With over 3,000 species of plants, 26 interconnected lakes and the 250-year-old Great Banyan Tree -- the largest in the world -- the Indian Botanic Garden is a veritable treasure, discovers Payal......
Government was watching Gandhiji's mood to know if he had cooled down.They found out from his letters and utterances that he was the same old firebrand and even more determined than before. The......
John and Tamilarasi had their newborn stolen eight years ago, and lost all hope of ever finding him.Now they have got him back, though not fully. Not yet.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com narrates their......
As a child in British India, Bharati Dutt lived a privileged and sheltered life in an extended joint family of civil servants, doctors, engineers and Gandhians. Between the ages of seven and 11,......
'The entire rescue operation was very dangerous, and something we have not experienced before.''It was different from what we experience on the seas.' IMAGE: A fisherman in one of the boats used......
Only the cars shine in Delhi's gloomy weather, says Subir Roy. The wife and I can never agree on when to visit Delhi. She wants to avoid winter as she dreads the fog and the driving hazards that it......
K V Kamath is preparing to move across the corridor on the 10th floor of the ICICI Tower to his new cabin, which is under renovation now. While he will continue to get a view of the terrace garden......
People in and around Delhi shop like never before. Deepanjan Bhattacharya, 25, spent last Saturday with his friend at the swanky Select City Walk mall in South Delhi. An executive with the Barclays......
Did you ever bother to spare a thought for your bed tea? If not, it's time you check out the brand of tea you consume every day. And, if you find it to be 'Darjeeling Tea' be cautious. Chances of......
Ten years ago, budget-minded backpackers traipsing through India in search of pampering might have treated themselves to a meal or cup of tea in a "fancy" hotel. That couldn't happen in today's......
At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma. Feels Like Ishq evokes Modern Love. It doesn't have the range or emotion of the romantic-comedy......
Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind. IMAGE: Director Shoojit Sircar flanked by Varun Dhawan, left, and Producer......
'Madhuri Dixit was very scared to do a rape scene with me in Prem Pratigyaa. After the shot, she said she couldn't even feel me touching her.' 'I was a villain in films, but not in my personal......
The Parujanwalas are suddenly thrown in the spotlight, thanks to their famous bahu-to-be Rakhi Sawant. Elesh's parents and sister seem quite excited about the turn of events, and the new......
"Why is Pooja Bhatt screaming at me so much?" That was Udita Goswami's constant grouse on the sets of her debut film, Paap.The Dehra Dun girl who came to Mumbai to pursue a film career, seems to......
Images from Day 1 of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Headingley in Leeds on Thursday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Shutting out the boos from the crowd, Pat Cummins celebrates the......
Images from Day 2 of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday IMAGE: Usman Khawaja celebrated with a David Warner-style leap and a punch in the......
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. IMAGE: David Warner celebrates his double century on Day 2 of the second Test......
• Scorecard IMAGE: Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates with teammate Marnus Labuschagne after dismissing England’s Dawid Malan during Day two of the Third Test match at......
IMAGE: Marnus Labuschagne celebrates after completing his century, on Day 1 of the fourth Test in Brisbane, on Friday. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Marnus Labuschagne rode his luck to......