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The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

Jaipur's Royal Family: 15-Year Battle Ends

A battle royale, fought over 15 long years, comes to an end as a prince and a princess -- grandchildren of the legendary Rajmata Gayatri Devi -- get back the Jai Mahal Palace Hotel from their......

From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change

As a child in British India, Bharati Dutt lived a privileged and sheltered life in an extended joint family of civil servants, doctors, engineers and Gandhians. Between the ages of seven and 11,......

From raja to praja:Jyotiraditya's likely role in BJP

They will fawn over a prize catch who has brought a rich dowry of Gwalior-Chambal politicians.But in the end, all BJP members are prajas of Amit Shah and Narendra Modi, notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.......

PHOTOS: Treasures of India

When you think of Indian Maharajas of yore what is the one thing that comes to mind? Jewels! And that is exactly what the world will witness at Christie’s, New York during its upcoming......

Have you seen a car collection like this?!

Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.Nikita Puri reports. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Classic......

Palace intrigue in Jaipur

The battle for control of the erstwhile Royal Palace of Jaipur between Queen Mother Gayatri Devi and her grandchildren continued to be fought before the Company Law Board Wednesday, with the palace......

Jaipur heritage intl festival from Jan 7

When the curtain goes up on the Jaipur Heritage International Festival on January 7, chances that people will look for the Rs 2 crore (Rs 20 million) spent on the event are unlikely. For making it......

A polo club with a difference

In 1997, Colonel Kuldeep Singh Garcha could have easily retired after 32 years in the Indian army.The former commandant of 61st Cavalry instead spent the year wrapping up his two-year-old......

Want exclusivity? Try cafedreams.com

Cafedreams.com, the two-year-old memorabilia website, is currently holding an exhibition cum auction of its original Hindi film poster collection at Delhi's Nikko Metropolitan Hotel. The exhibition......

7 MUST WATCH FILMS of 2021

Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well. They certainly deserve a watch and Subhash K Jha lists them here: Bawri Chhori Though the influence of Vikas Behl's Queen is......

Making Katrina look SO DIFFERENT

'Katrina gives a lot of inputs, like the colours that suit her skin tone.' Katrina Kaif dislikes Chinese collars. Akshay Kumar prefers V-necked sweaters to round necks. Irrfan Khan likes bigger......

Master the vintage look from Katrina, Kangana

Liked Katrina's look in Bharat? Now, you can wear it! Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram Take out the styling and period films wouldn't be half as fun. One of the things that caught......

Bollywood's BEST Queen? VOTE!

Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite! Warrior queens, scheming queens, fictional queens, filmi queens... we have witnessed a wide variety of female......

Baadshaho Review: Daft, dull, drivel

Baadshaho's sluggish screenplay and humourless rhythm are spectacularly low on swagger and daredevilry, feels Sukanya Verma. There's a good chance the U/A for Milan Luthria's Baadshaho stands for......

Meet India's medallists at Birmingham CWG

Indian athletes are on a roll at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games. With 55 medals thus far, India are 5th on the list of medal winners. Rediff.com introduces you to the......

SAG: India pulls ahead of rivals with rich medal haul

IMAGE: In wrestling, Indians continued their complete domination by clinching four gold medals with Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik leading the charge. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images......

SAG: India consolidate top spot; widens gap with rivals

India grabbed another 18 silver and 4 bronze to take the total tally to 165 medals IMAGE: Tejinder Pal Singh Toor broke the South Asian Games record. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Shuttlers......

SAG: India men, women win badminton gold

IMAGE: The Indian men’s badminton team pose with their medals after beating Sri Lanka in the team final at the South Asian Games in Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday. Photograph: BAI/Twitter......

Sports Shorts: Bekele wins Berlin marathon

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday. IMAGE: Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele celebrates on the podium after winning the men's elite race at the Berlin Marathon in Berlin on......

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