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Craving for something sweet? Try these coconut recipes

Craving for something sweet? Try these coconut recipes

Rediff.com6 Aug 2017

Now that the coconut has won its title back as a tree, you may want to try out some coconut recipes.

Why this December is the best month to buy a car

Why this December is the best month to buy a car

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

From Alto to Audi, get car discounts of up to Rs 900,000

King's Cup: Benzema header sinks Espanyol to put Real in charge

King's Cup: Benzema header sinks Espanyol to put Real in charge

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

Real Madrid continued their impressive start to the new year with Karim Benzema giving them a 1-0 victory in the King's Cup quarter-final first-leg tie away to Espanyol on Tuesday.

What Bollywood wears to work

What Bollywood wears to work

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

From bikinis to superhero spandex, it's all in a day's work for these film folk!

We play Tests so quickly that I could break Tendulkar's record: Cook

We play Tests so quickly that I could break Tendulkar's record: Cook

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

England skipper Alastair Cook, who will make his 134th Test appearance in Chittagong against Bangladesh on Thursday, would reach yet another landmark in his illustrious career which has been continuously rewriting the record books. Four years ago, Cook captured the record for the most number of Test centuries by an England batsman. Later this year, he became the first Englishman to score 10,000 runs in the longest format of the game and now, he is set to overtake Alec Stewart as his country's most capped Test cricketer. After travelling 16,000 miles on a round-trip home to attend the birth of his second child, the left-hander is all set to lead the team in the first of seven successive Tests on the sub-continent between now and Christmas.

Are movie dates popular on Valentine's Day?

Are movie dates popular on Valentine's Day?

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

The box office collections of these V-Day releases give us some truths!

Do you gossip at work?

Do you gossip at work?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

Workplace ethics are about treating others the way one would want to be treated, says Kartik Kompella.

Ranji Roundup: UP thrash Saurashtra; Pujara flops; Delhi miss bonus points

Ranji Roundup: UP thrash Saurashtra; Pujara flops; Delhi miss bonus points

Rediff.com28 Dec 2019

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Bogeyman Gatlin booed as Bolt's saintliness shines

PHOTOS: Bogeyman Gatlin booed as Bolt's saintliness shines

Rediff.com6 Aug 2017

In the history of sport, you were forced to ponder, had there ever been a champion more universally unloved than Gatlin, the twice doping offender who by winning world 100 metres gold on Saturday had ruined one of sport's great fairytale farewells.

Cheers, Terry Pratchett, who christened me a dragon

Cheers, Terry Pratchett, who christened me a dragon

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion pictures to the examining of religion itself.'

The crushing loneliness of holiday seasons

The crushing loneliness of holiday seasons

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

Worn down by the prospect of filling up a month-long holiday season with forced cheer and parties, Ashish Sharma stumbled upon a self-harm site. There he found community and comfort.

Modi is the inheritor of Vajpayee's legacy

Modi is the inheritor of Vajpayee's legacy

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

'The Vajpayee personae is so mirrored in Modi's initiatives that one wonders if the similarities are merely a coincidence or a divine design,' says RSS ideologue Tarun Vijay.

'I never saw myself gyrating to Govinda'

'I never saw myself gyrating to Govinda'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

'If everybody knows your name, that's success. Isn't that what society tells us? I experienced all that at a very young age. So how come I wasn't happy?' Lisa Ray wonders.

Delhi church gutted in fire, foul play suspected

Delhi church gutted in fire, foul play suspected

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

A substantial part of a catholic church in northeast Delhi's Tahirpur area was gutted when a fire broke out at its premises on Monday morning with the Christian community suspecting foul play in the incident.

Modi-Shah meets their match in Mamata

Modi-Shah meets their match in Mamata

Rediff.com17 May 2019

'If Mr Modi and Mr Shah have made a poisonous, polarising campaign their brahmastra for 2019, Mamata Banerjee is showing them its limitations,' says Shekhar Gupta.

What do Amal Clooney, Obama and Mother Teresa have in common?

What do Amal Clooney, Obama and Mother Teresa have in common?

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

She snagged up Hollywood's most handsome bachelor and she's got brains too! Amal Alamuddin Clooney, the leggy lawyer, who was once upon a time an advisor on Syria to UN Special Envoy Kofi Annan, has been named the Most Fascinating Person of 2014 by Barbara Walters.

Food confessions from a fashion designer

Food confessions from a fashion designer

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Wendell Rodricks's passion for fashion has its roots in food, he reveals in this heartwarming essay.

The sheer pain of losing my father

The sheer pain of losing my father

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

Time unkindly has a sole endeavour: To drag the person, whose death you are mourning, further and further away from your presence, to some far edge of your falsely anesthetised mind. So your memories are drained of colour, growing faint and grainy. You are left with a more and more distant recollections of that person, their laugh, their embrace, their voice and the moments surrounding their final departure. Vaihayasi P Daniel mourns her beloved father who passed away one December morning last year.

The second coming of soldier Perumal

The second coming of soldier Perumal

Rediff.com26 Dec 2007

'Why did Mother Sea do this to her children? He could not rationalise it.'

So what is the real meaning of secularism?

So what is the real meaning of secularism?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

'Once the common man realises that living in harmony, respecting, loving and protecting each other is the real meaning of secularism, and treating everyone equally to safeguard our Constitution and motherland is patriotism, there will be no opportunity for communalism.'

Indian minorities faced violent attacks under new govt, says US panel

Indian minorities faced violent attacks under new govt, says US panel

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Religious minorities in India have been subjected to "violent attacks, forced conversions" and 'Ghar Wapsi' campaigns by groups like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh after the Modi government assumed power in 2014, a US Congress-established panel has said.

Drink the wine, my friends

Drink the wine, my friends

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Domestic wineries have moved from creating predominantly sweet wines in their initial years to drier, complex blends now. They also seem to be investing more in wine tourism.

CEOs in the slammer

CEOs in the slammer

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

This year, a record number of CEOs were ousted. Some were fired, some retired, and some even died. But a great number were also sent to prison. . .

Donating online? Read the fine print

Donating online? Read the fine print

Rediff.com20 Dec 2006

Don't forget to scan the site for authenticity

FA charge Anelka for anti-Semitic salute

FA charge Anelka for anti-Semitic salute

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

The English Football Association charged Nicolas Anelka on Tuesday for making a 'quenelle' salute after scoring for West Bromwich Albion against West Ham United in the Premier League last month.

Swachh Bharat: A big opportunity for start-ups

Swachh Bharat: A big opportunity for start-ups

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

The government's Swachh Bharat programme presents entrepreneurs with a chance to curb open defecation and make money in the process.

The Ticking Time Bomb

The Ticking Time Bomb

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

Nearly 31 million Indians are unemployed and looking for jobs. While economic growth has been humming along, the pace of job creation has been poor. A revealing excerpt from Dev Kar's India: Still A Shackled Giant.

Meet Bollywood's BUSIEST Actors

Meet Bollywood's BUSIEST Actors

Rediff.com20 May 2019

There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die; passes 'record' 18 bills

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die; passes 'record' 18 bills

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

The winter session of Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Tuesday after passing 18 legislations, including amendment bills on amend coal mines allocation and labour laws, in 22 sittings.

8 traditional Goan recipes

8 traditional Goan recipes

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Bring out your earthenware and clay pots, don your apron and get cooking!

Designer chocolates are here!

Designer chocolates are here!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2003

EPL: All-action Lallana returns to give Klopp selection headache

EPL: All-action Lallana returns to give Klopp selection headache

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

Injuries have blighted Liverpool's start but Adam Lallana is back in full training after damaging his thigh pre-season and is expected to feature while another injury concern, Sadio Mane, also trained on Wednesday after tweaking a hamstring on international duty with Senegal.

Muslim women can now travel for Haj without male guardian: PM

Muslim women can now travel for Haj without male guardian: PM

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

He pointed out that such a restriction is not prevalent in many Islamic countries.

India-Pak talks: Watch out for these spoilers!

India-Pak talks: Watch out for these spoilers!

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

'The biggest stumbling block will come from the traditionalists in the Pakistan army who have grown on a diet of anti-Indian propaganda and thinking on which much of their role -- both militarily and politically -- is centered upon.'

Aamir Khan's heartwarming gesture

Aamir Khan's heartwarming gesture

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Here are some of the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities...

How Modi scored an own goal

How Modi scored an own goal

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

'The Modi government's greatest blunder is to exploit sensitive external relations in its domestic politics,' says Shekhar Gupta.

'Directing a film was a dream come true'

'Directing a film was a dream come true'

Rediff.com25 Dec 2015

Sriram Adittya throws light on Bhale Manchi Roju releasing on the Christmas Day.

Farewell Pranabda! India bids adieu to its 13th President

Farewell Pranabda! India bids adieu to its 13th President

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

As Pranab Mukherjee steps down as President, we remember the man, the politician, the Rashtrapati.

20 Hindi Movies To Watch Out For In 2015: Part 2

20 Hindi Movies To Watch Out For In 2015: Part 2

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Which movies should you watch in the coming year? We draw up a list.