New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Finding the right outfit for a temple visit is not an easy task as we find it for other occasions. Balancing religiosity with style can present a unique challenge, so here's a complete guide to the temple outfit ideas of your favourite celebrities for you to exude grace and elegance effortlessly.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Now that this is the election season, let us juxtapose Meghalaya's cuisine with the places of origin of three candidates who are getting a lot of attention -- the Shillong MP, who's up for re-election, is Vincent Pala of the Congress and he's from Jaintia hills; his challenger, Anapareen Lyngdoh of the National People's Party, is Khasi; and in the state's other parliamentary constituency, Tura, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's sister and a prominent face on national television, Agatha Sangma, is in the fray -- she's from the fertile Garo Hills, the state's bread basket.
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) The film industry is celebrating Maharashtra Day on Wednesday. The day is recognised for the creation of the state of Maharashtra after the Samyukta Maharashtra movement advocated for the formation of a separate Marathi-speaking state on May 1, 1960.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) In his over half-a-century-long Hindi film career, he sang more than a thousand songs, but just three serve to demonstrate his position in the industry's scheme of things - the madcap "Ek Chatur Naar" where Kishore Kumar beats him; the enchanting qawwali "Na to karvaan ki talash hai" where Mohammed Rafi emerges triumphant eventually; and the classical contest "Ketaki gulab juhi", where he beats Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) More than three decades before Aamir Khan's train stunt in "Ghulam" (1998), this actor, renowned for his natural performances, had already done such a hazardous exploit, not just a daredevil challenge on the screen, but to inject reality into the scene and save the filmmaker the "bother of back projection".
Ayodhya, April 26 (IANS) The impact of the grand Ram Janmabhoomi temple built in Ayodhya has started reflecting in various spheres.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) He makes it clear that the memoir is not about his theatre journey, nor the making of some of the finest theatre productions he has brought on stage, but in fact, about India and the many shades he has been a witness to.
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Actress Shilpa Shetty, on Tuesday, shared a sneak peek into the Kanya Pujan at her residence, on the occasion of Ashtami, giving an adorable glimpse of her daughter Samisha.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Few people can boast of the distinction of having a love poem they penned in adolescence becoming a hit Hindi film song, but this purveyor and versifier of beauty, whose craft was derived from his observation, was one prominent example.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Her influence persists in Bollywood even after her name has faded from public memory, althrough remixes of her rollicking hits from the 1950s continue to be in circulation. Another, and not that well-known, legacy of Shamshad Begum, though, was initiating what later became "item numbers", though her contributions were more perky than provocative, saucy than raunchy, and racy without being ribald.
