'If you are doing something to our national democratic space which involves serious amounts of land, the public should have been consulted.'
'Anything that is anti-growth is demonised because growth is the biggest religion.' 'Growth is synonymous with progress. In fact, it is the opposite.' 'Exponential growth is cancer.'
The painstakingly created Buddhist temples and gardens of Japan are a work of art, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Bhilar, a strawberry farming hub in Maharashtra, has been transformed into India's first 'books village'.
What is it about the charm of the Northeast and its mountains that it takes prisoners?
Coffee is a very small part of the magic that envelopes this beautiful land.
Hundreds of people trapped in floods-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir with some left marooned on rooftops and others clinging to trees are in dire need of water and food.
An obsession with being 'neat, tidy and stylish' almost led her to archery, says world champion and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who feels a chance meeting with her eventual coach changed her career plans.
Somewhat weird, these offbeat villages will assuredly put to rest the notion that village life is uninteresting.
'As I went around Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Jaffna and Mannar, my mind went back to my visit in January 1990 at the fag end of the IPKFs mission in Sri Lanka,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Samuel Stokes made India his home and participated in the freedom struggle. He was the only American to be imprisoned for sedition; the British CID maintained a special file on him.
The charming town of Pelling can strike a balance between commerce and conservation
He ran past beautiful villages, stunning deserts, verdant fields... running 4,400 km in 64 days on the Spirit of India run.
A temple on the mountain top. A lake and a waterfall. All in one day!
As the weeks go by in this trial, it has emerged that Shyamvar Rai is that rare species of driver whose knowledge of distances, directions and routes surprisingly would not even fill the back of a postage stamp.
Hema Malini goes back in time, and recalls some beautiful moments from her life.
Auroville just turned 50. Aurovilians who grew up in The experimental city speak of how their childhood was marked by a sense of openness and possibility.
You must visit these wonderful places across the globe to experience their rich and vibrant culture.
Travel bloggers Amrita Das and Rutavi Mehta list out their recommendations.
The Battle of Pratapgad can be termed the turning point in Indian history as it interrupted the continuous chain of Muslim successes on the battlefield.
'In being dismissive of Naveen, his colleagues showed incredible naivety.' 'On the few occasions that he put his foot down, the overconfident party leaders, who believed they were using him and not the other way around, failed to read the signs of what was to come.'
What made these 10 businesses rise above the rest? Read on to find out...
'Kumbalangi Nights is a movie that respects women, but most importantly, it's a movie that loves them,' says Sreehari Nair.
Promoters have not proved they mean well for the community.
'This was our country, after all, our India, humara Hindustan -- why would we go anywhere else?'
Before finding their 'happily-ever-after', some Kapoors have endured and inflicted heartbreak.
'Quite the raconteur, much to the dismay of Courtroom 51's CBI Special Judge Jayendra Chandrasen Jagdale, Christopher 'Doglis' Marquis, a Bandra dog-breeder who was Prosecution Witness No 57 and a panch or witness, seemed to move into the witness box with glee, embellishing every answer that he gave to the lawyers' questions with a variety of additional details.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
'Not allowing people to speak or listen is the biggest act of anti-nationalism,' says Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of India's finest poets.
Wrestling komodo dragons, ethereal egrets and thirsty squirrels are amongst some of the incredible images captured for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Conde Nast Traveller sorted through the wish lists of wildlife enthusiasts from around the world to collate this definitive guide. How many will you cross off?
'If you just click sexy pictures, you are only going to have a bunch of perverts following you.' 'What do perverts buy? They don't even buy condoms.'
When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?
Filmmaker Mansoor Khan turned his back to the movies, to live a simple life off the land. He has another passion now -- Mother Earth.
You'll see that there's more to the state than just its forts and havelis!
The inspiring story of Birubala Rabha who will go to any lengths to protect the 'witches'!
Rediff.com digs into its archives, tracking down Dr M R Rajagopal's sincere efforts of changing lives and changing the way India looks at palliative care.
'If the future of the nation is lying on the streets, the future of India looks bleak.'
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