The inter-faith ceremony, where there was a traditional Hindu-style 'hawan' and chants of Sikh 'kirtan', saw participants also reading out the Preamble of the Constitution and taking oath to preserve its "socialist, secular" values.
A four storey building in Surat, which was submerged under water, collapsed on Thursday and many people are feared trapped, an official said.
'I was attracted to Javed because he was exactly like my father.'
On Thursday, four members of the Hindu Sena, a fringe right-wing group, ransacked the fifth floor office of Pakistan International Airlines in New Delhi.
The 71-year-old actor-director suffered a massive heart attack.
Akshay Manwani traces Aamir Khan's fascinating journey to stardom.
Condemning the police crackdown inside Jamia Millia university, several film industry insiders, including one from Hollywood, on Monday rallied behind the university's students and said the government is trying to stifle voices of dissent against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
That's one way to turn heads...
Sukanya Verma celebrates chandeliers on celluloid and their most memorable moments in Hindi films.
'My earliest Holi memory is of the rowdy boys in our small town, dunking everyone who stepped out of their houses into muddy water.'
DIVINE's journey reveals four important lessons.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
God bless Ritesh Batra, raves Sukanya Verma.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
'We believe in the people of our country. No matter how modern they become, they will not forget their culture and emotions. If you write about the emotions and culture, people will like it and relate to it.' Abbas-Mustan return with Machine.
'One one hand, the BJP puts Uniform Civil Code as a goal in its manifesto, and on the other, it pushes massive discrimination against Hindus.' 'This is not sabka saath, sabka vikas. Rather it is "Haj ka saath, church ka vikas",' argues Sankrant Sanu.
Education sector has reasosn to cheer Budget.
'Yes, seriously. This was the time she was going through a bad phase; her personal life was a mess after her alleged affair with Amitabh Bachchan ended and her career was going nowhere.'
The road show was the virtual launch of the Congress campaign for the assembly polls slated later this year, in which his party has the tough task of dislodging the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been ruling the state for the last 15 years.
Shankar Bhoir, a security guard at Mumbai's ill-fated Altaf Manzil building recollects his horror.
Gayatri Prajapati has been on the run since February 27.
A look at Bollywood's best cabaret performers over the years! Who is 'YOUR' favourite?
She sung a song for every mood, every situation. Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday.
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.
Hasnain had butchered 14 of his family members and then ended life after a weekend feast on Sunday.
On RD Burman's 75th birth anniversary, Lata Mangeshkar pays rich tribute to him.
Aston Villa's relegation from the Premier League for the first time and from the English the top flight after 28 years leaves Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com with a tinge of regret.
Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday.
Bollywood inspired weddings, Dharmendra's cringe-worthy attempt at realism, Sridevi and Aishwarya's painful connection and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Modi said this time 'a third decisive strength is emerging in Kerala and I am seeing this', thanking the thousands of people who stood braving the scorching heat.
ATS officials seized a cellphone and Rs 71.57 lakh in cash from the house of Qureshi,
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