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Gujarat gives 10% quota under new law

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Gujarat government on Monday implemented 10 per cent reservation in state government jobs and education for the economically weaker sections in the general......

Gujarat to implement new 10% quota from January 14

The Gujarat government said on Sunday that it will implement the 10 per cent reservations in government jobs and higher education for the economically backward sections in the general category......

Kite lovers turn Ahmedabad sky into a colourful riot

Kite fliers from 45 different countries are painting the skies of Gujarat in vibrant colours with their high-flying kites. The 30th annual International kite festival, which kicked off on January......

REWIND: India over the weekend!

Events that shaped the nation in the past 48 hours in images. Farmers from Siddalingapura village in Mysore celebrate Sankaranthi (Pongal) festival by jumping bulls on the fire, on Saturday.......

Kite runners, this Sankranti

Uday Kuckian/Rediff.com brings you glimpses Of Makar Sankranti, the kite-flying festival. As winter fades and the sun's warmth begins, India celebrates one of its oldest and most important......

Sikka meets Modi; dedicates $250 mn to innovate in India

Infosys chief executive officer Vishal Sikka on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and disclosed that his company will spend $250 million (over Rs 1,500 crore) to fund innovations in......

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......

PM announces Rs 95-crore for Visva Bharati

Prime Minister Manmohan Singhannounced on Saturday Rs 95 crore (Rs 950 million) grant for the development of Visva Bharati as a centre of excellence and the restoration of its pre-eminence......

Invest in art, be a millionaire!

At his home studio in a vast, vacant plot of scrubland on the border of Mehrauli, artist Jagannath Panda is juggling with six different ideas on six different canvases. The proposed exhibition of......

2000 NRIs to attend Gujarat's kite fest

The government of Gujarat will flag off its 'Vishwa Gujarati Parivaar Mahotsav' that will be held on Wednesday with the 'Vibrant Gujarat-Uttarayan 2004' celebrations, a cultural and musical......

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!' IMAGE: Victor Banerjee was in Mumbai to promote the film, The Answer. On the second half of a day of back-to-back interviews, the actor changed......

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities. Celebrities turned to Twitter and wished their fans celebrating the Pongal, Bihu, Makar Sankranti and Uttarayan......

'We're sure Paheli is the right choice'

Amol Palekar's Paheli has been chosen as India's entry to the Oscars this year. The film, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, has beaten the likes of Mangal Pandey, Veer-Zaara, Iqbal, Swades,......

Paheli is India's Oscar entry

Colours work.Amol Palekar's Paheli has just been selected as India's official entry for the 2006 Oscars. Ravi K Chandran's breathtaking cinematography is a probablereason for the Shah Rukh Khan......

IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans unveil team logo in Metaverse

New franchise Gujarat Titans on Sunday unveiled their team logo in the Metaverse ahead of their maiden IPL season this year.The logo was launched by captain Hardik Pandya, head coach Ashish Nehra......

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