There are many who wish to imitate the Taliban and their subversion of the secular State and destruction of civil society in the name of practising Islam and enforcing Islamic injunctions.
More than 10 speakers made their case during the no-confidence vote, the first faced by the Narendra Modi government. Here's a selection of the best speeches.
A blood-soaked Nandigram made Mamata Banerjee what she is today and underpins the hopes of the combustible West Bengal leader of clinching a third straight term in office.
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Ranbir-Hrithik also grooved together!
Saeed Mirza's advice for young India
A look at the pictures from the prayer meet.
The World Environment Day was celebrated on June 5.
A large python -- weighing nearly 85 kg and 15 feet long, was caught from the high-security official residence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, situated on the Shyamla Hills.
Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
Raqib Rasheed, Ashik Salim, Syamkrishnan P A, Anto D Akkara, Shehaz V B and Muhammad Junaid have innovative plans to revive the dormant handloom sector in God's Own Country.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
On World Sparrow Day, Rediff readers sent us these beautiful images of sparrows.
SRK's new film will probably have music from hot contenders Salim-Suleman or Vishal-Shekhar.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day?
Salman celebrates Eid with family and friends.
A look at the star guests at the screening.
Spain, who have several players from their country's top two football academies - the La Masia and Real Madrid academies -- were beaten 1-2 by South American champions and hot favourites Brazil in their first Group D match.
Rani Mukerji seems ready to prove she's still got the fire with her latest offering, Mardaani.
The red corner notice was issued on the request of the CBI against seven accused in the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane from Kathmandu to Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on December 24, 1999 -- Yousuf Azhar, Ibrahim Athar, Sunny Ahmed Qazi, Zahoor Ibrahim, Shahid Akhter, Sayed Shakir and Abdul Rauf, they said.
The West Bengal government may consider asking companies to directly purchase land for all industrial projects, including the Salim group's proposed SEZ.
That mild goofball moment aside, this wedding was opulence at its best!
The funny man of Hindi cinema has passed into the ages, but the laughter he generated will echo for years to come.
His music was loved by film personalities and political leaders alike, and they took to social media to offer their condolences.
An independent tribunal of the ITF will now deliberate upon the appeal and make a final decision by November 18.
Pakistan's banned cricketers, Salim Malik and Muhammad Aamir have backed moves by New Zealand's government to enforce prison sentences for players found guilty of spot or match fixing.
Four of the five accused in the August 22 gang-rape case were identified by the photojournalist and her male colleague during an identification parade held in a south Mumbai jail on Friday, police said.
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The incident, initially reported as a stampede, occurred when there was a huge rush of pilgrims to board vessels to reach Kolkata.
Prime accused Salim Bawariya and his two associates were produced in the court by CBI on the last day of their three-day remand.
Days after sentencing four men to life term for brutalising a telephone operator in Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai, a local court on Monday framed fresh charges against the three common convicts in the 2013 photojournalist gang rape case.
All of them are wanted in connection with various cases registered in the city for crimes ranging from extortion to murder.
'I've never been more nervous about any of my own films. I can't eat, sleep or speak. I can barely breathe.'
Amit Mehra passed away at the age of 40 recently.
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