A SiddhiVinayak Temple In Srinagar!

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com comes across a Ganesh temple in Kashmir that remains a well kept secret. IMAGE: A puja being conducted inside the SiddhiVinayak temple in Srinagar. Photographs: Kind......

Why Election 2024 Is So Subdued...

'It's dull because this time the election is spread over such a long period.' IMAGE: A vendor sells flags and umbrellas printed with the symbols of different policital parties at a market in......

Kejriwal arrested because of his deeds: Anna Hazare

Renowned social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested because of "his deeds" and added that he had cautioned the AAP leader against getting involved......

Republic Day 2024: Main attractions of platinum celebrations

The 75th Republic Day celebrations at Kartavya Path on Friday showcased India's rich cultural diversity, military prowess, and 'Nari Shakti'. The parade began at 10.30 am with the arrival of Prime......

RBI eases targets for white-label ATM firms

The poor deployment of WLATMs has tripped what the central bank sought to achieve back in 2012. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed the deployment norms of automated teller machines (ATMs)......

Bonanza for farmers, govt announces pension scheme

Total burden on the exchequer will increase by Rs 12,000 crore to Rs 87,217.50 crore for the year 2019-20. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In the first Cabinet meeting on Friday, the......

Gold jewellery demand set to boom post note-ban

Demand bounces back but uncertainty over GST rate for jewellery casts a shadow over future. India’s gold jewellery demand is likely to increase 17 per cent in 2017 on a bounce-back after......

Gold imports surge in November, but 70% lie unused

Dealers anticipated a sharp rise in jewellery demand this wedding season, but then came demonetisation.Dilip Kumar Jha/Business Standard reports. India's gold import in November was the highest in......

Rajkummar-Patralekhaa At Ambani Reception

The wedding celebrations of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani that started in Jamnagar in March and continued in Italy in May, finally culminated in Mumbai on July 14, with the Mangal Utsav or the......

Dange Review: We've Seen Better Before

Much better films about the explosive -- if often misdirected -- energy of the young have been made before than Dange, points out Deepa Gahlot. St Martin's is a multi-disciplinary college in Goa,......

How Shriya Spent Her Weekend

The Mid-Day Showbiz Icons 2023 Awards saw a lot of dazzle on the red carpet. Let's take a look. Shriya Saran sure knows how to look red hot on the carpet. She's done it before.   Shriya has......

Fast X Racing To 100 Crores!

The Vin Diesel film had the best collections amongst all the movies in the running across the country. IMAGE: Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez in Fast X. Quite a few movies released last weekend:......

Saba Karim's son detained after his car hits pedestrian

IMAGE: Picture used for representational purpose only. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI Photo A 24-year-old woman has been hospitalised with serious injuries after being hit by a car driven by......

India goalkeeper is now a labourer

'All I want to do is play football again.' A few years ago, she was the goalkeeper of the Indian women's football team. Today, Tanuja Bage lives hand to mouth, struggling to make ends meet. Unable......

Hockey India name 48 probables for women's national camp

IMAGE: India’s players celebrate a goa. Photograph: Hockey India Hockey India on Sunday named a 48-member core probables list for the national camp of the Indian women's team to begin at the......

India golf round-up: Bhullar off to flyer in Korea, lies 2nd after Day 1

IMAGE: Gaganjeet Bhullar. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images Extending his good form, Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a 4-under 67 to position himself tied second at the end of the first round of the......