'Dharmashastras are the most vocal defenders of caste'

'Hindus are proud of what the Dharmashastras symbolise, but they don't want to do any work to preserve it!,' Sanskrit scholar Donald Davis tells Kanika Dutta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Haryana cops have a new job: Sampling Biryanis

Following complaints that beef was being added to biryani, police and cow vigilantes in Mundaka village in Mewat, Haryana are keeping close vigil to avoid any such incident in view of Eid al-Adha......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world. Meet the 'World's sexiest dwarf' Super-glamorous Karina Lemos is living proof that good things come in small......

'Diet is a personal choice'

“Since they (the vegetarians) are fasting, they are already hungry and this probably leads to heightened emotions." "As their stomachs make little growling noises, the thought that somebody......

'If people have to trust markets, we have to offer risk-free products'

Ashish Chauhan is generous in his praise for his former bosses and doesn't flinch in pointing out the reasons why the BSE lost out in the initial years of the NSE.  Image: Ashish Chauhan, CEO......

Infy @ 30: Kris on the incredible journey

As S Gopalakrishnan walks down the corridors of ITC Grand Central in Parel (Mumbai), lunch appears to be the last thing on his mind. He's feeling the heat - literally. "It's really hot here,"......

Mumbai airport: What will it be like

G V Sanjay Reddy, 45, wears many hats. He is the vice hairman of GVK, one of India's largest infrastructure developers; MD of the Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd, which operates India's......

Catering biz: Serving up the power sushi

The catering industry was once wedding-centric. Now it's learning to do things in style, to match the evolving tastes of a young, corporate India. Blue Label scotch but also custom-made rose-petal......

Bollywood's YUMMIEST foodie moments!

For the love of films... and larger-than-life food! What's it about the celluloid that makes everything including food so larger-than-life? Remember when Juliette Binoche concocts a gooey blend of......

It's not such a Wonderful Afterlife after all

It's quite fitting that a batch of marijuana-laced pakoras drives the plot of Gurinda Chadha's It's a Wonderful Afterlife. Because, like ganja pakoras, It's a Wonderful Afterlife is surreal and......

Guess which heroines are rocking the bikinis?

Bollywood is all about the bikinis these days, and everytime a heroine wears a two-piece, it's flashed all over the news channels.So let's check how closely you've been paying attention. Identify......

BCCI in soup over 'halal meat' mandate for Team India

IMAGE: It emerged that only 'halal' meat has been recommended for the Indian cricketers during their stay in Kanpur for the first Test against New Zealand, starting on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI A......