New Delhi: How many of us really remember the ancient stories about the festival Rakhi? In the world of commercialisation, is it fitting to call it a festival of love which celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. Rakhi is becoming more commercialised with every passing year. The amount of promotional mails your mail box gets is enough to indicate that. Going by a television commercial of a popular chocolate...
11:24 AM, Aug 02, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood is probably the only film industry in the world which has an entire section dedicated to brother-sister relationship. From 'Kaajal' to 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna', Hindi films have showcased a number of songs that have the love between siblings as the core idea. Here is a playlist of most popular and loved Rakshabandhan songs. ...
10:33 AM, Aug 02, 2012
Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is a festival celebrated in India, which involves a sister tying an embroidered thread around her brother's wrist. It is also called Rakhi Purnima in the south of India as it is generally held on full moon. The festival is mainly observed by Hindus and Sikhs though some other communities have also indigenised the celebrations. In 2012, Rakhi will be celebrated on August 2 that is...
10:26 AM, Aug 02, 2012
New Delhi: The President, Vice President and Prime Minister have greeted the nation on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan being celebrated on Thursday. President Pranab Mukherjee in his message said, "On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, I extend my greetings and good wishes to my fellow citizens in India and abroad." He said Raksha Bandhan is the celebration of the unique relationship that exists between brothers and sisters and the...
09:40 AM, Aug 02, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui generally does not like Raksha Bandhan so much but appreciates Rakhi-based promotional strategy of 'Gangs Of Wasseypur 2' (GOW). On Raksha Bandhan day Thursday, all the newspapers here will be carrying an envelope with a Rakhi in it along with a picture of Nawazuddin. "This is a good promotional strategy. Generally I try not to step out of my house on this day as I don't...
08:30 AM, Aug 02, 2012
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06:43 PM, Jul 28, 2012
New Delhi: A plain, simple, red-coloured thread was once enough to symbolise a brother's pledge on Raksha Bandhan to protect his sister. But girls today are on the lookout for a variety of threads studded with beads, crystals and even cartoon characters, as well as expensive threads with gold and silver motifs for the occasion. The markets are awash with emerging trends. Kriti Creations, a store in Khan Market, is...
11:19 AM, Jul 28, 2012
New Delhi: Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is a festival celebrated in India, which involves a sister tying an embroidered thread around her brother's wrist. It is also called Rakhi Purnima in the south of India as it is generally held on full moon. The festival is mainly observed by Hindus and Sikhs though some other communities have also indigenised the celebrations. In 2012, Rakhi will be celebrated on August 2....
09:18 AM, Jul 25, 2012
New Delhi: An Indian scientist has patented a technology that cleans your car's emissions using pond scum. In time, it could also generate the fuel to run your car. When Dinabandhu Sahoo came to Delhi three decades ago, all he had was a dream to make it big. Dr Dinabandhu Sahoo, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, says, "The first night I slept at the railway station. I wanted to...
10:50 AM, Jul 24, 2012
Karimganj/Guwahati: A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the assault on Congress MLA Rumi Nath and her second husband at a Karimganj hotel which sparked off violent protests and bandh in south Assam's Barak Valley. Karimganj Deputy Commissioner Debeswar Malakar on Monday ordered the inquiry into the incident. The report of the inquiry is to be submitted within 15 days, official sources said. In another development, three personnel security officers...
01:04 PM, Jul 02, 2012
Karimganj/Guwahati: The assault on Congress MLA Rumi Nath sparked off violent protests and a bandh in south Assam's Barak Valley on Sunday as police resorted to lathicharge and apprehended five persons involved in the attack. Tension prevailed for the second day in Barak Valley over the assault of the MLA and her second husband Zakir Hussain as violence was reported from several areas. "Five persons suspected to have been involved...
08:53 AM, Jul 02, 2012
Bandham is a film that sees Bhookya Ravi Nayak and Hema Bindhu in the lead roles. The movie's two schedules have been completed. It is done 50 percent almost. Talking to the media, the makers say that the movie mirrors the relations in a joint family. "I wanted to produce the movie because I was attracted to the story of two brothers," says producer B Tarabhai. The makers say that...
04:00 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Patna: Supporters of private militia Ranvir Sena on Sunday indulged in violence and disrupted road and rail services as they observed a day-long bandh in several districts of Bihar to protest the killing of their leader Brahmeswar Singh alias Mukhiyaji. The bandh was observed in Jehanabad, Arwal, Lakhisarai districts and rural areas of Patna district since early morning and the supporters blocked NH-110 between Jehanabad and Arwal and Patna-Gaya NH...
06:36 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Mumbai: The nation-wide bandh called by the NDA on Thursday crippled the commercial capital of the country, causing it to incur losses worth Rs 270-300 crore. MiD-DAY spoke to economists, who revealed that the city has a population of approximately 20 million, of which about eight million account for the workforce. On an average, each member of this workforce has an income of Rs 1 lakh per annum, while the...
03:47 PM, Jun 01, 2012
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11:49 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday described the Bharat bandh called by the NDA and Left parties to protest petrol price hike as a "total failure" in Delhi and "thanked" people of the city for not responding to it. The Chief Minister, speaking in the Delhi Assembly, came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of forcibly blocking roads and making the traders shut their...
11:24 PM, May 31, 2012
The Prime Minister who was in charge of the coal ministry during 2006 to 2009 has been the target of a recent Team Anna's campaign against corruption. ...
10:34 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Petrol prices may be revised on Friday with companies talking about a scope of cutting rates by Rs 1.50-1.60 a litre. On a day when BJP-led NDA and the Left parties called a Bharat Bandh against petrol price hike, the government appeared in no mood to announce a cut. "To my mind, there will be no revision in rates tonight," a senior official at one of the three...
09:45 PM, May 31, 2012
With growth sharply falling and exacerbating India's economic woes, was Bharat Bandh called by the BJP and the Left a thoughtless mistake? ...
09:35 PM, May 31, 2012
