News for 'darshan'

Pix: Tabu, Kartik CELEBRATE!

Pix: Tabu, Kartik CELEBRATE!

Rediff.com31 May 2022

The makers of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 threw a success party for its cast and their friends in Mumbai.

IPL 2023: Its Dhoni vs Hardik as both teams fret on 'Impact Players'

IPL 2023: Its Dhoni vs Hardik as both teams fret on 'Impact Players'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

IPL 2023 will be very different from earlier ones with the 'Impact Player' rule coming into play for the first time.

Kerala allows more pilgrims at Sabarimala temple

Kerala allows more pilgrims at Sabarimala temple

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

The famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, opened for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season, is all set to receive more pilgrims now with the Kerala government deciding to allow more devotees for darshan by adhering to Covid-19 protocols.

Q3 results preview: Cement sector profits seen weak despite strong sales

Q3 results preview: Cement sector profits seen weak despite strong sales

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Acceleration in demand, together with marginal price hikes of about 2-3 per cent by cement companies in the October-December quarter (third quarter, or Q3) of 2022-23, may not be enough to cushion the impact of high input costs on the bottom line, reveal Bloomberg consensus estimates for the quarter. Year-on-year (YoY) net sales growth in Q3 will come in at nearly 7 per cent, shows Bloomberg data, while bottom-line growth will show a sharp decline of 25 per cent from a year ago. The earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) will likely decline by nearly 5 per cent versus a year ago, shows data.

Bihar BJP objects to Muslim minister entering temple

Bihar BJP objects to Muslim minister entering temple

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with 'deliberate insult' to Hindu sensibilities for taking along a minister from another faith inside an ancient temple where it is prohibited.

The Most Popular Indian Movies Of 2022

The Most Popular Indian Movies Of 2022

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

Rather than basing it on movie reviews, IMDb determines this list based on page views.

IPL stars worship Ganpati Bappa

IPL stars worship Ganpati Bappa

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

As India celebrates Ganeshotsav, the festival of Lord Ganesha, IPL cricketers worshipped the God of New Beginnings.

Mumbai civic body gears up for Ganesh festival sans Covid

Mumbai civic body gears up for Ganesh festival sans Covid

Rediff.com31 Aug 2022

Among other measures, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has set up 188 control rooms in 24 civic wards across the city.

Amarnath yatra kicks off after 3 years with 2750 pilgrims

Amarnath yatra kicks off after 3 years with 2750 pilgrims

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Thursday as a batch of about 2,750 pilgrims left the base camp in Nunwan, Jammu-Kashmir, for the cave shrine housing the naturally formed ice-lingam in the south Kashmir Himalayas.

Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath, Badrinath temples

Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath, Badrinath temples

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the famous Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district on Friday.

Nithari killer Surinder Koli gets death sentence in another case

Nithari killer Surinder Koli gets death sentence in another case

Rediff.com19 May 2022

Judge Rakesh Tripathi awarded seven years imprisonment to Koli's employer -- businessman Moninder Singh Pandher -- in the case.

Patil's mortal remains kept at party office for last darshan

Patil's mortal remains kept at party office for last darshan

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Mortal remains of senior NCP leader and ex-Home Minister R R Patil are kept at the party office in Mumbai.

Mulayam cremated with full state honours, top leaders pay respects

Mulayam cremated with full state honours, top leaders pay respects

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

His son and party chief Akhilesh Yadav lit the funeral pyre. The former Uttar Pradesh CM had died aged 82 at a private hospital in Haryana's Gurugram on Monday.

10 Biggest Hindi Hits of 2022

10 Biggest Hindi Hits of 2022

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

The highest grossing Hindi films of 2022.

Kejriwal offers prayers at Ram Janambhoomi in Ayodhya

Kejriwal offers prayers at Ram Janambhoomi in Ayodhya

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

Delhi chief minister Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday offered prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya, and said his government will include the temple town of Ayodhya in the Delhi government's free pilgrimage scheme.

The Movie *Everyone* Turned Up To See!

The Movie *Everyone* Turned Up To See!

Rediff.com27 May 2022

Director Anubhav Sinha's special screening of his new film Anek, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Andrea Kevichusa, Manoj Pahwa and Kumud Mishra, was a houseful affair!

SC to hear plea seeking to worship 'Shivling' in Gyanvapi

SC to hear plea seeking to worship 'Shivling' in Gyanvapi

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

The plea also sought carbon dating of the 'Shivling' to ascertain its age.

Will Brahmastra Save Bollywood?

Will Brahmastra Save Bollywood?

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

It was a lull period for Bollywood in August as none of the new releases could work at the box office, hope that it turns around in September.

IPL PHOTOS: Gujarat snatch win from Punjab in last-ball thriller

IPL PHOTOS: Gujarat snatch win from Punjab in last-ball thriller

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

David Miller and Rahul Tewatia then took the team home as the latter hit two consecutive sixes off the last two balls to register a thrilling last-ball victory for Gujarat Titans.

More Stars Than In Heaven At This Party!

More Stars Than In Heaven At This Party!

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Gosh! the number of Bollywood folk who attended Producer Jayantilal Gada's birthday party, which also celebrated his back-to-back releases, Gangubai Kathiawadi, RRR, Attack Part I.

Apologise or won't allow to enter Ayodhya: BJP MP to Raj Thackeray

Apologise or won't allow to enter Ayodhya: BJP MP to Raj Thackeray

Rediff.com5 May 2022

Raj Thackeray should apologise to all North Indians with folded hands, MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said.

COVID-19: No dandiya, garba this Navratri in Maharashtra

COVID-19: No dandiya, garba this Navratri in Maharashtra

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

As per the guidelines, the height of Goddess Durga idols installed by mandals (during Navratri) have been capped at four feet and household ones at two feet, and immersion procession, crowded affairs during normal times, have been disallowed.

I resolved Kashmir problem, Nehru couldn't: Modi in Gujarat

I resolved Kashmir problem, Nehru couldn't: Modi in Gujarat

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel resolved issues of merger of other princely states, but 'one person' could not resolve the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in a veiled attack on India's first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

When A Secret Rajiv-Badal Meeting Was Cancelled

When A Secret Rajiv-Badal Meeting Was Cancelled

Rediff.com8 May 2023

'Mr Badal wanted to talk to a member of the Gandhi family to bring about some sort of rapprochement between the Akalis and the Congress which were the two major parties at that time.'

Authorities take steps to decongest Vaishno Devi after stampede

Authorities take steps to decongest Vaishno Devi after stampede

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

A high-powered probe committee set up by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the site and appealed to the general public to share videos, statements or any other evidence about the incident.

Brahmastra To Overtake Kashmir Files

Brahmastra To Overtake Kashmir Files

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

Houseful signs were visible on online booking apps as well as physical boards all over again. It has been ages since one has seen a phenomenon like this.

Delhi cops give nod to farmers' tractor parade on Jan 26

Delhi cops give nod to farmers' tractor parade on Jan 26

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

The tractor parades will start from the Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri border points of Delhi, but details will be finalised tonight, farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar said after attending a meeting between the unions and the police.

'Kashmir Files is propaganda': Fellow IFFI jurors back Lapid

'Kashmir Files is propaganda': Fellow IFFI jurors back Lapid

Rediff.com4 Dec 2022

Sudipto Sen, the lone Indian in the jury board of the just-concluded International Film Festival of India, Saturday maintained that the remarks made by Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid about The Kashmir Files were his personal opinion even as three other co-jurors came out in support of the jury head.

Registration at Vaishno Devi temple resumes after stampede

Registration at Vaishno Devi temple resumes after stampede

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

The registration at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Katra resumed hours after the stampede incident, in which 12 people were killed and several others were left injured.

What changes we can expect at Tirupati

What changes we can expect at Tirupati

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

'Our priority is how to reduce the waiting time for people for darshan.'

Thousands wait for last 'darshan' of Sathya Sai Baba

Thousands wait for last 'darshan' of Sathya Sai Baba

Rediff.com25 Apr 2011

The outpouring of grief at Puttaparthi continued on Monday with over one lakh devotees visiting the temple town to say their final farewell to spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba who passed away on Sunday morning.

Will name roads after slain kar sevaks: UP deputy CM

Will name roads after slain kar sevaks: UP deputy CM

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

Ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister announced that roads would be constructed in the state after the name of 'kar sevaks' who died in 1990 during Ram Mandir movement in Ayodhya.

Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to be ready for nationwide agitation

Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to be ready for nationwide agitation

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait exhorted farmers to be ready for a massive nationwide agitation over their demands as a 75-hour sit-in by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Lakhimpur Kheri seeking the removal of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and a law on minimum support price (MSP) entered the second day on Tuesday.

2nd year running, brands take a backseat for Ganeshotsav amid curbs

2nd year running, brands take a backseat for Ganeshotsav amid curbs

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

It is Mumbai's favourite festival and is celebrated each year with fervour and frenzy. But when the city welcomes "Ganpati Bappa" this Friday, the celebrations will be low key. With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. Festival budgets have shrunk and as a result, corporate sponsorships have dried out.

Reliance opens Jio World Drive, first premium mall in Mumbai

Reliance opens Jio World Drive, first premium mall in Mumbai

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

The premium mall, Jio World Drive (JWD), is spread across an area of 17.5 acre and it will be Mumbai's first rooftop Jio drive-in Theatre which will be operated by PVR. JWD will house only premium international and Indian brands.

Kisan mahapanchayat calls for BJP's defeat in polls

Kisan mahapanchayat calls for BJP's defeat in polls

Rediff.com28 Nov 2021

Tikait says PM Modi was supporter of MSP law when he was CM

Ranji: Dhapola's fiery spell puts U'khand in command

Ranji: Dhapola's fiery spell puts U'khand in command

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

Dhapola's feat did not miss the attention of the BCCI secretary Jay Shah who termed it as one of the finest bowling performances of the tournament.

Akshay-Lara: Bollywood's LONG-LASTING JODI

Akshay-Lara: Bollywood's LONG-LASTING JODI

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

Joginder Tuteja looks back at their many movies together.

Marooned in Tirumala-Tirupati!

Marooned in Tirumala-Tirupati!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

Tirumala-Tirupati, the most popular, and wealthiest, temple in India was cut off on Thursday following heavy rains that flooded the main shrine at Tirumala and led to the shutdown of the ghat roads that lead to it.