'Prince Charles made us feel like family'

'We will be celebrating our friend's ascension as king by distributing sweets.' IMAGE: Prince Charles, now King Charles III of Great Britain, meets dabbawallahs, during his visit to Mumbai.......

Morning Wrap: And this was NEWS as well

Here is Rediff.com's selection of some stories from Thursday that you may not have read in the morning newspaper. * If records at a fair price shop in Farukhabad are to be believed, Deepika......

Jaipur's 'Rajmata' hits the streets against palace entry lockdown

The erstwhile royal family of Jaipur on Thursday took its battle with Jaipur Development Authority over Raj Mahal Palace to the streets with 'Rajamata' Padmini Devi taking out a rally in which......

Maharaja of Jaipur Bhawani Singh cremated

The mortal remains of the last titular Maharaja of Jaipur Brigadier Bhawani Singh was consigned to flames in Jaipur on Monday with full state honours. Padmanabh Singh, his grandson who was adopted......

Gowarikar sad, but unapologetic

Bollywood director Ashutosh Gowarikar refused to apologise to any of the organisations that were protesting the release of his latest film Jodhaa Akbar. In a hurriedly-called press conference in......

PIX: Shahid, Alia's SHANDAAR turn on TV

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Alia Bhatt recently joined her Shaandar costar Shahid Kapoor on the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to promote the film. Kapoor......

Did Jodhabai really exist?

Even as director Ashutosh Gowarikar is all set to release his film, Jodhaa Akbar, controversies dog the leading character. It is claimed by some historians that Jodha was not Akbar's wife, as is......

Bollywood says goodbye to Shabana's mum Shaukat Kaifi

The distinguished actress Shaukat Kaifi, mother to Shabana and Baba Azmi, passed away on September 22. Film folk arrived to pay their last respects to her as well as provide support to the ones......

Shot putter Inderjeet seals Rio Olympics spot

World University Games silver medallist shot putter Inderjeet Singh achieved the qualification mark for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 with a throw of 20.65m on the second day of the 19th Federation......