UP man says daughter killed for refusing to vote for SP

A 23-year-old Dalit woman was found dead in Mainpuri with her family on Wednesday alleging she was killed as she refused to vote in favour of the Samajwadi Party in the Karhal assembly bypoll.......

Who Won By The Highest/Lowest Margins?

Hemant V Shivsaran/Rediff.com does a deep dive and lists the winners with the highest and lowest margins in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. IMAGE: All India United Democratic Front candidate from......

How India celebrated 1st Republic Day

The maiden celebrations marking the birth of the Republic of India were not held on Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), the historical avenue that has over time become synonymous with the ceremony, but it......

BJP makes 'special strategy' for Rae Bareli, Mainpuri Lok Sabha seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held the core group meeting of five states on Saturday at the party headquarters in New Delhi. IMAGE: BJP president J P Nadda during a meeting with the election......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

Karnataka pays tribute to Dr Vishnuvardhan

With the unexpected death of Kannada superstar Dr Vishnuvardhan this morning, reactions and tributes have been pouring in from the Kannada film industry. Here are some voices: B S Yediyurappa,......

Suhasini on her last movie with the late Kannada actor

Suhasini had worked in many films with late Vishnuvardhan but School Master will always hold a special place in her heart as the film is her last with the veteran actor who passed......

'Phalke award's for all talented cinematographers'

V K Murthy will be the first cinematographer to get the Dada Saheb Phalke award for his contribution to the film industry. Murthy, who has worked in most Guru Dutt films like Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam,......

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......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Six boxers for Olympics qualifier at Kazakhstan

Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kg) and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91 kg) are amongIndia's elite men's boxersselected for the Asian Continental Olympics boxing......

Six boxers for Olympics qualifier at Kazakhstan

Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kg) and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91 kg) are amongIndia's elite men's boxersselected for the Asian Continental Olympics boxing......