'The entire town -- Hindus, Muslims and Christians -- my schoolteachers and the ustads from the madrasa were present to witness my arangettam.' IMAGE: Sakkeer Hussain plays the chenda. Photographs......
Two months ago, on April 22, 2025, a bunch of murderous terrorists descended on the meadows of Baisaran, near Pahalgam, and rained death on tourists taking in the beauty of Kashmir. In no time at......
A journalist from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit and his wife posted a video on social media accusing a sub-divisional magistrate, a nagar panchayat chairman and a contractor of harassment and consumed......
Jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana on Tuesday moved a court in New Delhi seeking permission to speak to his family. IMAGE: Jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused......
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, United States, his family said on Monday. He was 73. IMAGE: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Hussain......
IMAGE: Emraan Hashmi. Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff Would you rather watch a film on Dawood Ibrahim or Swami Vivekananda? Director Vishal Bhardwaj, known for his gangster films like Maqbool and......
The gangster saga Nayakan not only earned Mani Ratnam's reputation as a great director, the dubbed version of the film also did well in Mumbai, so much so that Feroz Khan's Hindi remake, Dayavan,......
'Those were not kind days for a woman with a break-up.' IMAGE: Nargis in Shree 420. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Among the few who knew iconic actress Nargis best is her niece and......
'Even today, people recognise me wherever I go. They come up and say 'Aap Maine Pyar Kiya mein thi, na?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pervien Dastur Irani Where did the curly-haired vamp with the......
'When I met Dubeyji, whose character I am playing, I told him the story is even more filmi than films.'Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar report from the Ground Zero......
IMAGE: Former England skipper Nasser Hussain said fans and pundits will eventually move on from Virat Kohli, but one cannot deny the impact he had in the longest format of the game. Photograph:......
'Watching him bat this innings is like watching the MCC coaching manual in action.' IMAGE: KL Rahul celebrates his century against England in the 2nd innings, on Day 4 of the opening Test at......
'He is as valuable as the Kohinoor diamond. I hope people realise how important he is to the team across formats' 'He is absolute genius. That is the only word for him' 'There is no question he is......
IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly and Mohammed Kaif with Dada's iconic sweater from the famous NatWest Tri-series win in 2002. Photograph: Mohammed Kaif/X Former India player Mohammad Kaif travelled down......
IMAGE: India's Sachin Tendulkar (L) acknowledges his century as Saurav Ganguly (R) looks on during the second day's play of the third Test against England at Headingley in Leeds, on August 23,......