Kleon Papadimitriou, a Greek student in Aberdeen, Scotland undertook the adventure when flights to much of Europe were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
During his 37 year rule, the nation's lush fields became wastelands, disease and hunger became rampant and the economy registered a negative growth of six per cent.
With the maulana fully committed and PML (N) cadres prepared to court arrest, this would be the first time where both Punjabis and Pakhtuns would be standing up against the Pakistan army, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
Residents of Delhi and NCR region will get a taste of culinary skills of Tihar jail inmates as bakery products prepared by them will be available in most shops and stores across the city.
Home loan protection insurance is the perfect tool to protect your family against home loan liability and subsequent default.
Amphan was the fiercest Cyclone to hit West Bengal in the last 100 years. A large part of the state was without power as electricity poles have been blown away. Mobile and internet services were also down as the cyclone has damaged hundreds of communication towers.
Superfoods like low-carb veggies and fatty fish will help diabetics keep their sugar under check.
Studies show that as many as 61 percent of patients who suffer from chronic bloating have detectable levels of alcohol from carbs and sugars that aren't well digested and absorbed.
Apoorba Kumar Patranabish, 37 from Hyderabad reveals how he went from 127 kg to 90 kg in 11 months.
Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in Washington, DC after the 1998 nuclear tests and during the Kargil War.
It requires a lifestyle overhaul, says Pramod Tripathi.
Rediff reader Baishali Ghosh shares a simple and exotic party recipe.
Nayantara Patel lists four hotels to visit for the fabulous food they serve.
The challenge for Indian software is clear. A good part of its bread and butter business - writing code and maintaining software systems - is being automated, reducing revenue streams and work for lower level employees
With pollution reaching alarming levels post Diwali, what is the best way to cope?
A history of crushing dissent indicates that the Egyptian army's tolerance for protesters may not hold if its interests are threatened.
In the fifth and final part of a week-long series, we bring you a recipe from 'Is Wheat Killing You?' by renowned clinical nutritionist Ishi Khosla.
In a country where 'booth-capturing' and open intimidation of voters used to be a part of the poll processes until not very long ago -- and remains a factor even now - postal vote can challenge the very credibility of the electoral process as a whole, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Never reheat fats and oils. Add less salt while cooking.
Having stayed under legendary Muuttiah Muralitharan's shadow for the better part of his career, Rangana Herath feels that being in and out of the side over last decade is like "bread and butter" for him.
'The lockdown has been a great excuse to delay payments.'
It was truly heartening to see how the Sikh community had risen to the occasion during the Black Lives Matter peaceful protests and the coronavirus pandemic and selflessly served those looking for nourishment.
Did you know that samosas, idlis and coffee are not originally from India?
Persuaded not to sell that day in January 1975, DLF today has assets of over Rs 52,237 crore and a net worth of around Rs 40,000 crore.
A fabulous vegetarian spread and an amazing range of sweets are also hallmarks of Bengali cuisine.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Tuesday decided to provide special facilities to all Muslim prisoners during the holy month of Ramzan.
A mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies were served at the lunch hosted by PM Modi in honour of visiting US President Barack Obama.
Meet Siraj Sheikh, the rickshaw-puller
This is where great food is created and star chefs are born. You may also have to wash utensils!
The Elephant God simply loves these delicacies.
'Whom do I want to marry and what decisions I make for marrying the person I love are totally personal decisions, in which neither the State nor the courts have any right to interfere.'
Rajendra Nagar, a planned colony built after Independence, is the worst-affected area in the Bihar capital, seeing an unprecedented flooding which residents said has "exposed the under-preparedness of the corporation".
Months after making history by winning America's Got Talent, Mumbai's V Unbeatable dancing crew is crumbling under the lockdown.
Baishali Ghosh tells us how to make fresh mayonnaise.
Every home across India makes khichdi and it still isn't as celebrated as it should be.
Pooja Bose on playing a dancer in the rural-based TV show, Sarvggun Sampanna.
With mosques shut, workers and daily wage workers are left to fend for themselves, underscoring once again the magnitude of the crisis of unemployment and poverty triggered by the lockdown, which began on March 25 to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Subhankar loves to study and English and Mathematics are his favourite subjects. Yet, their plight does not allow him to go to even a corporation school.
The monthly sales of its bread-and-butter Ambassador slipped to just around 800 in the April-February period.
Akash Das aka Chhotu is only 13. Yet he has a huge responsibility on his green shoulders -- that of earning bread for his family.
