Treasures of India: The Kailasha Temple in Ellora

This Republic Day, in the 70th year of our Independence, Rediff.com takes you on a Discovery of India as well known Indians highlight our great nation's finest treasures. Part 1: Architect Aman......

Few visitors to ASI monuments after 3-month lockdown

A day after monuments across the country reopened their doors for visitors following a gap of more than three months amid coronavirus-induced lockdown, only a handful of people visited these sites.......

What the first Indians tell us about ourselves

'India is a strange place.''On the one hand we have the most advanced science working on our origins and our ancestry.''On the other we are at war with ourselves over a temple to a god whom our......

PHOTOS: Incredible India's heritage sites

The Great Himalayan National Park conservation area, a rich biodiversity in Himachal Pradesh and home to several rare and threatened species of flora and fauna, was on Monday approved for......

RBI to issue new Rs 20 bank notes

The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will shortly issue Rs 20 denomination banknotes, in the Mahatma Gandhi series, bearing the signature of the central bank's governor Shaktikanta Das.......

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

Check out which monuments make the most money for the government. The top revenue-generating monuments during 2015-2018 include the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb,......

'Make in Maharashtra' receives good response from China, says CM

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who made a strong pitch for the 'Make In Maharashtra' initiative during his China visit, returned to Mumbai late last night. "Thanks China for the overwhelming......

World's rich expect to get richer in 2010

With recovery in the global financial markets in sight, nearly 78 per cent of the world's wealthy population expects to grow their personal wealth over the next one year, a survey said on......

'Mumtaz looked great in Western clothes'

'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.''To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.' IMAGE: Mumtaz with Feroz Khan and Dharmendra in Aadmi Aur......

Coming up with Bollywood's best costumes

Bhanu Athaiya just can't stop talking about what she loves best -- dressing up the stars.  An Oscar winner for her work in Gandhi, Bhanu Athaiya has been designing costumes since 1953. Some......

Photos: Putt naturally, golf glamour for these sportsmen!

Golf has caught the fancy of sports stars across various disciplines. Players have hit the greens to take a break from monotony of their schedules, a few of them going on to take up the sport......