Made a mistake by fielding my wife against my sister: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said he made a mistake by fielding his wife Sunetra Pawar against his cousin Supriya Sule in the recent Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Maharashtra Deputy......

How 156 Soldiers Built A Bridge of Hope In 36 Hours

'It was a war-like situation, but instead of enemy fire, we fought against the vagaries of nature,' says Major Seeta Shelke. IMAGE: The Madras Sappers constructed a 190 feet-long Bailey bridge in......

Natwar Singh: A man who wore many hats, but always spoke his mind

K Natwar Singh wore many hats as he straddled the worlds of diplomacy, politics and writing but what remained consistent across decades was his sharp-wit and plainspeaking. IMAGE: Former External......

Modi visits landslide-hit Wayanad, meets victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the landslide-devastated areas of Wayanad district in Kerala on Saturday and trekked through the disaster-stricken Chooralmala to get a firsthand view of the......

'I Want To Do A K-Drama'

'I want to be in Korea doing a love story, full of romance.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lakshmi Manchu/Instagram Lakshmi Manchu is a name that resonates with versatility and grace across various......

The Beautiful Bhooths of Bollywood

Think ghosts. Think grim, grotesque imagery. Bollywood's surplus of petrifying bhootnis and chudails still haunting our nightmares are a case in point. On the other end of the spooky spectrum,......

When Akshay Sunk His Teeth In...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Fardeen F Khan/Instagram Fardeen Khan takes the world behind the scenes of his first theatrical release in 14 years, Khel Khel Mein, which is an ensemble film with Akshay......

Janhvi Visits Tirupati With Beau To Mark Mum's Birthday

IMAGE: Janhvi Kapoor with Shikhar Pahariya. Photograph: ANI Photo Janhvi Kapoor visited the hilltop temple devoted to Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, to offer prayers on her mother......

SEE: The emotional farewell that left everyone in tears

IMAGE: Players of the Indian Hockey Team pose with a special jersey commemorating the retirement of PR Sreejesh from international hockey. Photograph: Hockey India / X Just get the match to......

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?Rediff.com asked Dr Rajesh Parikh, director of medical research and......

Is This Hardik's New Love Interest?

IMAGE: Jasmin Walia and Hardik Pandya are Instagram mutuals. Photograph: IMAGE: Kind courtesy Jasmin Walia/Instagram and Hardik Pandya/Instagram   Cricket star Hardik Pandya is rumoured to be......

Sreejesh reveals how love and hockey shaped his life

Photograph: Kind Courtesy PR Sreejesh/Instagram First he hated her -- for being better than him at school. But as it happens in Bollywood movies, "hate" was followed by love. That's how the......

I'm not insecure, I would rather fail than play safe: Ashwin

'I don't have the common insecurities that people have.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-taker in Tests with 516 wickets from 100 Tests. Photographs: BCCI Engineer,......