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'We have overloaded the unstable Himalayas'

'And Joshimath has already shown the dangers ahead.''We have to acknowledge that our mountains are still young babies.''You don't put an extra load on the back of a growing child!' IMAGE: Colleen......

They Showed India To The World

'The culture of mankind has been spread by the travel gene which pushes one in five people to have the curiosity to move to unknown destinations.' IMAGE: Commander Hugh and Mrs Colleen Gantzer......

The incredibly odd world we live in!

These eight images show that we live in a crazy, mad world! Members of a Vespa Fan Club dressed as Santa Claus ride on their scooters in Zurich, Switzerland. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters......

Diary: The vacant lot

We always lost people along the way, and that day was no exception.Vinay lived only a block away from school, so he was always the first to go. He ran into his yard and slowly climbed the stairs to......

Want to buy this Vespa for Rs 2.1 crore?

It was the star of the classic film, Roman Holiday. The world's oldest Vespa, a handcrafted scooter that featured in the 1953 Audrey Hepburn blockbuster movie Roman Holiday, is up for auction and......

Vespa maker set for Indian return

Italy's Piaggio is to reintroduce the Vespa into India's two-wheeler market as part of a wider push into Asia after what will have been an absence of more than a decade. The company said on Tuesday......

Pawar seeks more jobs for locals at Vespa plant opening

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday pitched for jobs for the locals while inaugurating Piaggio's Vespa plant in Baramati, saying it was a lacuna that needed to be filled. He made the......

All about Piaggio's top-down strategy

While Vespa, the most expensive scooter in India, will remain a niche player, the Italian firm wants the iconic brand to create a buzz about its less expensive scooters that would follow soon.......

When translated in Korean what does Daewoo mean?

Company NamesWhen translated in Korean what does Daewoo mean?Take the Rediff Biz Quiz and find out how much you know about companies and their names.1. Which brand of scooter when translated into......

What Was Jawan All About?

There is no plot, no central story line or theme.It appears Atlee felt if he put a Shah Rukh Khan (there are two of them actually!) on screen doing just about anything, the film would sell, sighs......

Making Kiara, Aishwarya, Bhumi look SEXY!

'Even if we do a really sexy picture, the stars trust me and my wife Manisha to pull out an absolutely amazing shot.''It should not cross that line and step into vulgarity.' Have you seen Dabboo......

Transformers: The Last Knight Review: Why don't we see more of Optimus Prime?

The film's unoriginal action and the plot-within-plot structure may prove to be its downfall, warns die-hard Transformers fan Rajesh Karkera. A spectacular shot of Optimus Prime imprisoned by his......

Robert Downey Jr, Judi Dench to be honoured at 2014 BAFTA Awards

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here! Image: Robert Downey Jr. Photograph: Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Actors Robert Downey Jr and......

Shamim Khan wins Scooter rally

Unfancied Shamim Khan, astride a Kinetic Marvel, shocked a host of seasoned campaigners to win theGulf Monsoon Scooter rally, which was staged along the backwoods of Thane and Kalyan, on the......

PHOTOS: Scooterists reign in the dirt and rain!

It was survival of both man and machine in the Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally as riders negotiated slushy, gravel-laden, winding terrain along the backwoods of Navi Mumbai. Nashik's Shamim Khan......