PIX: People across country celebrate Diwali with pomp

Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas (earthen lamps) dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm on Thursday. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

On Ravana's Trail

There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his abduction of Sita. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Ram idol taken to Ravana-worshipping temple near Noida

As the consecration ceremony took place in Ayodhya on Monday, an idol of Lord Ram made its entry for the first time at a legendary temple near Noida where Ravana is worshipped. IMAGE: Residents of......

Don't be keen on...: Sena-UBT's advice to Oppn leaders

The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Friday made a pitch for unity among opposition parties ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party can be defeated if......

The Baahubali story is not over... yet!

An international television series is on the anvil, says Anand Neelkantan as he shares the challenges of penning The Rise Of Sivagami with Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar. IMAGE: "Rajamouli Sir......

Who's who in Mani Ratnam's Raavan

By now everyone knows that Mani Ratnam's film Raavan is loosely based on Valmiki's epic Ramayana. We all also know that Abhishek Bachchan's character is loosely based on Ravana, but what about......

Ravanan music review: Go for it!

The wait is over. Oscar-winner A R Rahman is back again, this time, joining hands with ace director Mani Ratnam to deliver one of 2010's most anticipated albums: Ravanan. Ever since Roja, the hype......

Arjun to play Lord Hanuman

Action star Arjun will play Lord Hanuman in director Krishna Vamsi's to-be-launched mythological fantasy. The drama will also feature Nitin and Aditi Agarwal as lovers. Vamsi, known for his......

Can't stop players from participating in IPL: Lanka Board

Reacting to mounting pressure on the authorities to prevent the Sri Lankan cricketers from taking part in the upcoming Indian Premier League, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has said it was powerless to......