Today, it is modish to be part of a yoga class, to post stories on Instagram while striking an impressively complex asana in a bralette and crop-top paired with neon yoga pants, to bond over green tea and yoga bars after a strenuous session at the studio and have subscriptions to yoga studios, not ashrams, says Manavi Kapur.
Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented.
While experts claimed that Patanjali's Swadeshi messaging app was removed form Google Play over security concerns, Kimbho declared that it was removed because of heavy traffic.
'We are not promising prosperity to these villagers. Instead, the focus is on self-sufficiency.'
'Of course, there is fear, but if we want change, then we must be ready to face the consequences.'
'It is very hard to get the police to file a report against someone from an upper caste.' 'Things are so bad that sometimes we have to sit on a dharna with the body of a Dalit victim to get the police to file a complaint.'
Is it just the glamour?
Soha Ali Khan's look at her self in her debut book, The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous, may seem indulgent but is not, says Manavi Kapur.
Bhilar, a strawberry farming hub in Maharashtra, has been transformed into India's first 'books village'.
These bloggers are adding fresh flavours to India's vibrant street-food scene.
Tirthak Saha is living the American dream, but his work has a typically Indian context.
Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making films and keeping the theatre he established, Prithvi Theatre, alive.
Taking up heavy exercise without being conditioned for it may expose one to risks like rhabdo.
Celebrating the poet-saint's legacy in our times.
From dating apps to events, the shrinking community is innovating ways to encourage the young to marry within the faith.
'How can you fight an enemy you can't see?'
'Imagine the message it sends to people. They will think tobacco cannot be a killer because LIC is investing in it.' 'The so-called rakshak (protector) has become a bhakshak (destroyer).'
'If majority of the country's population is sentimental about a certain species, why are we so ashamed to say that we want to give it statutory protection?'
'As they grow bigger, the trail of their pioneering success often leaves behind a causticity marked by deficient human resource practices, negligible focus on corporate governance and rife sexism.'
© 2025 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances