Diya Diwali For Vrindavan's Widows

Thousands of widows of Vrindavan and women abandoned by their families celebrated Diwali by lighting diyas at the Keshi Ghat on the Yamuna river in Mathura.   Dressed in white saris, the......

She Helps Girls Get Education

What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......

SC stays order to display owners' name on Kanwar Yatra eateries

The Supreme Court on Monday imposed an interim stay on the controversial Kanwar Yatra directives in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand related to eateries, prompting the Opposition parties to ask Prime......

For tribals in Nagarhole forest, election is about vote for sops

Crammed into a tiny room and learning for about five to six hours may not be what children look forward to. But it's obvious that the seven-odd children, aged between 3 and 10, are really happy to......

Paris deal frames climate ambition in 'lens of equity': India

Activists from the NGO AVAAZ dress as Star Wars characters at a demonstration in Le Bourget. Photograph: Jacky Naegelen / Reuters The Paris climate change agreement is a victory for climate......

NGO coffers swell with foreign funds

Non-governmental organisations received a mind-boggling Rs 6,200 crore of foreign funds in 2004-05, nearly 36 percent of the FDI received by India that year. Put it down to the tsunami or the......

Amartya happy with UPA policies

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen lauded the UPA government's efforts at attacking the basic assumptions of the Indian economy, by re-examining the economic policies governing the unorganised sector.Sen......

'I am gutted to miss Diwali back home'

IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Budapest. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram Shabana Azmi is, in her words, "gutted" to miss Diwali again in Mumbai. "I'm in Budapest shooting for Steven......

'I miss the Diwali smells at home'

'Diwali will be meaningful only when we eradicate the darkness in our hearts.'   Photograph: Kind courtesy Tiger Shroff/Instagram Tiger Shroff It's a working Diwali for me. I am in the UK......

'Happy birthday Akshay Kumar. Blast away!'

Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Akshay Kumar celebrates his 47th birthday today, September 9, and Hrithik Roshan made sure to wish him on Twitter. 'To......

Why she brings tears to Shabana Azmi's eyes

'I've never been more nervous about any of my films.''I can't eat, sleep or speak.''I can barely breathe.' IMAGE: Aditi Subedi in Baba Azmi's Mee Raqsam. Baba Azmi turned director with the film,......

'Dil Se Bhi Gabbar Hai'

'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.''He always stuck to his natural game, he never moved away from that.' IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 6,793 runs in 167......

When The God Of Cricket Was 16

Mukesh Parpiani, one of India's finest photojournalists, delved into his archives for these rare glimpses of a young cricketer who turns 50 today.   IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar with a bottle of......

Sindhu eyes comeback at World Tour Finals in December

IMAGE: PV Sindhu will miss the next two BWF World Tour Super 750 events, the Denmark Open (Oct 18-23) and the French Open (Oct 25 to 30). Photograph: ANI Photo Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu,......

One more reason to adore Anushka-Virat!

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma with Bruno who passed away last year. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anushka Sharma/Instagram   Virat Kohli will help stray animals in Mumbai and India's......

Holyfield says he will be happy to promote boxing in India

Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom has a new admirer in American legend Evander Holyfield, who says he follows her exploits and finds her......