Young Indians seem genuinely enthusiastic about craft brands that are hip, aspirational and have plenty of the novelty quotient, says Dhruv Munjal.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was protected by elements of Pakistan's security apparatus in return for millions of dollars of Saudi cash, an American security analyst has claimed.
'With more and more young people relocating outside their home states for work, an all-India MLDA of 21 would be a good way to ensure that more Indians can go with the flow,' recommends Kanika Datta.
HR sends an email saying I absented myself from a Zoom conference and the boss is pissed. I take the clothes out of the washing machine, sighs Kishore Singh.
These three recipes by Pamela Timms will make for the perfect weekend treat.
It has been a helluva Day One at the Jaipur Literature Festival. In perhaps what has been one of the most stellar line-up of the festival, rediff.com saw some of the greatest names in literature and journalism walk the grounds of Diggi Palace, the venue of the festival. Abhishek Mande reports.
Neeraj Pandey, who makes his debut on the digital platform, tells us what to expect.
While Maharashtra has increased the minimum age for consuming alcohol to 25 from 21, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and West Bengal allow their denizens to consume and buy alcohol after they turn 21 and Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh let their denizens consume alcohol after turning just 18, the age at which they are eligible to vote as well as get a driving license. Is the Maharashtra government right in increasing the minimum age limit t0 25? Tell us!
Here's looking at the must-watch films for pirate movie lovers.
If you missed chatting live with director Siddharth Anand, here is what transpired.
According to International Wine and Spirits Research, India's whisky consumption doubled between 2007 and 2012 to about 1.4 billion litres.
Salaam Namaste director Siddharth Anand gives us a closer look at the actor on his 40th birthday.
Here's a look at ten sars who aren't quite as shiny anymore.
Irrfan, Deepak Dobriyal, Radhika Madan, Ranvir Shorey, Pankaj Tripathi are all lovely, but make little sense in Angrezi Medium's muddled context, complains Sukanya Verma.
Here's a look at superstars who are part of Bollywood's power league and are yet failing miserably at the box office.
The actor is now all set to romance not one but two hotties in his upcoming film, Race.
Here are movies that could have been, at least optimistically speaking, watchable. They aren't. In no particular order, click on for the year's worst films.
'Jack Sparrow's rum-swigging, goofball pirate has gone from subversive to stereotype.' 'The bar's slipped so low that even "decent" seems like a significant upgrade from status quo.' Sukanya Verma doesn't know about you, but she is seasick of it all.
The industry experienced new pressures on its operating margins and sales in the wake of increasing input costs and new excise regime. For the domestic spirits manufacturing industry, the cost of raw materials such as molasses doubled since March. Packaging costs rose by 15-20 per cent. The widening of services tax resulted in 50 per cent new services to be taxed at 12.36 per cent. Besides an increase in labour costs, inflation also played havoc with the operating margins.
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The Nano does not look or feel like a very 'cheap' car. It is a very thoughtfully designed piece of kit, with an agreeable level of fit and finish. Nor would you expect the kind of space it has in its interior. The two-cylinder 624cc engine hisses like a modern scooter before waking up and settling to an idle. The cable-linked gear lever helped Bijoy Kumar Y select first and presto, we had motion!
The two new Cadbury Celebrations dark chocolate variants will be available in panned flavours like Hazelnut, Cashew and Almond and fine assorted flavours like Mocha Almond, Rum n Raisin, Black Forest and Cashew Cointreau.
After the debacle of Tashan and Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic, Yash Raj Films is pinning hopes on its next venture, Bachna Ae Haseeno, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Minisha Lamba and Bipasha Basu.
Hard to believe that some of these surreal places do exist.
There is a need for addressing the whole gamut of raising, equipping, manning, and governing the armed forces so that their effectiveness as a national institution is assured.
Having more debts than one can handle is not a hopeless situation. Respite is available in the form of debt counselling and also with the law
Rani Mukerji was spotted looking rather plump at the launch of Titan Raga watch recently.
With Mother's Day around the corner, we thought of looking at how Bollywood's mommy fashion has evolved from Achala Sachdev to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Get Ahead invites readers to send in videos, pics and stories of their most memorable Christmas/ New Year.
The weekend gross for Life in a Metro is $100,000 in about four dozen theatres in UK and an abysmal $62,000 gross in North America.
If reports are true then it's going to be double joy for Jennifer Lopez, for she's said to be expecting twins with hubby Marc Anthony.
SaReGaMa mentors, VishalShekar, the duo behind some of Om Shanti Om's music are optimistic of the album doing well.
Move over Karan Johar. Rakhi Sawant is the newest naughty host in town. She is all set to host Shashi Ranjan's upcoming chat show Arrested, which will be aired on Zee Next from October.
'He loved reality in all his films.' 'He would say films are made for the common man and they should feel the realness while watching it.'
Rediff reader Sanat caught a very brightly dressed Big B in London.
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