Leading chefs from across the country share their journeys to find exotic ingredients and techniques.
One of the best stories coming out of Bihar is about a place where Chandragupta Maurya, Buddha, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri and India's Mona Lisa meet.
'The main ploy of the BJP's pre-poll proclamations on corruption was so cacophonous and resounding that it unexpectedly worked out to its greatest advantage. But there seems to be a lull after the sound and fury over corruption,' says Ram Ugrah.
Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.
Superstar Rajinikanth needs a box-office hit after two successive flops in Kochchadaiyaan and Lingaa, both 2014. Yet, Kabali is being projected as if the fans need the film, and the Tamil film industry needs it even more, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Khadi is the perfect fabric for the country.
In 20th edition of his radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about water conservation, Rio Olympics and other subjects.
Finalists in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed and the stunning images have to be seen to be believed.
'The government's proposal to store citizens' data including Aadhaar data under its Digital India initiative on cloud is violative of the citizens' human rights because the cloud is admittedly beyond India's jurisdiction.'
These are some of Rediff.com's favourites from all 80 award-winning photos.
The band's trip to Rishikesh delayed their split till 1970! This & other unheard stories...
Interstellar is an incredible ride, a film that will scare and stupefy and drop jaws and make us weep, the kind of film that makes our hearts thump against our ribs for forty straight-minutes and makes us believe in the glory of the movies.
Though on the face of it appeared Pasbola was asking a series of odd questions that would be difficult for anyone to answer, there was, it gradually emerged, it seemed, a method to the questioning. Somehow, somewhere instinctively, Pasbola knew there was something not right with Riyaz's account.
What is Christmas without some traditional food?
'Make cash available now, don't put people into suffering.' 'You should not come to a situation where the operation was successful and the patient is dying.' 'What did not happen in India for several years, you cannot do in 50 days.' 'This is agony and pain.'
Bestselling author Dan Brown spoke at the Penguin Annual Lecture in Mumbai on November 12. Snapshots from the evening
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Sanjeev Kumar's Dastak (1970).
With Samsung Galaxy S8+, another phablet with screen size north of 6 inches, slated to release with a price tag of Rs 65,000, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is not half bad an option costing only Rs 36,990 in comparison, says Himanshu Juneja
A detailed look at the promising Windows Phone from Microsoft
Here are 5 ways to soak in the wild beauty of the snowy outdoors. Take your pick!
The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'
There's more to this country than just the Northern Lights.
United Progressive Alliance's abysmal performance and the Bharatiya Janata Party's claims of good governance are two factors that could change how India votes this year, says Shreekant Sambrani
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
Meet Sabriye Tenberken, a German woman who is changing lives in India.
You totally should says Lakshmi Sharath.
'A man dies and it's over for him. But we're right here, it isn't over for us,' she says cryptically. She talks about the "poverty" in which she had to raise her sons and daughter, the responsibility of today's youth to its country and how war widows should cope with their loss.
Nilanjana S Roy compiles a list of the most eagerly awaited books next year.
'It appears that Prime Minister Modi has to undo 50 years of State monopoly in the defence sector during which public undertakings like HAL or DRDO monopolised defence production and development with disastrous consequences.'
Charles Darwin found his passion playing with rocks halfway around the world.
This was good enough for Fernandes to hire Chandilya to lead his India business.
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