All stories by Mona Parthsarathi
Prabha Atre: The Hindustani vocalist who followed no tradition
Rediff.com13 Jan 2024Prabha Atre, the woman who could have been lawyer, scientist or doctor but became a globally renowned Hindustani classical vocalist instead, died in her Pune home on Saturday hours before she was to leave for a concert in Mumbai. She was 92.
Queues at ATMs will soon shift to poll booths and defeat BJP: Akhilesh
Rediff.com21 Dec 2016Our work in last five years and the problems people are facing due to demonetisation will lead us to victory, he said.
Want to live in India even if Bangladesh allows entry: Taslima Nasreen
Rediff.com6 Aug 2014Hopeful of getting a resident permit in India, controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has said that even if Bangladesh allows her to enter, she wants to spend the rest of her life in her second home -- India.
Will be like a mother, gentle but firm: Sumitra Mahajan on being Speaker
Rediff.com6 Jun 2014With strained government-opposition ties marring the functioning of previous Lok Sabha, new Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday said creating 'coordination' among parties will be her top priority and she will be 'gentle but firm' to ensure smooth proceedings.
Modi 'outsider' in Banaras, I am the 'son of soil': Ajay Rai
Rediff.com10 Apr 2014Describing himself as a "son of soil", Congress candidate Ajay Rai says the poll battle in Varanasi will be mainly a contest with "outsider" Narendra Modi and dismisses any challenge from "deserter" Arvind Kejriwal.
Ravi Kishan confident of converting fans into voters
Rediff.com12 Mar 2014Making his electoral debut from Jaunpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh as a Congress candidate, Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan says he hopes to convert his fans into voters.