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Modi, Merz Fly Kites...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday participated in the International Kite Festival 2026 at the Sabarmati riverfront, where the leaders were seen flying a......

Kite Makers Prepare For Festivals...

Kite makers and workers across India are busy preparing colourful kites and specialised manjha threads ahead of the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad and the Lohri festival celebrations.......

PHOTOS: Modi, Merz fly kites at Sabarmati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the International Kite Festival-2026 at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad and later enjoyed kite flying with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.......

Banned kite-flying string claims life of physiotherapist in UP

A physiotherapist died in Jaunpur after his throat was slit by a stray 'Chinese manjha', banned glass-coated synthetic strings used for flying kites, while he was returning home on his motorcycle......

Why Delhi govt to feed 1,275 kg of boneless chicken to birds ahead of R-Day

'This is an annual preventive exercise undertaken before the Republic Day air show. Birds such as black kites are naturally drawn to open areas and food sources, and if they enter the flying......

Zerodha faced brief outage; glitch fixed, says company

Online brokerage Zerodha faced a brief technical glitch on Wednesday morning that disrupted price updates for some users on its Kite trading app. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The outage......

When Jeff Bezos flew a kite in India

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who landed in India on Tuesday, immediately got into the festive spirit across the country by flying a kite, a feature of Makar Sankranti festival celebrated across western......

A sneak peak into the Tata hatchback, Kite

The Kite is reported to launch by mid-2015. Based on available spyshots, Indianautosblog’s artist, Shoeb, has created a digital mockup of the upcoming Tata hatchback codenamed......

Chinese dragon haunts local kite makers in Gujarat

Chinese lanterns (or tukkals as they are popularly called) seem to have given a tough fight to traditional kites this Uttarayan. While tukkal salers claim that their business has doubled this......

'If we want to fly some kites, we can fly them in different ways'

'... and without necessarily calling them Economic Surveys.''One should stick to the main focus, which is to give people a good perspective on how the economy is doing.' IMAGE: Finance Minister......

'I Don't Believe Guru Dutt's Death Was Suicide'

'Abrar uncle said he had started drinking from the afternoon on that fateful day. And he continued drinking till late at night.''Thereafter, he must have consumed some sleeping pills, as was his......

'Metro... In Dino Is The Life I Have Lived'

'Very rarely does a film give you the opportunity to do this, I was constantly improvising and adding scenes on the set.' IMAGE: Anurag Basu and Fatima Sana Shaikh on the sets of Metro... In Dino.......

Ready For Moana 2 On OTT?

Allu Arjun's biggest blockbuster, Satyajit Ray's story and Spidey's exciting new avatar, Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations on OTT this week. Moana 2Where to watch? Rent on Amazon Prime......

'Rafisaab Has Not Left Us'

''He used to do his homework before singing a song.''He used to find out who the hero of the movie would be or the situation in which the song would play in the film.''Accordingly, he moulded his......

Hrithik Roshan's Top 25 Songs

A singer. A soldier. A superhero. A maths teacher. A Mughal emperor. A conman. A workaholic. A quadriplegic. An actor. An avenger. From saviour of aliens to Shah Rukh Khan in a mask, Hrithik......

Nagal, Badosa take Eagles past Kites in WTL

IMAGE: Sumit Nagal excelled in the tie-break to get the better of Kites's Dhakshineswar Suresh via the tie-break of the World Tennis League match, in Bengaluru, on Thursday. Photograph: Ciro De......

Medvedev, Bopanna in same squad for WTL's India debut

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna will represent Game Changers Falcons, which includes Daniil Medvedev, Magda Linette and Sahaja Yamalapalli, in World Tennis League, to be held in Bengaluru from December 17 to......

Cricketers Go Kite Flying!

SEE: India and Ireland women cricketers go kite flying in Rajkot. Video: Kind courtesy ISL/X The Ireland women's cricket team joined their Indian counterparts in celebrating Makar......

Usain Bolt Sprints Through Delhi's Spice Market

IMAGE: World's fastest man Usain Bolt turned the centuries-old rooftop, once a stage for spice trading, kite flying, and festivals, into a relay of champions. Photograph: Puma India/Instagram The......

Wishing Team India The Best Via Kites!

Amritsar kite maker Jagmohan Kanojia shows the kites which he has created to send best wishes to the Indian cricket team on the eve of the ICC T20 World Cup final against South Africa. ......