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Groom calls off wedding over 'old' furniture in dowry

A man called off his marriage in Hyderabad after he reportedly found that "old" furniture was given by the bride's family as dowry. Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational......

Dance for Astad!

Astad Deboo's dancers pay the legendary dancer a lovely tribute on his 74th birth anniversary. IMAGE: Astad Deboo with his Salaam Balaak dancers. Costume: Sandhy Raman. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Astad Deboo: The Dancer, the Legend

There are few artistes who qualify to be called a living legend.India's finest contemporary dancer, Astad Deboo, is one of those rare few.On Thursday, December 10, after a brief illness, the Living......

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.''Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.''A......

Astad Deboo and the dance of rebellion in Manipur

After performing with Manipuri artistes the world over, Astad Deboo, India's greatest contemporary dancer, performed with artistes of the Shri Shri Govindajee Nat Sankirtan in Imphal for the first......

Vijay Mallya is at his country home near London

Vijay Mallya had indicated last month that he wanted to move to the UK to be closer to his children and later denied he had plans to abscond. Image: Vijay Mallya with son Siddharth. Photograph:......

Markets end lower on March F&O expiry

Key share indices ended marginally lower on Thursday, amid weak global cues, following the expiry of March derivative contracts weighed down by software shares and Larsen & Toubro. The Sensex ended......

10 Gangster Shows On OTT

The Web series Bambai Meri Jaan has put the spotlight back to the dark days when the underworld overran Mumbai. The gangster saga is a popular subject with film and serial makers, particularly when......

Batman grew up eating Indian food!

Christian Bale on India, Mowgli and choices. IMAGE: Christian Bale with his wife Sibi Blazic at the Mowgli premiere in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He was only 13 when he......

'Neither Ness nor Preity come across as liars'

It seems like Preity Zinta is isolated from her colleagues from the film fraternity in her fight with Ness Wadia. Some of them chose not to comment on the issue, and asked this writer not......

BCCI to honour Tendulkar with Lifetime Achievement Award

IMAGE: 2011 ICC World Cup winner Sachin Tendulkar has the most runs in Test cricket and ODIs. Photograph: Ritam Banerjee/Getty Imagesfrom the Rediff.com Archives The legendary Sachin Tendulkar......

ICC World Cup 2023's Global Ambassador Revealed!

IMAGE: India's Annu Rani in action during the women's javelin throw final. Photograph: Rediff Archives Ritam Banerjee/Getty Images The ICC on Tuesday named legendary Sachin Tendulkar as the......

How Lalit Modi delayed signing of Kochi IPL team

Lalit Modi did everything possible to delay signing of Kochi franchise papers: book IMAGE: Several meetings were convened but each time Lalit Modi would ask for changes in the......

Lalit Modi Was Born To Take Risks

The IPL, which was perhaps the biggest gamble of his life, turned out to be the biggest success story ever, making Lalit Modi a cult in the echelons of global sport.A fascinating excerpt from Boria......

Dhoni@40: A look at his journey from young marauder to cool finisher

IMAGE: MS Dhoni with the World Cup Trophy in Mumbai on April 3, 2011. Photograph: Ritam Banerjee/Getty Images Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will always be remembered for finishing......

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