A Tamil Nadu Village Prays For Kamala

Hours before the US presidential elections, special prayers were held for Democrat candidate Kamala Devi Harris's victory at her ancestral village in Tamil Nadu. The prayers were organised by......

Violent protest erupts after girl's body found in Bengal

The body of a 10-year-old girl was found in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, triggering arson at a police outpost by locals who alleged that the minor was raped and murdered, a......

'No One Thought Of The Pride Of Women Then?'

'When our daughters, wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Vignesh Phogat, were protesting at Jantar Mantar, the police kicked them with their shoes.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D......

A Tale Of Two Poorams

If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The materials used on caparisoned......

Bipasha's Daughter Devi Turns 1

Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover celebrated their daughter Devi's first birthday on November 12 by jetting off to the Maldives and having the time of their lives! Photograph: Kind courtesy......

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2, 2021.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. Satyajit......

PIX: Taapsee, Kamal Haasan, Prithviraj at IIFA Utsavam awards

Pictures from the glittering IIFA Utsavam awards. The first International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Utsavam awards function took place at Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Sunday, January 24. It was......

'I was never too ambitious'

'I did not face the camera for two-three years. I was busy and happy even when I was not acting.' Gracy Singh tells us what she's been doing. Gracy Singh, who has been a part of some of Bollywood's......

Archer Aditi's parents on a 'suit hunt' at Palika Bazar for Arjuna Awards ceremony!

IMAGE: The 17-year-old made history in August last year when she became the youngest world archery champion. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Swami/Instagram Archer Aditi Swami's parents from......

The humbling story of a resolute Asian Games gold medallist Swapna Barman

Belonging to the Rajbbongshi tribe in North Bengal, Swapna's mother worked as a maid and doubled up as a tea plucker working in tea gardens. Her father Panchanan Barman pulled a van rickshaw until......