killing out of chai.

Review: Ishqedarriyaan is avoidable

Review: Ishqedarriyaan is avoidable

Rediff.com29 May 2015

The kindest thing one can say about Ishqedarriyaan is that it is yawn worthy

8 things you should know before starting a startup

8 things you should know before starting a startup

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

Be prepared before taking the plunge from employee to entrepreneur.

The changing rules of commitment

The changing rules of commitment

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

IAS topper Shah Faesal resigns, says Kashmiri Lives Matter in tweet

IAS topper Shah Faesal resigns, says "Kashmiri Lives Matter" in tweet

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

Faesal, who recently returned from a foreign training and was awaiting posting, said he had decided to resign from Indian Administrative Service, "to protest against the unabated killings in Kashmir, and lack of any sincere reach out from the Union government".

Finding love on a flight

Finding love on a flight

Rediff.com9 May 2008

'My best friend just moved to San Francisco, doesn't really know anyone there. You guys should really get together,' the passenger was telling the air hostess, who he had first seen, half an hour back.

'Saira was more beautiful than I thought'

'Saira was more beautiful than I thought'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

'She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was.'

North India drowns in Lohri celebrations

North India drowns in Lohri celebrations

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

The bonfire festival of Lohri will be observed and celebrated across Northern India on Tuesday.

Bigg Boss 14: Wedding in the house?

Bigg Boss 14: Wedding in the house?

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Rahul Vaidya makes an announcement!

Inspiring! Why we should celebrate this topper

Inspiring! Why we should celebrate this topper

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

Payal Kumari, daughter of a migrant worker from Bihar, battled the odds including financial woes, to top the BA archaeology course at Kerala's Mahatma Gandhi University.

10 Songs that DEFINE Rekha

10 Songs that DEFINE Rekha

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

On her 65th birthday, Sukanya Verma looks at the diva's 10 definitive songs.

Dear men: Don't expect your wives to be nice to your parents

Dear men: Don't expect your wives to be nice to your parents

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

''Dear men, don't expect your wives to naturally play the role of maid, cleaner, babysitter, a working professional and be nice to your parents.' 'It's her choice, and if she chooses not to, she may have her reasons too; that doesn't make her bad or less 'pious' as the Supreme Court pointed.' 'If you are looking for a full-time, unpaid maid or caretaker in your life partner, you do not understand marriage at all,' says Divya Nair.

Tight security in Ayodhya ahead of Babri Masjid demolition anniversary

Tight security in Ayodhya ahead of Babri Masjid demolition anniversary

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has too decided against observing the 27th anniversary of the demolition as "Shaurya Diwas".

Review: Kathaveedu is an average entertainer

Review: Kathaveedu is an average entertainer

Rediff.com11 Nov 2013

Director Sohannlal does make an impression by narrating a different story in Kathaveedu.

Mumtaz on Fardeen-Natasha wedding

Mumtaz on Fardeen-Natasha wedding

Rediff.com12 Dec 2005

India in His Camera!

India in His Camera!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'

20,000 weddings, Sri Sri fest; Delhi braces for major traffic snarls

20,000 weddings, Sri Sri fest; Delhi braces for major traffic snarls

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

Major arterial roads in south and east Delhi are expected to witness severe traffic snarls for the next three days in view of the 'World Culture Festival', events hosted by the Radha Soami Satsang Beas, and more than 20,000 weddings scheduled in the city on Friday.

Lavish spread at Fardeen's wedding

Lavish spread at Fardeen's wedding

Rediff.com13 Dec 2005

Bharat bandh: Farmers block highways, roads in Punjab, Haryana

Bharat bandh: Farmers block highways, roads in Punjab, Haryana

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

Farmers gathered at several national highways, key roads and some railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana on Friday morning as part of their nationwide protest against the Centre's new agri laws.

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Testimony presented before the Bhima Korgaon Commission over the last two months reveals the background to the violence that broke out on January 1, 2018.

Jab We Met: 'I found him humble, sweet'

Jab We Met: 'I found him humble, sweet'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

Ramya Nair tells us how she found love in Arun.

Remembering TT

Remembering TT

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

T Thomas, former chairman of Hindustan Unilever, passed away March 2.

Socha Na Tha is worth a watch

Socha Na Tha is worth a watch

Rediff.com4 Mar 2005

The woman who cured Deepika Padukone

The woman who cured Deepika Padukone

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Meet Anna Chandy, chairperson of the Deepika Padukone-led Live Love Laugh Foundation.