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Rangpur

Rangpur (রংপুর) is a major city and administrative center in northern Bangladesh, headquarters of Rangpur Division, which was formed in 2010 from eight northwestern districts.

Sep 19, 2026

Rangpur (Gujarat)

Rangpur is a Harappan archaeological mound near Vanala in Surendranagar district, Gujarat, India, the type site of the Rangpur culture, a late regional variant of the Indus Valley Civilization.

Sep 19, 2026

Rangpur culture

The Rangpur culture is the Late Harappan culture of Gujarat in western India, defined at the type site of Rangpur and characterized by Lustrous Red Ware pottery.

Rangpur District

Rangpur District (রংপুর জেলা), Bangladesh, a 2,400.56 sq km district in Rangpur Division with 3,169,615 people (2022 census), 8 upazilas, district headquarters declared 1769, municipality 1869.

Rangpur Division (রংপুর বিভাগ), Bangladesh's northernmost division, created 9 March 2010 from eight districts of Rajshahi Division; 58 upazilas, 17.6 million people (2022 census), agriculture-based economy with persistent poverty and Monga seasonal hunger.

Rangpur Riders

The Rangpur Riders are a Bangladeshi professional cricket franchise based in Rangpur that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League, winning one title in the 2017-18 season.

Rangrasiya (रंगरसिया)

Rangrasiya (रंगरसिया), also Rang Rasiya, is an Indian Colors TV drama (2013–2014) starring Ashish Sharma and Sanaya Irani, set in border village Birpur, Rajasthan, about BSD officer Rudra and village girl Paro, produced by Nautanki Films.

Rangrezz (रंगरेज़)

Rangrezz (रंगरेज़), also rendered Rangrezz Wears for the unrelated Delhi clothing brand, here the 2013 Hindi action drama directed by Priyadarshan, a remake of Naadodigal, starring Jackky Bhagnani and Priya Anand; released 21 March 2013, a box office disaster.

Rangrid Fossae

Rangrid Fossae is a 243 km fossa (narrow trough) on Venus at 62.7N, 356.4E near Eastern Ishtar Terra, IAU-approved 1985, named for a Norse Valkyrie, one of three major fossae sets there with Sigrun and Manto.

Ranheim

Ranheim Fotball (Ranheim IL – Fotball Topp), football department of Ranheim Idrettslag, Trondheim, founded 17 February 1901. Cup semifinal 1953, 7th in Eliteserien 2018, home ground EXTRA Arena.

Rani Abbakka

Rani Abbakka (ರಾಣಿ ಅಬ್ಬಕ್ಕ) was a Jain queen of Ullal, a port principality near Mangalore, who fought Portuguese attempts to control the spice trade in the sixteenth century.

Rani Bhabani

Rani Bhabani (রানী ভবানী, 1716 to 1795) was the zamindar of Rajshahi, titled Ardhabangeshwari, ruler of half of Bengal, famed for temples and social works.

Rani Chatterjee (रानी चटर्जी)

Rani Chatterjee (रानी चटर्जी), birth name Sabiha Shaikh, is a Bhojpuri film actress born 1989 in Mumbai. Her screen name came from a temple scene in her 2004 debut Sasura Bada Paisawala; she is Muslim, later briefly renamed Mirza Shaikh.

Rani Durgavati (रानी दुर्गावती)

Rani Durgavati (रानी दुर्गावती, 1524–1564), Chandela-born queen and regent of the Gond kingdom of Garha-Katanga (Gondwana), ruled about 15 years, repelled Baz Bahadur, and died fighting Akbar's commander Asaf Khan in 1564.

Rani Gaidinliu

Rani Gaidinliu, also known as Gaidinliu, was a Naga freedom fighter from Manipur who led a movement against British rule and spent fourteen years in prison.

Oct 10, 2026

Rani Karnavati

Rani Karnavati was a Bundi-born princess who married Rana Sanga of Mewar and governed as regent for her son Vikramaditya until her death in 1535.

Oct 22, 2026

Rani Ketaki ki Kahani

Rani Ketaki ki Kahani (رانی کیتکی کی کہانی) is an early Urdu prose romance by Sayyed Insha Allah Khan Insha, compiled in 1803, telling the love story of Rani Ketki and Prince Uday Bhan.

Rani Khedira

Rani Khedira (born 1994, Stuttgart) is a German defensive midfielder for 1. FC Union Berlin and Tunisia; brother of Sami Khedira; ex-Stuttgart, RB Leipzig, Augsburg; 2026 World Cup debutant.

Rani ki Vav

Rani ki Vav (राणी की वाव), the Queen's Stepwell, is a seven-level stepwell at Patan, Gujarat, built by Queen Udayamati as a memorial to King Bhimadeva I.

Rani Mangammal

Rani Mangammal (மங்கம்மாள்) was queen regent of the Madurai Nayak kingdom in southern India, ruling from 1689 for her infant grandson and remembered for roads, temples, and charitable works.

Sep 19, 2026

Rani Mraz

Rani Mraz, meaning "Early Frost", was a Yugoslav acoustic band active from 1978 to 1980 and led by singer-songwriter Đorđe Balašević, best known for the 1978 single "Računajte na nas".

Rani Mukerji (रानी मुखर्जी)

Rani Mukerji (रानी मुखर्जी) is a Hindi film actress born 1978 in Calcutta, known for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Black, the Mardaani franchise and Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway, winner of Filmfare and National Film Awards, married to Aditya Chopra.

Rani Mukerji filmography

Rani Mukerji filmography: the Hindi-film career of Rani Mukerji (born 1978), from Biyer Phool (1996) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) through Black, Hum Tum, the Mardaani franchise, and Mardaani 3 (2026), with eight Filmfare Awards and a 2025 National Film Award.

Rani of Jhansi (माणिकर्णिका तांबे)

Rani Lakshmibai, born Manikarnika Tambe (माणिकर्णिका तांबे), was queen of Jhansi whose state was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1853; she led resistance in the 1857 Rebellion, escaped the 1858 siege of Jhansi, and died in battle near Gwalior on 17 June 1858.

Rani Padmini

Rani Padmini, also called Padmavati, is a legendary queen consort of Chittor who, by tradition, performed jauhar during Alauddin Khalji's siege of 1303; most historians regard her as legendary.

Rani Rashmoni

Rani Rashmoni, also known as Rani Rasmani, was a Bengali businesswoman and zamindar who ran a wealthy estate and founded the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in 1855.

Sep 27, 2026

Rani Srikumar

Rani Srikumar, born in 1983, is an Indian politician and anaesthetist of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam who has represented Tenkasi in the Lok Sabha since 2024.

Rania Belkahia

Rania Belkahia is a French venture capital investor and Partner at EQT Ventures in Paris, where she drives the firm's deals in France; she previously co-founded Afrimarket.

Rania Khalek

Rania Khalek is a Lebanese-American journalist based in Beirut who hosts Dispatches and co-hosts BT Live on BreakThrough News, reporting on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy.