Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Maldives to give a push to normalisation of bilateral relations marked by "shrinking" trust deficit.......
Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......
Five years after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar imposed total prohibition in Bihar, the liquor mafia continues to thrive, reports MI Khan. Kindly note the image has only been published for......
Marking further cementing of bilateral ties, a haat (rural bazaar) on the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya was inaugurated on Saturday. The Border Haat at Kalaichar, West Garo Hill District in......
Janmashtami, Lord Krishna's birthday, was celebrated this year on August 16. The day was marked by Raasleela performances, fasting, feasting and prayer. rediff.com tours some of India'smost famous......
Why is Najma Heptullah, deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha, modeling for a Devdas-inspired pashmina shawl designed by fashion stylist Neeta Lulla?For the twin cause of championing animal rights and......
Be a fox by temperament and a hedgehog by conviction, Gaurav Dalmia tells Bhupesh Bhandari. Then, he explains why. IMAGE: Gaurav Dalmia, left, with Martin Indyk, former US special envoy for......
Leaders of the world's largest economies, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama, will gather in Ontario this week to discuss plans to beat the economic slump. The......
We're drifting on the Ganga in a little boat listening to Pullu, our boatman, wax eloquent about Benarasi silk. "Connoisseurs can always tell when a woman is wearing a Benarasi silk sari," says he,......
After starring in the first Raaz film in 2002, actress Bipasha Basu returns to the film series as a black magic woman this September. The actress plays an ambitious actress diva who uses......
Ektaa Kapoor's earlier horror film, Kucch Toh Hai, may have been torn apart by film critics and audiences. But that has not stopped the producer from making another horror flick.This time, brother......
Reader Perdy Mohindru from Auckland, New Zealand, sent us this article and picture of Shreya Ghoshal's concert in New Zealand recently. Feel free to mail us your write-ups, videos and photographs......
It looks like the queen of television soaps Ekta Kapoor has finally hit bull's eye in film world as well.After producing duds like Kyunki Main Jhooth Nahin Bolta, Kucch Toh Hai and Krishna Cottage,......
The odd pairing of Shah Rukh Khan and Amol Palekar in their next film comes as a surprise to many. The yet-untitled film will also be produced by Khan, and costars Rani Mukerji.Khan dismisses......