5 lakh visit Ram temple on Day 1 as cops struggle to control crowd

Around five lakh devotees visited the Ram temple complex on day one as it opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, a day after the consecration ceremony, according to officials. The Ram Temple......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Truck rams into car carrying Unnao rape survivor; 2 killed

A car in which the survivor of Unnao rape case, her family and lawyer were travelling was hit by an over-speeding truck in Rae Bareli on Sunday, killing two members while leaving her and the......

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......

Dev Anand's Important Life Lesson

'How do you stay so energised? So young?''Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".' IMAGE: Dev Anand in Gambler. There was......

Pippa Review: More Pipsqueak

More than the jingoism overkill, it's the tedious tone of telling stories of this genre that hurts Pippa, observes Sukanya Verma. Three siblings find their patriotic voice in 1971. But if you......

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma. A......

ZABARDAST BOLLY QUIZ!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Your weekly filmi quiz is here! All you have to do is simply identify the movies in the options listed below. Oh and......

PICS: Neeraj, Mithali, Chhetri, Sreejesh get Khel Ratna honour

Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal were also given the Khel Ratna at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday. IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics gold......

Sindhu, Srikanth to lead India in Thomas & Uber Cup Final

BAI cancels preparatory camp. IMAGE: PV Sindhu had made herself available for the tournament after initially deciding to give it a miss following a timely intervention by BAI president Himanta......

Saina, Praneeth register easy wins at Thailand Open

Title-contenders Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth advanced to prequarter-finals of the Thailand Open after notching up straight-game wins in the women's and men's singles competition respectively,......

Ranji: Jagadeesan hoists TN; Sarfaraz misses double ton

Goa top table with unassailable 50 points to secure the lone knock-out berth from Plate Group. IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh batsman Venkatesh Iyer plays a shot during his unbeaten 87 in the Ranji Trophy......

India Open: Saina, Sindhu, Sameer sail into second round

IMAGE: Saina Nehwal said she was 'anxious to finish off the match'. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images Olympic medallists P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal made a resounding start to their......