President confers distinguished service awards on 84 serving, retired personnel

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred Distinguished Service Awards, including 52 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, on 84 serving and retired personnel of the armed forces and the Indian Coast......

UP govt, NGO in tussle over cafe run by acid attack survivors

''If the government cannot protect the acid attack victims the least they can do is support their rehabilitation.'A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com reports. When the Sheroes Hangout was started by the......

Love triumphs as acid attack survivor gets engaged on Valentine's Day

  For 25-year-old acid attack victim, Pramodini, this was the perfect Valentine’s Day as she and her long time friend Saroj Sahu, who stood by her in the most trying of times, got......

"Pihu' gives acid attack survivor Laxmi a ray of hope

Disfigured beyond recognition in a terrible acid attack, Laxmi, 26, who goes by a single name has now turned a mother with her partner, a social activist who works for the welfare of acid attack......

The Magic of Raamlaxman

IMAGE: Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun.   Composer Raamlaxman, who passed into the ages on Saturday, May 22, was best known for his stupendous chartbusters in Sooraj......

Review: Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a clever entertainer

What makes Badrinath Ki Dulhania work, really, is the intent and the two principal actors, observes Raja Sen. There is a pyramid in Kota, Rajasthan. A pyramid, a Taj Mahal, a Leaning Tower.........

Salman's 50 whistle-worthy moments!

Bollywood's blockbuster machine Salman Khan's presence is greeted with whistles and euphoria every time he appears on the silver screen. When he swaggers into the frame.  *Wolf whistle* When......

20 years of Hum Aapke Hain Koun!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! released way back in 1994, and completes 20 years today, August 5. The cast of the movie, along with......

Images: Hurricane Gilchrist hits Centurion

Deccan Chargers' fast bowler Ryan Harris dives to stop a shot against the Delhi Dareddevils in the first semi-final of the Indian Premier League in Centurion, on Friday. Harris had given Deccan an......