We bring you glimpses of Navratri celebrations in India and abroad.
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Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)!
What will you wear on the Nights of Dance and Revelry? Electric colours add coolness. The fashionable ab-baring route that most lehenga outfits are travelling on these days is clean and pretty.
In case of unfortunate death of a participant during the formation of human pyramids, his/her kin would get Rs 10 lakh as compensation from the state government. A player suffering serious injuries would receive Rs 7 lakh, while one with fractures would be paid Rs 5 lakh, he said.
Mahalaya, though essentially about the goddess, wasn't religious for us. And it isn't for most Bengalis. Mahalaya is an emotion. It's gooseflesh for a memory. A welling up of happy tears. A celebration of what is to come.
Eyewitnesses also recounted how the Nepalese army converged upon the spot and literally dragged the wounded away.
Three players were beaten up after expressing dislike at being sprayed with colour.
'Love, be it between a boy and a girl or your passion for your craft, carries with it no complaints.'
Atletico Madrid have little time to celebrate their stunning La Liga triumph and must immediately turn their focus on Saturday's Champions League final against city rivals Real Madrid.
In a letter, the EC said the state government must ensure that adequate steps are taken so that no post-poll violence happens.
The COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 and the subsequent restrictions due to the virus spread had cast a grim shadow on the festive mood of all the festivals across the country for the past two years.
'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.' 'The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it was actually bitterly cold, with a sharp, stinging wind which had the actors and dancers shivering in their summer clothing.'
With this year's Holi restricted indoors due to the terrifying surge of COVID-19 cases, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals celebrated the festival of colours on Monday.
Religious nurses, ex-cops, dedicated lawyers share a common purpose -- justice goals are served on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT fix of the week.
A day after the city saw huge crowds of mid-night revellers thronging the eastern metropolis's busy Park Street to celebrate Christmas, health experts and doctors cautioned the state government against allowing more such gatherings especially during the New Year festivities
Subhash K Jha lists Holi songs that you have probably never heard.
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On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.
The actor and author is a huge foodie, and her Instagram account is filled with pics of her eating out and cooking as well.
The last of Ganpati revelry in Bollywood.
Mumbaikars broke out into a riot of colours and dances with loud music amidst chants of 'Ganapati Bappa Moraya' renting the air, as lakhs of devotees took to the streets to bid adieu to their favourite deity
Liverpool's attacking midfielder Roberto Firmino has been charged with drunk driving after the Brazilian was arrested in Merseyside.
President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted the nation on the occasion of Holi and said that the festival of colours promotes oneness and harmony as well as bring happiness and prosperity to all.
India's most vibrant festival is the perfect excuse for friends to flirt and foes to become friends again.
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar is an intriguing mess, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Khaali Peeli has the wits of a kindergarten school play,' sighs Sukanya Verma.
In a game like football, where passion runs deep, love is a binding factor that is obvious everywhere. From the stadiums, to the beaches of Copacaban and even the streets of Mexico, fans were spotted kissing in revelry! Rediff.com brings you a glimpse of some intimate moments.
Here's where Navratri revellers can seek inspiration from for their festive outfits!
The festival of nine nights is upon us all and the city of dreams shows how to party.
Saif Ali Khan's new film Go Goa Gone is set in India's most favoured tourist destination!
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Sukanya Verma gives us a glimpse of a typical Sunday in a celebrity's life.
The festival of dance and revelry is here and we want to see what you're wearing.
Some hotels, clubs and business houses today dropped or toned down New Year's eve party plans, as the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim cast a shadow on revelry.
Take a loook at some of the memorable karva chauth moments in Hindi films.
Spaniards seized on their European Championship triumph as a source of restored national pride after months of economic anxieties, as celebrations reached fever pitch on Monday with a victory parade in the capital.
Abhishek Agarwal, founder of Revelri, a site that aims at making this world a happier place reflects upon how the journey of an entrepreneur is similar to that of a mother delivering a baby.
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