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Inside President Pranab's home

Inside President Pranab's home

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Rare glimpses of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Kind courtesy: Architectural Digest India.

Beetle mania comes to a close

Beetle mania comes to a close

Rediff.com15 Sep 2018

Here's capturing the car's 80-year-old legacy, and popularity, in photographs.

Banks, HFCs ride on sub-prime borrowers

Banks, HFCs ride on sub-prime borrowers

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

While the total disbursement of housing loans by PSBs as well as HFCs witnessed a deceleration in 2016-17, there was significant growth for the lower slabs

Chocolicious! The best job in the world

Chocolicious! The best job in the world

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

The man who tastes chocolates for a living has tasted over 2,200 chocolates from different countries in the last two years, says T E Narasimhan.

10 fashion lessons we learnt from LFW

10 fashion lessons we learnt from LFW

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

The recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week had plenty of runway style inspiration.

Why, despite Mosul massacre, Punjab's youth still want to go to Iraq

Why, despite Mosul massacre, Punjab's youth still want to go to Iraq

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

'The main reason people go to other countries is unemployment in Punjab'

Hindu radicals find fertile soil in western UP

Hindu radicals find fertile soil in western UP

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

With a rise in the clout of Muslims in western Uttar Pradesh, fearful Hindus are being radicalised.

July gold import estimate lower at 40 tonnes

July gold import estimate lower at 40 tonnes

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

Imports in July 2012 were 65 tonnes, said a bullion analyst.

Why Patna Saheb gurdwara will leave you bedazzled

Why Patna Saheb gurdwara will leave you bedazzled

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

The centuries-old Takhat Shri Harmandir Saheb Gurdwara at Patna Saheb, the most revered shrine for Sikhs after the Golden Temple in Amritsar, gets a much-needed facelift just before lakhs of devotees arrive to take part in the 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh.

Quality control can bump up India's gold jewellery exports 5-fold: WGC

Quality control can bump up India's gold jewellery exports 5-fold: WGC

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Indian jewellery is widely prized for intricacy and craftsmanship.

When your employees are family

When your employees are family

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

All in kind! Gujarat's model of employee benefits, as seen in the state's family-owned businesses, retains talent with a human touch.

Gujarat polls: Congress promises farm loan waiver, Indira canteens, special quota

Gujarat polls: Congress promises farm loan waiver, Indira canteens, special quota

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

The Congress, desperate to make a comeback in Gujarat, which has been ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party for over 20 years, has tried to reach out to various sections of society in its blueprint unveiled.

Housewives, want to deposit Rs 2.5 lakh? This is for you

Housewives, want to deposit Rs 2.5 lakh? This is for you

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

'Housewives depositing cash up to a limit of Rs 250,000 need not worry.' 'It is understood that in India housewives save money which they get from their husbands for household expenses.' 'The intent of the government is not to question them.'

11.11, Eka, Maku: Slow fashion for a fast world

11.11, Eka, Maku: Slow fashion for a fast world

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Slow fashion for a fast world.

Why gold sales may not pick up this Akshaya Tritiya

Why gold sales may not pick up this Akshaya Tritiya

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Gold is currently ruling at Rs 30,050 per 10 grams.

One year on, life in shreds for Kashmir's 'human shield'

One year on, life in shreds for Kashmir's 'human shield'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

'Is this the message that India wants to send to Kashmir?'

'Fashion is a hard industry; models are not really nice'

'Fashion is a hard industry; models are not really nice'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

Lakme model Priya Banerjee reveals the not-so-nice side of the modelling industry.

Burger King all set to arrive in India

Burger King all set to arrive in India

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Burger King's entry is expected to heat up the burger chain market in India, dominated by McDonald's.

Are rasogollas really worth the fight?

Are rasogollas really worth the fight?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

'Having consumed thousands of the sickly sweet chenna globes of varying textures over the years, I must demur,' says Uttaran Das Gupta.

'Men worship Durga, but don't respect their own women'

'Men worship Durga, but don't respect their own women'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

Sharmila Nair's campaign '18 Shades of Black' is inspiring Indian women to talk about the restrictions they faced while growing up and encouraging people to find solutions.

She wants to change the way Indians dress

She wants to change the way Indians dress

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

'Stop wearing clothes which might be trendy, but doesn't go well with your body type.'

Patna's MAGNIFICENT Prakash Utsav!

Patna's MAGNIFICENT Prakash Utsav!

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

Organising the logistics for a festival that attracts nearly 500,000 devotees is not easy.

This couple is building mud homes that save 50% water

This couple is building mud homes that save 50% water

Rediff.com9 May 2019

Pune architects Dhruvang Hingmire and Priyanka Gunjikar are building houses out of mud and stone, employing local artists and contributing to the village economy.

London, Paris, New York, Shanghai... Here comes khadi!

London, Paris, New York, Shanghai... Here comes khadi!

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

KVIC is keen to build an international footprint and is hopeful about signing up B2B agreements with at least 40 countries, to which end it has even registered a GI (geographical indicator) tag in the UK, Germany and Russia.

Cooking continental food? Avoid these 10 mistakes

Cooking continental food? Avoid these 10 mistakes

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

Don't make these basic mistakes while cooking Western or continental food.

Where instant coffee is a bad word

Where instant coffee is a bad word

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

Nikita Puri visits an artisan coffee label's first caf and understands why nothing beats the punch of freshly-roasted beans.

'No other institution has resisted attempted subversion like the judiciary has'

'No other institution has resisted attempted subversion like the judiciary has'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

'Given the current fear that the government is going to appoint judges who were in line with its ideology, there should be full disclosure in Parliament about the details of every judge appointee,' Indira Jaising -- the first woman to be appointed additional solicitor general of India -- tells Geetanjali Krishna.

Who did you vote for? Why?

Who did you vote for? Why?

Rediff.com20 May 2019

In the crazily complex cauldron that is India, where caste, community, class and cash are just the primary ingredients, no one has yet come up with a fool-proof method to ascertain how voters make up their minds, on which button to press, in the privacy of their 'confessional' booths, notes Krishna Prasad.

Tamil Nadu, Kerala have most women entrepreneurs, and high female literacy

Tamil Nadu, Kerala have most women entrepreneurs, and high female literacy

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

India was ranked 70th of 77 countries in the Female Entrepreneurship Index 2015 released by London-based Global Entrepreneurship Institute

Statue of Unity will do for Kevatia what Rann Utsav did for Kutch

Statue of Unity will do for Kevatia what Rann Utsav did for Kutch

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

'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.

Flipkart's big plans to take on rivals

Flipkart's big plans to take on rivals

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Flipkart's current valuation is an estimated $12 billion.

Andhra, Telangana farm loan wavier calls don't hold merit: Rajan

Andhra, Telangana farm loan wavier calls don't hold merit: Rajan

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

Generally, a district collector declares crops in his area as being affected due to a catastrophe, which automatically triggers favourable treatment of bank loans, under which the affected dud loans are not treated as bad loans, Rajan said.

Meet the creator of the world's tallest statue

Meet the creator of the world's tallest statue

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Ram V Sutar, 89, has already created more than 200 distinct statues, many of them massive. Now, he is a leading contender for the commission to produce the world's largest statue: A 597-foot tall rendering of Sardar Patel, an independence leader who played a crucial role in uniting India's fractious states.

From a Surat factory to Amnesty: An unusual journey

From a Surat factory to Amnesty: An unusual journey

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

'My boss was a woman. Not any woman, she was a demanding, rude and foul-mouthed creature whom I liked immediately,' says Aakar Patel.

'Time to accept that Dhaka attackers had an IS link'

'Time to accept that Dhaka attackers had an IS link'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

'The police had cautioned me that there could be some 'trouble' in Dhaka by the end of June.' 'Once brainwashed, these young people don't think twice about killing people, thinking such an act will pave the path for heaven.'

What is the way out for Muslims now?

What is the way out for Muslims now?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

Muslims need to get out of their Isolation Syndrome, argues Mohammad Sajjad.

4 mn garments. 300 stores. Rs 6.8 bn. The Anita Dongre story

4 mn garments. 300 stores. Rs 6.8 bn. The Anita Dongre story

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

'Fashion changes fast and if you are not keeping up you're getting left behind,' design diva Anita Dongre tells Pavan Lall.

'Not a shining India, but there is a feel-good factor'

'Not a shining India, but there is a feel-good factor'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

'Life will not improve overnight; it will happen in a gradual manner.'

Rahul is working untiringly for Modi

Rahul is working untiringly for Modi

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

'Rahul is only making a pathetic public spectacle of his lack of judgment and good sense by hallucinating that somehow, the Congress, or whatever political combine is cobbled together, will displace the BJP at the coming Lok Sabha election by constantly harping on the Rafale deal,' argues retired civil servant B S Raghavan.

Review: In Their Shoes is a poignant, personal documentary

Review: In Their Shoes is a poignant, personal documentary

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

In Their Shoes is heartwarming, says Sukanya Verma.