How 'Harijans' Celebrated August 15, 1947

It was a unique celebration; there is no other instance where Harijans were feted to celebrate India's Independence, reports Prakash Bhandari. Photograph: Fox Photos/Getty Images Mohandas......

3 Brahmin names that shake up the Yogi government

Khushi Dubey, Hari Shankar Tiwari and Mata Prasad Pandey represent the resentment among Brahmins towards the Adityanath government. Radhika Ramaseshan reports. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

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......

UP is dragging India down with it

'Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and the most powerful, is also the worst governed.''The only way to fix it is to split it into four or five states,' suggests Shekhar Gupta.......

Don't miss! Exciting Tamil releases this Diwali

Big banners and A-list stars prefer to release their films during big festivals. Diwali and Pongal hold the biggest attraction for the Tamil film industry. This year the fight is mainly between A R......

'Why should Hollywood be interested in us?'

'They are busy making films that suit their purpose. If it suits their purpose to make a Slumdog Millionaire, they will make it.' 'Why are we so upset about not getting an Oscar or producing Oscar......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

60-member Indian squad for Asian Athletics

A 60-member Indian squad, sans stars like long jumper Anju Bobby George and 1500m runner Sinimole Paulose, will take part in the 18th Asian Athletics Championships, which begins in Guangzhou,......

Jasmine Kaur sets 20km walk mark

Punjab's Jasmine Kaur seta new meet record in the women's 20 km walk on the second day of the 43rd National Open Athletics Championships in Bangalore on Monday.Jasmine finishedin one hour, 48......