Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

In the second phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 18, 97 seats, spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com tells us more. IMAGE: A CRPF......

Amid wanna-'bees': It's a family affair

Sandip Roy visits a flock of wanna-'bees' at an all-Indian spelling bee in Milpitas, California and is transported back to India. Illustration by Uttam Ghosh. When I told my friend I was going to......

Indian toddler found dead in Aus, police clueless

The Australian police are hunting the killer of a three-year-old Indian toddler who was found dead after he went missing from his Melbourne house. The Victorian state police said a toddler's body......

Peter Parker becomes an Indian

Can you imagine Spiderman clad in white dhoti, red kurta, cummerbund, and red jootis? Battling a rakshasa instead of the Green Goblin? Or spinning his web across the Taj Mahal or the Gateway of......

Maggi Noodles: Reclaiming faith in an instant

  A new Maggi advertisement harps on nostalgia, loss and the joy of rediscovery as a middle-aged man tries to impress his wife with his cooking skills Since making a comeback in the market......

'Maggi relaunch was like a storm'

  'For me, competition is not just coming from Patanjali, but it is also coming from Yippee, Top Ramen (Nissin Foods) and other brands.' 'I respect each one of my competitors.' 'Ultimately,......

Rival brands up the ante as Maggi relaunch nears

ITC, Chaudhary Group are among companies launching variants and stepping up ad campaigns. Rival brands are bracing up for the re-entry of Maggi after Nestlé announced it had resumed......

Noodle makers claw back with new launches

The move comes even as Nestle India gears up to present findings of its Maggi re-test to the Bombay High Court.  After withdrawing Top Ramen, India’s third-largest instant noodle brand,......

Major League Eating: Quarantined Americans to compete for big prize

The qualifying round will consist of two pounds (907 grams) of sliced bologna while the quarter-finals will feature one family pack of Oreo cookies and a half gallon (1.9 liters) of milk,......

Life Lessons from soccer star Alex Morgan

IMAGE: Alex Morgan attends The 2018 ESPYS. Photograph: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Everyone has a dream of making it to the top, but what happens when you actually get there? Only a handful......