ASI surveys newly discovered temple, wells, pilgrimage sites in Sambhal

A four-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India on Friday surveyed the recently-discovered Shri Kartik Mahadev temple, five teerths (pilgrimage sites) and 19 koops (wells), a senior......

In this UP village Naushad is Dubey and Irshad is Pandey

Several Muslim families in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur have adopted surnames such as Dubey, Pandey, and Tiwari, claiming their ancestors were Hindus. Image is used for representational......

'The Judiciary Is Like A Black Hole'

'People don't know about the immense pressures that come with this position -- every decision a judge takes affects real people and their lives.''This is not a job that one can take lightly.'......

'Terrorism Is Over'

Tral, the former hotbed of terrorism, rocks to the music of democracy, discovers Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Security personnel keep a strict vigil at Engineer Rashid's roadshow in......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Bollywood loves to play with fire. In Amazon Prime Video's upcoming original movie, Agni, directed by Rahul Dholakia, a firefighter investigates the rising frequency of mysterious fires in the......

It's All About Loving Numbers!

Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title. It's easy to see why. Be it to embody a chronological accuracy, catchphrase or......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

No booze? No problem for some fans at Qatar World Cup

IMAGE: While beer is available at designated World Cup fan zones and in some hotels, the hassle and cost of finding alcohol are simply too much for many supporters. Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty......