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How this Delhi blogger found her bikini body

How this Delhi blogger found her bikini body

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Radhika Bose turned her love for travel and fitness into a way of life.

Watershed year for BJP but new challenges emerge

Watershed year for BJP but new challenges emerge

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

The party is likely to look back at 2019 with more than a touch of satisfaction as the year saw nullification of Article 370, criminalisation of triple talaq, enactment of CAA and a Supreme Court order paving the way for Ram temple construction in Ayodhya, issues which have agitated Hindutva cadres for decades.

9 push ups that'll keep you fit

9 push ups that'll keep you fit

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

It's one of the best body-weight exercises for the upper body.

Why is Nitish Kumar so angry?

Why is Nitish Kumar so angry?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

According to state government data, the first 10 months of last year -- January to October 2020 -- witnessed 2,649 murders in Bihar, an average of nearly nine murders a day.

BJP old-timers shedding tears as party fielding turncoats: Mamata

BJP old-timers shedding tears as party fielding turncoats: Mamata

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

Branding Trinamool Congress rebels as 'traitors' like Mir Jafar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party for fielding the turncoats in the polls leaving saffron party old-timers shed tears.

Chants of 'CAA se azaadi' as students hold protest march in AMU

Chants of 'CAA se azaadi' as students hold protest march in AMU

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

The protesters including girls and schoolchildren, belonging to the schools within the campus, began their march from the Purani Chungi and culminated it at the Babey Sir Syed gate of the university. They also raised slogans in support of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh protesters and the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

WB minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla resigns; 3rd minister to quit Mamata cabinet before polls

WB minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla resigns; 3rd minister to quit Mamata cabinet before polls

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Shukla in his resignation letter to Banerjee expressed his willingness to "retire" from politics

Workouts for workaholics

Workouts for workaholics

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

If you, like so many of us, are a workaholic, you better start working out super quick. Fitness expert Brinda Sapat has these suggestions.

MP bypolls: Cong needs to win all seats, BJP only 9

MP bypolls: Cong needs to win all seats, BJP only 9

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

The road ahead is not smooth for the 25 Congress defectors to the BJP. They are seeking re-election on the BJP ticket, which they campaigned against less than two years ago, and are finding it difficult to explain to the voters why they "betrayed" their parent party. If political analysts are to be believed, the results may surprise many of them, reports Sandeep Kumar.

Bigg Boss 13: Shehnaaz-Shefali get into a brawl!

Bigg Boss 13: Shehnaaz-Shefali get into a brawl!

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

It wouldn't be an exaggeration if I called yesterday's episode of Bigg Boss the ugliest of this season.

Kejriwal-led AAP will sweep Delhi, predict exit polls

Kejriwal-led AAP will sweep Delhi, predict exit polls

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

The exit polls predicted little improvement in the fortunes of the Congress which could not bag any seat in the 2015 polls.

How to get six-pack abs

How to get six-pack abs

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

A workout plan for an hour or so, six days a week can help you get a lean, muscular body with washboard abs.

13 yrs after Tata's ouster, Singur seeks industrialisation

13 yrs after Tata's ouster, Singur seeks industrialisation

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

'What did we get out of this agitation? Nothing... Now we feel it was all a mistake. We have no work, and our land has turned infertile. We are living in abject poverty'

What will Uddhav do next?

What will Uddhav do next?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2021

Does Uddhav (and indeed the Sena) have the pizzazz and staying power to continue to be an actor in Maharashtra politics as a paler version of the NCP and an orange rather than saffron version of the BJP, asks Aditi Phadnis.

Can the BJP dethrone Mamata?

Can the BJP dethrone Mamata?

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

Though the BJP is running too close for comfort, populist schemes and support among Muslims may help Mamata Banerjee overcome the challenge, observes Aditi Phadnis.

The 15-minute belly blasting workout

The 15-minute belly blasting workout

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

Get sexy abs with this six-move routine by fitness trainer Jason Johal of Centre of Obesity and Digestive Surgery

Rajasthan youths complain of lack of jobs, but have faith in Modi

Rajasthan youths complain of lack of jobs, but have faith in Modi

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

The Congress has made lack of jobs, along with agrarian distress, its key election plank in the run-up to the December 7 assembly polls.

This beauty queen will steal your heart

This beauty queen will steal your heart

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Akshara Reddy will represent India at Miss Super World Globe 2019.

PM Modi, Amitbhai will decide Assam CM: Himanta

PM Modi, Amitbhai will decide Assam CM: Himanta

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

'They know everyone and have everyone's horoscope. If they feel Himanta Biswa Sarma is the right man for Assam, they will give it to me, if they feel Sarbananda Sonowal is the right man, they will give it to him, or if they feel both of them are not good, let's bring another person'

Craving for a flat tummy? Try this!

Craving for a flat tummy? Try this!

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

These exercises will bring your tummy back in shape.

How to get rid of that beer belly

How to get rid of that beer belly

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Growing a beer belly? Blaming it on beer is fine but how long will you sit and do nothing about it.

Why Bengal victory is important for BJP

Why Bengal victory is important for BJP

Rediff.com13 Mar 2021

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party chief Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that the party has to fulfil its long-cherished mission of winning the state not only to expand its ideological footprint but also to secure India's eastern borders, which have turned into a 'transit point for terror elements' trying to create unrest in the country.

As BJP rings in new entrants, old guard feels left out

As BJP rings in new entrants, old guard feels left out

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

The saffron party, which had witnessed unprecedented growth in terms of vote share and mass base over the last few years, had opened its doors wide for leaders from other parties as part of its poll strategy, but that did not go down well with many senior leaders, who had once locked horns with the newbies from rival camps, sources in the BJP said.

J-K gears up for first polls post Article 370 abrogation

J-K gears up for first polls post Article 370 abrogation

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

The first-ever district development council (DDC) elections will be held in eight phases to elect 280 members in 20 districts from November 28 to December 22.

Congress set to promise single rate GST

Congress set to promise single rate GST

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Simpler GST structure will be key poll plank, Congress sources tell Archis Mohan.

Nirula's set to take on McDonald's

Nirula's set to take on McDonald's

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

For long, McDonald's has been riding on the affordability plank, advertising its prices that are apparently a throwback to an era. Now, it has to share the plank with India's oldest fast food giant, Nirula's when it comes to people picked from sepia tone menus. In spite of a rise in input costs, homegrown fast food chain Nirula's, which a-decade-and-a-half ago was the only one of its kind in Delhi, has slashed its prices.

BJP holds meetings to review party's Delhi debacle

BJP holds meetings to review party's Delhi debacle

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

Sources pointed out that according to initial feedback received during the meetings, the party did not properly handle issues such as the Aam Aadmi Party government's announcement of freebies and the anti-citizenship law protest at Shaheen Bagh.

Cong will never let CAA be implemented in Assam: Rahul

Cong will never let CAA be implemented in Assam: Rahul

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

Sounding the Congress' poll bugle in the state, Gandhi attacked the Modi government repeatedly alleging that it was working with an approach of 'Hum do, Hamare do' -- a term he recently used while speaking in Lok Sabha to claim that the country is being run by only four people.

Bollywood's torture tactics!

Bollywood's torture tactics!

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Sukanya Verma offers some diversion in in the form of Bollywood's typical torture tactics.

FAT to FIT! How I lost 25 kg in the lockdown

FAT to FIT! How I lost 25 kg in the lockdown

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Shubham Sharma tells us how he went from 90 to 65 kgSHUBHAM .

SpiceJet pips IndiGo to win punctuality race

SpiceJet pips IndiGo to win punctuality race

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

IndiGo and Jet Airways took the second and third rank, alternatively, during this period.

Confident of two-thirds majority: Tejashwi

Confident of two-thirds majority: Tejashwi

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

The RJD leader, who is the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face, said that if voted to power, providing jobs to unemployed youth would be his topmost priority.

How parties in Bihar are working on caste arithmetic to win polls

How parties in Bihar are working on caste arithmetic to win polls

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Issues and personality may not play as big a part as the caste of the candidate in Bihar's 7 parliamentary constituencies that go to the polls on Thursday.

Is the worst over for the Indian IT sector?

Is the worst over for the Indian IT sector?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

The IT industry advisories show that they think they've weathered the worst, observes Devangshu Datta.

How Modi can build a world-class railway network in India

How Modi can build a world-class railway network in India

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Indian Railways should aim for a quantum growth in traffic. This will require investments in new infrastructure, including 125 capacity expansion works on the shelf, costing about Rs 35,000 crore.

PM scalds Mamata, accuses her of betraying people of Bengal

PM scalds Mamata, accuses her of betraying people of Bengal

Rediff.com7 Mar 2021

He also accused her of nepotism by choosing to play the limited role of "bua" (aunt) to her "bhatija" (nephew) instead of becoming "Didi" (elder sister) to the people.

How BJP is planning to wrest Bengal from Mamata

How BJP is planning to wrest Bengal from Mamata

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

'For the time being, the party to put on hold induction of TMC leaders and focus on strengthening its grassroot level organisation.'

Giriraj Singh calls opposition supporters of Osama

Giriraj Singh calls opposition supporters of Osama

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Earlier, Patra compared the Opposition to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

I need Nitish govt for development: PM writes to Bihar

I need Nitish govt for development: PM writes to Bihar

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

In his four-page letter in Hindi, the PM said that better infrastructure and rule of law are imperative for social and economic prosperity and only the NDA can provide that in Bihar.

How to convert your internship into a full-time job

How to convert your internship into a full-time job

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

Employers are always keen on hiring interns who are go-getters and able to survive tough deadlines.