One's dreams never end. If you don't dream, you don't exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life, Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at 60 years of age, shares her incredible journey with Shobha Warrier.
Hazel Daniel tells us how Anglo Indians celebrate Christmas.
The American funnyman speaks to Ranjita Ganesan about his first brush with 'Hindutva trolls' and regular run-ins with Trump trolls.
5 recipes for amazing dishes you can make on Eid, or really any other day.
Qarib Qarib Singlle is not a film that can be rushed. It moves languorously, pausing to savour moments at will, notes Savera R Someshwar.
Rail travellers will have to wait for a few more days to get branded, ready-to-eat eals on their journeys as Railways and packaged food manufacturers are busy sorting out pricing issues.
Former Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday attacked Home Minister Rajnath Singh accusing him of resorting to a completely distorting Hindu terror remarks to blame the former UPA government.
'Members of the legal fraternity say Yakub Memon cooperated more than what investigators could have ever hoped for, providing information about Dawood Ibrahim and Yakub's elder brother 'Tiger' Memon, the masterminds behind the planning and execution of the Mumbai serial blasts.'
The ruling AIADMK is leaving no stone unturned to win the Vellore Lok Sabha poll and push its tally to two in the state, with its candidate even donning the skull cap to woo minority votes. But the DMK's stars are clearly on the ascendant in the lone constituency that goes to the polls on August 5. A Ganesh Nadar reports.
In Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh wayward Romeos would all be in the lock-up, says Sunil Sethi.
The Big Sick is packed with delicious details, moments and scenes that makes the film stand apart as a smart rom-com, says Aseem Chhabra.
Down and out Congress is all set to use 'Modi's doublespeak on CAG reports' and invitation to Nawaz Sharif as weapons to target the prime minister-designate. Renu Mittal reports.
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
Radhika Shastry left her job, moved to the Nilgiris and opened a cute caf -- and she's cooking quite a meal of it.
Sami's passport, re-issued in 2010, expired in May this year and Pak govt chose not to renew it
From India's first Vietnamese restaurant to a molecular restaurant, Gitanjali Gurbaxani lists her choices for a monsoon treat in Bengaluru.
'To become more Indianised we had to be more colourful,' Rahil Ansari, Audi's India head, tells Ajay Modi.
'Main koi rootha nahin hoon for denying me a visa. I am baffled, and a bit hurt.'
Prakash Raj's Un Samayal Arayil is a thoroughly enjoyable light romantic comedy set in the backdrop of an intense passion and love for food and cooking.
Mouthwatering pani puris, delicious jalebis, parathas, chole bhature, gulab jamuns and motichoor ladoos...these foodies in the capital are serenading our taste buds and how!
'Ishaqzaade released on May 11, 2012. It has been seven years. But if you had spoken to me on May 10, 2012, and said that I would do 13 films with so many good directors and actors, I would have said, 'Chal jhoota.''
Tamil film Biriyani is a fun-filled thriller.
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
A suspected SIMI operative and an aide of Indian Mujahideen media in-charge have been arrested from Secunderabad, with police saying that they were allegedly planning to go to Afghanistan to get training from Al Qaeda for carrying out terror activities in India.
Having captured media attention when Shah Rukh Khan displayed a six-pack for Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om, seven years later he was determined to better his feat in the soon-to-be-released Happy New Year, writes Malavika Sangghvi.
They'll spice up your Instagram feeds with their lip-smacking food pics.
Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, was not just a poet, playwright, dancer and patron of the arts, says Payal Mohanka. He was a royal who hand-created his personal calendar.
With the ALS ice-bucket challenge going viral on social networking websites, Indian netizens have come up with their own version, posting videos as they donate rice to those in need.
'No right thinking student of politics can name one state where the BJP gains in double digits.'
A group of former senior military and civil services officers has asked the government to cancel the proposed talks between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan in New York next month in view of unabated Pakistan-inspired terrorism against this country.
'Younger people are taking steps to prevent lifestyle diseases.'
'It is fascinating to partner with consumers on the journey of self-discovery and to help shape people's preferences -- that is what I find most exciting,' Nandini Piramal tells Abhineet Kumar and Aneesh Phadnis.
However, international fast-food chains have had to change this business model completely, to adapt to Indian preferences.
'There was a day when I didn't want to live.' 'And there is today, when I want to live long and enjoy my life.'
'In one mansion we visited, I was told the doors in the back courtyard had to be kept closed because to have the front and back doors open at the same time would result in Chettiar wealth flowing away,' notes Rahul Jacob after a memorable visit to Karaikudi.
Rediff readers share their experiences of eating on Indian trains.
Be prepared to bump into some special people at the pandal.
Twitter broke down the barrier between movie stars and their fans, says Aseem Chhabra.
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