'There is a point near the hill where you kill the engine and park your vehicle in neutral.' 'The vehicle automatically slides a few inches, which the locals believe is due to the magnetic power of the hill.'
Meet Uma and Krishna Prasad, a unique entrepreneurial couple from Hyderabad.
Pooja Bhatt's irrepressible cuteness, Rekha's amusing cartoon, Asha Bhosle's super songstress power, Akshay Kumar's sparkling white sneakers and shaved chest find a mention in Sukanya Verma's weekly column.
The magical land of Changthang in Ladakh is the stuff of dreams, though it might be losing its pristine beauty to the onslaught of tourists and campers.
'Indian cricket is in the safe hands of excitingly talented cricketers. No team can afford to underestimate India. If they do, it is to their peril.'
Inside Out is arguably Pixar's finest film, says Raja Sen.
You can gift a day at a spa, a curated gourmet meal at a pool side or an offbeat travel trip.
On his 73rd birthday, here's celebrating 10 hilarious moments when AB cracked us up with his lively antics.
Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com continues his jungle adventure and narrates his last day at the Kanha National Park.
We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.
IMAGES from matches played on Day 4 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Wednesday
'What seemed missing in Tumbbad was that screwiness, that kinkiness, which shades so many of our best parables,' observes Sreehari Nair.
These offbeat courses will guarantee you a job.
Just when it looked as though CGI overkill has ruined the fun of spectacle, here comes a film that charms with its kaleidoscopic vision and meticulous combats, says Sukanya Verma, who can't wait for more!
Harnoor Channi Tiwary who recently moved to Mumbai is now exploring the outskirts of the city!
One of Fearless Nadia's most famous scenes had her fighting the bad guys on top of a speeding train! She was often showed working out in a gym, which apparently contributed to a fitness craze at the time as well. Getting to know Fearless Nadia.
'Will the Statue of Unity and Tent City Narmada have as much of a transformational effect on the local economy as the salt desert/Tent City Dhordo did is something that only time can tell,' says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Rajesh Karkera relives exciting and eerie moments following a tigress.
Just an hour or so from the ones we commonly throng to, they promise a lot more for a lot less.
'Whether I die in Calcutta or in Paris, on a Wednesday or a Saturday, it does not matter, but you would not want me to come to India's door and then return to France without having visited India.' 'Either I will die or I will visit India!' Claude Arpi hails Georges Clemenceau, French prime minister during the Great War, a great man who loved India.
The Smurfs 2 is a film rife with cleverly marketed mediocrity, writes Sukanya Verma.
It is an important film but that doesn't translate to it being good, writes Raja Sen.
The Underwater Photographer of the Year competition has announced the winners of this year's contest, with France's Gabriel Barathieu being named Underwater Photographer of the Year for an image of a hunting octopus. UPY was kind enough to share some of this year's honorees with us below.
'Jurassic World is a perfectly passable blockbuster with a B-movie heart -- but why on earth would you want to watch something so unremarkable when Mad Max: Fury Road is still in theatres and gets better on each viewing?' asks Raja Sen.
Travel bloggers Amrita Das and Rutavi Mehta list out their recommendations.
This list goes ahead to prove that people still love the touristy spots!
Suparn Verma, who last directed the Bipasha Basu-starrer Aatma, reviews Gravity in a single sentence as a tribute to the greatest single take sequence in cinematic history.
Tigers may have been elusive, but just to have gone deep in the ferocious, yet magnificent big cat's home was an unforgettable experience, says Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com after a road trip to the Pench-Kanha-Tadoba national parks
Here's your weekly collection of stories that prove it's a crazy, funny world out there!
Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com narrates the morning safari that he took on day two at the Pench National Park. He was on a road trip to the Pench-Kanha-Tadoba national parks.
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
It still isn't too late to plan your first trip of the year! Anita Rao-Kashi draws up this list.
Ritika Bhatia lists some of the best camping spots and adventure trails for a perfect mix of offbeat vacation and precious solitude this summer.
Meet Sabriye Tenberken, a German woman who is changing lives in India.
The band's trip to Rishikesh delayed their split till 1970! This & other unheard stories...
'The Congress, all these decades, worked on a slow Hindi-isation and Indianisation of Arunachal tribes. The RSS wants rapid Hinduisation,' says Shekhar Gupta.
'There are 25 million farmers in India with at least 2 to 3 cows each.' 'If all them use biogas to cook, millions of LPG units and firewood can be saved.'
Generations of Indian Americans have had Arthur first note their feats and recount it to the world. And that is why so many desis across America have been saddened by his passing.
Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com continues his jungle adventure and narrates his day at the Kanha National Park.
