Stunning landscapes, natural beauty, clean beaches, cultural wealth, mouth-watering food, shopping options, safety for solo travellers, warm hospitality, easy visas, and connectivity make Vietnam a must-visit destination, discovers Ramesh Menon.
At the end of the discussion, the older Monpa said that if today the Chinese were to come inside India, "I will fight and kill them", prudently adding, "if they are of my age, if they are younger soldiers, I will not be able to fight". The entire village had a good laugh.
'Financially we are sound and we have always broken even. 'It is just we don't have the personnel and that is why we have to close down.'
Red Square and VDNKh easily rank among the most striking places I've visited -- both for their historical significance and architectural splendour.
My admiration for Russian culture, vision and ambition grew with every step as I clocked the miles, Nitin Sathe tells us after a visit to Moscow and St Petersburg.
Regular consumption of fried, junk and packaged food will have minor to severe health implications, warns dietician Bhakti Adkar.
'Parsis are inclined towards people who work for the welfare of others.'
Dining today isn't just about food -- it's about the experience and the story.
A no-onion, no-garlic potato dish for Pitru Paksha.
Homemade suhi can be as tasty as anything you can order at a restaurant.
Thanks to a close one's illness, I have seen quite a few hospital rooms in the past half a year or so. They have revived my respect for life reinterpreted via its essentials, notes Shyam G Menon.
Brave statements such as we will continue to be the fastest growing large country are of no consolation, because the direction of trade also determines the flow of investment, points out M Govinda Rao.
Diwali Recipe: Shilpi's Makhane Ki Kheer
MLAs cutting across party lines spoke about Thursday's clash, and expressed concern over overcrowding in the legislature premises.
Phirni can taste astoundingly good with nutritious black rice.
Simplifying GST rates, removing exemptions, easing disputes, and speeding up refunds can boost investment in India and offer the best reply to Trump's tariffs, observes V S Krishnan, former member, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
'Ek baar aap GST dekh lo!' - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gentle nudge to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in December last year sparked the beginning of a mammoth exercise to overhaul the tangled goods and services tax regime. And the final outcome is a significantly simplified system with lower tax rates and easier compliance for businesses.
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal explains how to get over the embarrassment of being ghosted by someone you get intimate with.
Pani Puri, Samosas, Vadas, sandwiches may seem very tempting in the monsoon, but it is better to avoid them for your health, suggests Gayatri Trakru.
'Vijay should have stayed there for the night and in the morning he should have met the people.'
Nearly 7 out of every 10 P2M UPI transactions take place in high frequency categories like groceries, restaurants, pharmacies, fuel service stations, bakeries and utility services such as electricity, gas, water and sanitation.
The very thought of certain deep-fried snacks gets your digestive juices going. Why not make them healthier?
Sholay's Basanti is the face of women's empowerment and gender equality. That's why, half a century after the movie first released, we're still talking about her.
Mrs Gandhi's power ebbed and peaked with the times. Mr Modi's has almost been constant, barring the few months of hard dip after the 240 seats of 2024, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) , the country's largest domestic institutional investor (DII), has seen a Rs 46,000 crore erosion in the value of its equity holdings amid market downturns in July. The benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex, have slipped 2.6 per cent from their June 2025-end level to 24,837 and 81,463.09 respectively.
'The US reciprocal tariff has added another element of uncertainty and the central bank may prefer to wait and get further clarity.'
This isn't just a home for the elderly. It's a place where life stories, generations, and cultures weave themselves into something quietly extraordinary, discovers Nitin Sathe.
This flavourful mutton curry marries the flavours of Mangalore, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
The use of freshly-made mango pickle makes all the difference to this recipe for a yum paneer starter.
Chilas or kuttu ka aatta pancakes stuffed with vegetables is a fasting treat.
It's more than a month now. I have not started smoking and don't ever plan to.
SEBI's blockbuster reforms are rewriting the rules of mutual fund investing -- faster growth, sharper transparency, and smarter safeguards that put investors first, explains Ramalingam Kalirajan.
The hit jodi of aloo and palak with a delicious tadka of garlic! What's not to love?
This traditional pulao is a key part of any Bengali comfort meal.
Food in India has fled the confines of the kitchen and become a national adventure... Food shows, now even on news channels, have transformed restaurateurs from humble khansamas to courted celebrities.
State governments have requested the Centre for export incentives, lifting of import duty in the case of cotton for the textile sector and GST exemptions.
Date palm jaggery and tapioca go into making this delicious pudding.
Ghughutiya holds immense cultural and spiritual significance in Uttarakhand.
