SC orders medical aid for fasting farmer leader

Observing protesting farmers should adopt the Gandhian way, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered immediate medical aid to farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose health is deteriorating owing to......

Students stage protest demanding removal of mosque from UP college

A large number of students on Friday staged a protest at Udai Pratap College in Varanasi demanding removal of a mosque located on the institute's campus. IMAGE: A view of the Udai Pratap College......

7 detained for reciting Hanuman Chalisa during namaz in UP college

Seven people were detained briefly for reciting Hanuman Chalisa near a mosque on the premises of a college in Varanasi when their fellow students were offering namaz there, police said on......

UP Waqf Board claims ownership of 115-year-old Varanasi college,

The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board has claimed that a mosque on a college campus here and the land in its vicinity are Waqf properties, a charge rejected by the college administration.......

India's First Hindi Horror Comedy

Mehmood and R D Burman shiver, wail and flail when they encounter a stuffed tiger that wags its tail, furniture that moves on its own volition and dancing skeletons and mummies.Dinesh Raheja......

The Path-Breaking '70s Actor You Didn't Know

Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker.The time was right.Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era.But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that......

'I Need To Vamoose For Awhile'

'I need to disconnect from the stress, smell the roses, chase the butterflies...' IMAGE: Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan in Heeramandi. All photographs: Kind courtesy Netflix India   The......

'Heeramandi Showed India As A Sone Ki Chidiya'

'The primary set took over three months to build with 14,000-15,000 workers employed at a time.' 'We ensured that Mallikajaan's Shahi Mahal lived up to its name.''One zardosi panel cost around Rs 4......

Dhoni to join T10 League? Rumours swirl...

Will MS Dhoni play T10 cricket? T Ten Global Sports chairman admits possibility IMAGE: MS Dhoni could make surprise debut in T10 League. Photograph: BCCI Shaji Ul Mulk, T Ten Global Sports......

Dhoni's Stylish Entry In Lucknow

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrives in Lucknow. Photographs and Video: CSK/Instagram   Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the centre of attention as champions Chennai Super Kings landed in Lucknow. CSK......

How mum's belief shaped Akash's career despite adversity

'If his father and brother were alive today, they would be brimming with joy. This is the life's most memorable day and only few are lucky to see it. I'm the proudest mom on this earth.' IMAGE:......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......