This year's Ekta Diwas parade in Kevadia, Gujarat, will feature around 2,000 artists from 126 Naxal-affected districts and celebrate the significant achievement of ending armed Naxalism in the country. Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the annual event on October 31, which also commemorates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary. The celebrations will include cultural performances, innovative tableaux, and will honour security forces while promoting tourism to the Statue of Unity.
Students are learning to combine technology with agriculture, healthcare, biotechnology, architecture and fashion, explains Mandeep Singh, assistant professor and deputy dean, Lovely Professional University.
'The jury panel said that my collection should not be limited to a college fashion show; it had much more potential. They encouraged me to sign up for the annual National Designer Awards organised by the World Designing Forum.'
'When an establishment operates despite demolition or closure orders, without proper fire exits, evacuation plans or safety audits, and yet is allowed to host large crowds, the state cannot hide behind the language of accident.' 'The authorities were aware of the risks and of the violations, but chose not to act decisively because doing so would have inconvenienced those with influence and financial stakes.' 'In such a scenario, the moral and legal responsibility for the resulting deaths moves from negligence towards culpability; calling it 'murder' is a way of underlining that these lives were sacrificed at the altar of greed and complicity, not fate.'
The best part about a Manish Malhotra party is the jaw-dropping fashion the stars bring with them.
Rediff.com picks out the hautest reasons to splurge this festive season.
From slaying saris to rocking leather jackets, February saw B-town divas up their fashion game and wow us.
Through her Ancestral Weaves collection she gave 'the wonderful Indian weavings a universal language' at Milan.
'Desire is a strange thing.' 'It wells up uninvited and goes missing when most needed.'
in the longer run, there is no substitute for a standard term, accident, and a comprehensive health cover, with adequate sum insured that will give you round-the-clock and year-after-year coverage.
'For me personally, there was nothing till Aranyak made me say, 'This is it!''
The stand-up comedian tries out her wedding attire.
Eight designers. An NGO. Special showstoppers.
The high profile do saw stars turn up in their best designer outfits.
The interest it has generated among designers who are helping create new styles and uses for the product is likely to leave a lasting imprint on the future of khadi.
Bhaichung said he is proud to represent Sikkim at the 13th edition of Sustainable Fashion Day.
There are billionaires who have all the money at their disposal but have websites that are outdated, amateurish, or simply jarring.
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Bringing designs that stood out at the show's recently concluded latest edition.
The ladies turned up in their designer best for the glamorous event on May 7.
Ramp wins from the recently-concluded India Bridal Fashion Week. Take a look!
The top 10 take aways from London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014.
'A lot of people think that since I am Rohit Shetty's sister I may get special attention.' 'In fact, it's the opposite.' 'You can call up anyone and ask, how Rohit treats Mehek on the sets and they'll tell you how I get a lot of daant.'
'In the process, I hope that our Earth will be able to heal some more.'
Buying a smartphone can be very confusing today. Here's the list to help you narrow down on your choice.
Presenting the best designs from Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2017 that look apt for this festive season.
From mid-December, about 100,000 Class IX students in 1,000 government schools across 10 districts of Bihar will spend two hours on Saturdays reading a glossy storybook, probably the best designed ones that they have ever read.
Self-taught textile designer Gaurang Shah, who calls himself an entrepreneur, talks about reviving khadi and working with rural artisans.
We bring you a round-up of showings by Harangad Singh, VJ Balhara and more!
Don't miss the best designs showcased at the Aamby Valley India Bridal Week, which concluded yesterday!
Here's we have listed the world best-looking mobile phones, ever.
In Part III of a series, we bring you some more ramp action from the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week!
And should you buy it for Rs 33,490? Uttaran Das Gupta has the answers.
High-end fashion store Aza launched their latest branch in New Delhi this past weekend and a ramp show featuring several prominent designers was organised to mark the occasion. Take a look.
Presenting the best designs from Pune Fashion Week 2016 that look apt for this festive season.
Designers Anita Dongre and Rajesh Pratap Singh's collections at Amazon India Fashion Week Fall 2016.
Rediff.com has been judged the overall winner in the mobile content category and rated as having the best design in the news category, at the PC World Web Awards 2008
Industrial Design Centre of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and Ahmedabad's National Institute of Design are among the 60 schools named in the second annual survey of the best design schools in the world compiled by Businessweek magazine, which is part of the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
Presenting the awe-inspiring showstoppers from India Couture Week 2016. Tell us who your favourite is.
25 designers presented their work at the grand finale show of the 25th edition of the India Fashion Week.
