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This YouTube star has advice for you all

This YouTube star has advice for you all

Rediff.com9 May 2017

The comedian and vlogger shares some life lessons...

Shhh! Maharashtrian cuisine's best-kept secrets

Shhh! Maharashtrian cuisine's best-kept secrets

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

There's more to the cuisine than just vada pav and kanda poha.

7 reasons why Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sucks

7 reasons why Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sucks

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

Was it best for J K Rowling to have ended the series with Harry Potter and the Deathly Gallows?

'My clothes are inspired by the sari'

'My clothes are inspired by the sari'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

'My collection for LFW is all about Indianness.' Fashion designer Soumodeep Datta quit computer science to pursue his dream.

Do models have catfights? Find out

Do models have catfights? Find out

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Italian model Mariana Falasachi gets candid.

That boy with a yellow plate

That boy with a yellow plate

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

Himanshu Sehgal is traveling across India, armed with a plate and a camera.

The trainer behind Katrina Kaif's FABULOUS figure

The trainer behind Katrina Kaif's FABULOUS figure

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

This celebrity trainer worked with Katrina Kaif to achieve her Sheila ki jawaani look.

This designer raised Rs 2.33 crores for cancer

This designer raised Rs 2.33 crores for cancer

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

Meheka Mirpuri is using fashion to help cancer patients.

10 things we miss this Children's Day

10 things we miss this Children's Day

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

Holidays, slurping on ice golas, fights in the school bus for the window seat and visiting grandparents are some of the things Rediff.com's Anita Aikara misses dearly.

'Achche Din for those without black money'

'Achche Din for those without black money'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

In an online chat with readers, Investment Advisor Harsh Roongta answered their queries on the ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.

'Ma wanted me to be grounded'

'Ma wanted me to be grounded'

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Anita Aikara talks about the life lessons she learnt from her mother.

10 signs you've found the perfect roomie

10 signs you've found the perfect roomie

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

Pink co-stars Andrea Tariang and Kirti Kulhari reveal the qualities good roommates should have.

How this plus-size blogger learnt to love her body

How this plus-size blogger learnt to love her body

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

'India has set standard of beauty rules. They feel that everyone needs to be perfect.' 'You may be beautiful and have the perfect body. But if you have big boobs, you'll still get teased.'

The most photographed destinations of 2015

The most photographed destinations of 2015

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

This list goes ahead to prove that people still love the touristy spots!

This designer wants to dress Narendra Modi

This designer wants to dress Narendra Modi

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

One of India's best-dressed designers Gaurav Khanijo reveals his ultimate dream. Is NaMo listening?

Mr Piyush Goyal: When can we get our lives back?

Mr Piyush Goyal: When can we get our lives back?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2018

Two officers have been suspended and a constable transferred. But the false case slapped by the RPF against Rediff.com Reporter Anita Aikara has not yet been withdrawn.

Why Anjali will make waves at Lakme Fashion Week

Why Anjali will make waves at Lakme Fashion Week

Rediff.com16 Jan 2017

Anjali Lama will walk for the very first time at the coming Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort Week 2017.

'The rainbow has risen from the ashes!'

'The rainbow has risen from the ashes!'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

What's it like for two people of the same sex to be in love Mumbai? Anita Aikara/Rediff.com finds out.

She hasn't visited an ATM since November 8

She hasn't visited an ATM since November 8

Rediff.com25 Nov 2016

'No cash,no problem,' says Aparna Verma who has survived without cash from the time PM Modi announced the 'note ban'.

5 easy, delicious MasterChef style recipes!

5 easy, delicious MasterChef style recipes!

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

This festive season, put on your apron and whip up exquisite, progressive desserts, MasterChef-style.

'Sunny Leone has done more for feminism in India'

'Sunny Leone has done more for feminism in India'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

Singer, song writer, and a single mother Manasi Scott wears her heart on her sleeves and tells Rediff.com's Anita Aikara why eve-teasing is a universal problem.

Hooray! The book fairies have landed in India

Hooray! The book fairies have landed in India

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

An army of 'book fairies' are anonymously dropping off some delightful books in public places across the world.

She quit her job to teach kids to love books

She quit her job to teach kids to love books

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

Why Jemimah Marak set up a library in the Garo Hills in Meghalaya.

Age is just a number for this woman mountaineer

Age is just a number for this woman mountaineer

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

At 46, on December 31, 2011, Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl did something extraordinary. She scaled her first peak, Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), the highest mountain in Africa.

Meet Maya, the Queen of Love

Meet Maya, the Queen of Love

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

'People don't like me wearing saris. But I am an Indian drag queen. I will wear a sari.'

This actress wants to clothe 1 lakh needy Indians

This actress wants to clothe 1 lakh needy Indians

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

'I'm a fashion philanthropist, but people are wondering how she can still be doing a song in a bikini.' 'When a woman becomes a philanthropist, it is always expected that she must be like a Mother Teresa kind of a girl.' 'Why would I become like anyone else?'

She loves the F-word!

She loves the F-word!

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Mita Kapur has an irresistible love affair... and she's willing to do anything to keep it going.

The 10 best places to have chai

The 10 best places to have chai

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

In the mood for chai?

Undefeated! He overcame cerebral palsy to become a boxer

Undefeated! He overcame cerebral palsy to become a boxer

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

He didn't let cerebral palsy come in the way of his boxing dreams.

She has written India's answer to Harry Potter

She has written India's answer to Harry Potter

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Farah Oomerbhoy's first novel, The Last Of The Firedrakes, was read half a million times on Wattpad where it was first published.

Rejected for her weight, she became a beauty queen

Rejected for her weight, she became a beauty queen

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

At 62 kg, Miss Indore Mannat Singh, who recently walked at the LFW is struggling to gain acceptance on the catwalk.

'Fashion is a hard industry; models are not really nice'

'Fashion is a hard industry; models are not really nice'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

Lakme model Priya Banerjee reveals the not-so-nice side of the modelling industry.

'They called us prostitutes who should be stoned'

'They called us prostitutes who should be stoned'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

In a no-holds-barred interview, 20-year-old Nikita Azad discusses the backlash she has faced after #HappytoBleed, the campaign she launched to protest a derogatory statement made by the chief of the Sabarimala Devasom Board.

'They called us prostitutes who should be stoned'

'They called us prostitutes who should be stoned'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

In a no-holds-barred interview, 20-year-old Nikita Azad discusses the backlash she has faced after #HappytoBleed, the campaign she launched to protest a derogatory statement made by the chief of the Sabarimala Devasom Board.

Born to a sex worker, her story will inspire you

Born to a sex worker, her story will inspire you

Rediff.com29 Jun 2017

'For a long time I didn't know what my mother did -- she kept me in the dark to protect me.' 'But whatever she did, she did it for me.' 'It's been three years since my mother passed away.' 'If she was still alive, I'd respect her choice and stand by her.'

Class 7 pass, but their designs will stun you

Class 7 pass, but their designs will stun you

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

Three young designers from Kutch, Lakshmi, Tara and Tulsi, make their mark on the LFW runway for the first time.

'We'd like to dress Kiran Rao in our outfits'

'We'd like to dress Kiran Rao in our outfits'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

Two young dhaakad designers tell us why they want to dress up the First Lady of Bollywood.

Photography gave him what a tumour took away: Hope

Photography gave him what a tumour took away: Hope

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

His heart-warming journey will inspire you to live life to the fullest.

This engineer wants to change tribal lives

This engineer wants to change tribal lives

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

Vat Vrikshya -- banyan tree in Sanskrit -- helps tribal women, with absolutely zero formal education, set up businesses.

Govt employee by day, designer by night

Govt employee by day, designer by night

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

'People didn't know of my presence until they saw my saris at the Lakme Fashion Week.'