In a shocking incident, a complainant was allegedly asked by policemen in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district to shine their shoes to get his complaint filed at the police station.
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, Sitar maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and music composer AR Rahman also paid tributes to the musician.
What did Bollywood do on Wednesday?
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, nicknamed 'Shooter Dadi', died on Friday after battling COVID-19.
Twenty Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in the fierce clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley on Monday night, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff in the region.
Family and friends grieve at the legendary actor's passing.
Bollywood's gorgeous ladies looked glamorous on the IIFA green carpet, but the men didn't disappoint either.
'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.'
Guests trouped out of Arpita Khan's party and into Mukesh Ambani's, on the other side of Mumbai.
'Being Aishwarya Rai Bachchan comes with a price.' 'There will always be those who think her ideal life is a fake. 'To them I say, damn your cynicism!,' says Subhash K Jha.
Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
A dance by Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, on the movie's song has created a political furore.
About 20.8 per cent elders have lost either family members or friends due to COVID-19 and most of them believe that a better medical and health infrastructure could have saved these lives, according to a report that surveyed 3,526 elderly people in the country.
Are programmes telecast on small screen pitting daughters-in-law against mothers-in-law?
For 30-year-old Shabana Parveen, it was nothing short of a miracle -- giving birth to a heathy baby boy after surviving a murderous attack by rioters who kicked and assaulted her and her husband in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar.
The actor wore a washed out look as a showstopper for Anushree Reddy at LFW.
Nagarjuna hosts a star-studded reception for his son and daughter-in-law.
'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.' 'When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter water.' 'When I grew up, she would say, "Be liberal when you know what you are talking about, and be conservative when you don't".'
During the day, doctors completed the first round of dialysis to improve his kidney function and normalise his urine output, the GMCH superintendent told reporters.
Far away from the glare of publicity lives Atal Bihari Vajpayee's family -- three sisters, nephews, nieces and their children. A large family proud of its bond with India's leader.
Sheetal Jain worked with Amitabh Bachchan for 40 years.
Bollywood bids goodbye to Veeru Devgan.
'His relationship with Sridevi was not meant to work out, especially since both of them were ambitious, driven and passionate.'
Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj his wife and 21 other people -- family members, staff and his followers staying in the same household -- have tested positive.
'She is a daughter-in-law of Pakistan and this is not something that can be overlooked.' 'So many have contributed towards the Telangana cause and many have laid down their lives for the same. Why are their names not considered?' BJP leader Dr K Laxman defends himself in this exclusive interview with Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com
Come ill-health, physical discomfort or family occasions, the men keep up the cheer and ensure their physical limitations don't cloud their optimism and their will to win the fight.
Do you know who rules Cheteshwar Pujara's heart?
Ali Mohammed, accused of raping his daughter-in-law Imrana, has claimed that he was falsely implicated in the matter because of a property dispute.
'When Chintu told me about his plans to go to Delhi in February for a wedding, I advised him against it.' 'But he still went, and had a relapse.'
Two years short of scoring a century, Raj Kumar Vaishya has majored in economics to know why China suddenly devalued its currency, how to provide relief to people from rising prices and why the country has failed to solve problems like poverty and joblessness.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com presents 10 dynasts of the BJP who have managed to get elected this time round.
Badal said the farmers are waging a bitter struggle in the severe cold just to secure their fundamental right to life.
Shriya Pilgaonkar, who has worked with Reema Lagoo in the serial Tu Tu Main Main, says it's a personal loss.
Housewives don't deserve to be taken for granted. Ever. Sometimes one needs to assert one's importance in their loved one's life and Ghar Ki Murgi addresses that without being preachy, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Leslie's granddaughter Sonia Biden Francis, a Nagpur-based psychologist, said that 'Bidens in Nagpur and everywhere' are elated with Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election.
The new Narendra Modi Cabinet has seven women ministers in its fold.
'Our stomachs, accustomed now only to the blandness of stems and leaves, rumbled at unaccustomed aromas not intended for our consumption.' 'Heaven awaited on a platter -- but not for us,' sighs Kishore Singh.
'I don't know what greater calamities this year has in store.'
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