By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi
Delhi NCR woke up to heavy showers on Tuesday morning. The rains led to disruption of road traffic movement due to severe waterlogging in several areas, especially in Gurgaon where several schools were closed. Light rains started at around 2 am but gained momentum by 4 am, and between 6 to 8 am, it turned...
Two million Muslims will gather in Saudi Arabia this week for the Haj as the annual pilgrimage becomes increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam's holiest sites.
Changing dunes
This year the Haj comes with the ultra-conservative kingdom witnessing an unprecedented pace of change, finally ending a ban on women driving while remaining firm in the face of...
Rupamudra Kataki
Finally, putting all rumours to rest, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas made their relationship official on Saturday morning. In the low-key ‘roka’ ceremony, Priyanka looked like the diva (that she undoubtedly is) in a yellow suit and Nick, who wore a traditional Indian attire, surprised everyone with his Indian choice of clothes. But one thing that no one...
Arka Roy Chowdhury
Onam festival in Kerala is a massive affair for Malayalis, and commemorates Vamana, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. The festival is one of the most important ones for Kerala Hindus, and it is marked by a feast that is known as Onam Sadhya. The term Sadhya means banquet in Malayalam, and is basically a feast that consists...
By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi
First of all, Navroz Mubarak! Now, since food makes an integral part of any family or friendly gathering in the country, it is important to set your table with delicious and scrumptious delicacies.
Here are some easy and tasty recipes that you can rustle up in minimum time for your festive day celebrations.
Patrani machchi
By Sukesh Kanchan, sous...
Written by Ashameera Aiyappan | Chennai
Despite having a star anchor in AR Rahman, Sruti Hariharan Subramaniyam ensures that the story doesn’t deviate from the talent it has chosen to celebrate. Harmony charts the course of the musicians, culminating in a space that Rahman orchestrates.
“Any person who doesn’t want to listen or sing a song is a mad person,” says renowned folk...
The derring-do doings of RAW agent Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri aka Vis were mostly entertaining in a comic-book way in Vishwaroopam part one.
Part 2, sadly, is an incoherent mess.
It opens with a battered, stitched-up Vis (Kamal) being transported in an airplane with two familiar lovelies Nirupama (Kumar) and Ashmita (Jeremiah) on either side. The former is his wife; the...
The Independence Day of India, which is celebrated religiously throughout the Country on the 15th of August every year, holds tremendous ground in the list of national days, since it reminds every Indian about the dawn of a new beginning, the beginning of an era of deliverance from the clutches of British colonialism of more than 200 years. It was...
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id), which is also known as Eid al-Adha or Id-ul-Adha, is a festival that Muslims celebrate with special prayers, greetings and gifts. It is a gazetted holiday in India and is also referred to as the festival of sacrifice.
What Do People Do?
Id-ul-Zuha is a festival that is celebrated with traditional fervor and gaiety in India and the world....
"Mere baare mein jo bhi suna hoga, bura hi suna hoga, lekin main itna bura nahi hoon ki mere bagal mein khade hone se koi badnaam ho jaye," with this dialogue we are introduced to Sanjay Dutt, the gangster in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3. Jimmy Sheirgill and Mahie Gill's characters have been revived in the third installment...
