Abandoned Shiva temple reopens in Aligarh's Muslim-dominated area

Right-wing organisations and some local Bharatiya Janata Party leaders held a shuddhikaran (purification) ceremony and chanted Hanuman chalisa at a long-abandoned Shiva temple in a Muslim-majority......

'Ram Mandir has rattled Opposition'

'The consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya has demoralised them.''And, now it is reflecting in their individual reactions as they are losing hope to take on the BJP in 2024.' IMAGE: Newly sworn-in......

8 dead as double-decker buses collide on UP expressway

Eight people were killed and 16 injured when a Delhi-bound bus rammed into a parked bus on Purvanchal Expressway in Barabanki on Monday, police said. IMAGE: The mangled remains of one of the......

Preview: Rajesh Pratap's dark side!

New Delhidesigner (and the male version of the elusive Greta Garbo) Rajesh Pratap Singh's collection at LIFW 2004 goes thus: Giger goes to Varanasi to meet the cult of Shiva. H R Giger is the Swiss......

When Raveena Danced With Aruna Irani

IMAGE: Aruna Irani and Raveena Tandon dance to Punjabi Munde. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Band, baaja... and a lot of star power, the makers of the upcoming Ghudchadi unveiled the......

10 Gangster Shows On OTT

The Web series Bambai Meri Jaan has put the spotlight back to the dark days when the underworld overran Mumbai. The gangster saga is a popular subject with film and serial makers, particularly when......

When Bollywood Heroes Turned Heroines!

It's almost like a rite of passage for every Bollywood hero to dress up as a woman at least once in his career. Ayushmann Khurrana is ready to repeat the deed second time around in Dream Girl 2, a......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

Big Bout: Mary Kom outclasses Olympic medallist Ingrit

IMAGE: MC Mary Kom, right, of Punjab Panthers in action against Ingrit Lorena Valencia of Bombay Bullets in the Big Bout Indian Boxing League. Photograph: Big Bout Indian Boxing League/Twitter The......

Praveen Kumar to get married on November 18

India's One-day specialist Praveen Kumar will be tying the knot with his childhood sweetheart Sapna in Meerut on November 18. The two recently got engaged on November 7. Due to his upcoming......

Will Sindhu strike GOLD? Send your best wishes...

IMAGE:  India's P V Sindhu celebrates. Photograph: PTI. P V Sindhu is hoping to become India's first-ever woman Olympic gold medallist across all sporting disciplines when she takes on World......

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Friday, August 19

The Indian contingent's schedule at the Rio Olympics for Friday: IMAGE:  India's P V Sindhu will be eyeing gold medal. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images. BADMINTON: Women's singles gold medal......

World Athletics: Khushbir finishes 37th in 20km race walk

National record holder Khushbir Kaur finished a disappointing 37th while compatriot Sapna was disqualified from the women's 20km race walk event on the seventh day of the World Athletics......