The transmogrification of Prime Minister Modi to Saint Modi began with the ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. By identifying himself with Lord Ram, Modi raised himself in popular imagination to a saintly person.
Indian parents are willing to make tremendous sacrifices when it comes to educating their children.
Kriti Kharbanda reveals her love for fitness, food, fashion and more.
Indian investments in equity and debt account for the second-highest remittances outgo (about a quarter).
'I worked over 100 times more to prove I wasn't a madamji doing this as a hobby.'
Delight family you might visiting abroad with a gift of homemade theplas.
Prachi Dhabal Deb, who began her career as a financial analyst, but found her heart in the field of confectionery art.
With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected or appointed positions, obvious wealth but not quite known sources of income, and family factionalism, sometimes open and bitter, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'Children should be told that if they receive porn on their phones they should inform their parents or teachers who should in turn contact cyber crime.'
The BJP calling the Congress a "torn old party" moving towards a stage where its relevance and necessity will be completely lost.
Modi said Ramakrishna Paramhansa was one saint who had a clear vision of her and his disciple Swami Vivekananda had also felt the spiritual vision about the goddess, which infused into him extraordinary energy and strength.
You would be surprised how wonderful homemade Pav Bhaji tastes and you can monitor the salt and butter.
Italy may be the home of premium buffalo mozzarella cheese, but India could soon give the country a run for its money in this regard. India's largest dairy cooperative, Amul, has submitted a plan to the government, aiming to turn the country into a global hub for the export of mozzarella cheese made from buffalo milk, which is sold at a hefty premium around the world. Mozzarella cheese is one of the products identified by the government for support under its Rs 10,900 crore production-linked incentive scheme (PLI), to give a massive push to food processing exports as well as to build Indian food brands.
However, international fast-food chains have had to change this business model completely, to adapt to Indian preferences.
Ever thought vegetable jalfrezi & murg malai tikka would be available at the South Pole?!
If you are partially vaccinated and have another dose left, do check for travel rules and restrictions before making a booking or confirming your payment.
The country also reported 3,397 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 169 from dormitories for migrant workers.
Indian students, who are living and studying away from home, tell us how they are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and what they discovered on their journey back home.
Reaching out to expatriates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a 24X7 multi-lingual helpline for them
Whoever thought that models starve themselves needs to think again!
'There's no point making grand plans all our lives when life itself is so fragile.'
Culinary Culture, which is spearheading the venture, will bring globally-ranked chefs to India as well as take local chefs abroad so they can work at world-ranked eateries.
Gurcharan Singh tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com why he deserted the Indian team and the reason for wanting to return to the country after 15 years.
Bajrang Punia has established himself as the undisputed superstar of Indian wrestling but the road to glory was fraught with temptations
'Given this dissonance between India's age-old multicultural tenets and the anti-minority temper of the present times, it cannot be easy for the BJP to maintain its balancing act to convince the world that all is well,' observes Amulya Ganguli.
'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'
A u-turn by the BJP will be an apocalyptic occurrence in Indian politics and society, argues Amulya Ganguli.
'Makes one wonder how much of government will be left standing when this is finally over'
'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'
'This year, we know the virus. Last year we didn't know anything about it.' 'The best part is that for the Indian population there has been some amount of cross protection.'
Celebrity hairstylist Darshan Yewalekar has some advice for Indian men.
'Why do the English-speaking class feel they are the only ones who are efficient in work?' 'My own mother was from a village and she was more efficient than me. She used to handle crises better than me.' 'We will have to come out of our elite perception of governance.'
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Ridlr will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANI Technologies, which owns Ola brand. Ridlr's team of 64 employees will now become a part of Ola.
Upcoming model Aaradhna Buragohian's mantras for fitness, and for life, are pretty simple, discovers Jahnavi Patel.
'He was a true intellectual of this country: Never claiming to be an expert on anything, or the greatest, he just went ahead and followed his beliefs uncaring of how the world judged him.' Jaya Jaitly pays homage to a dear friend, Wendell Rodricks, designer and trendsetter.
In the second and final part of his column, Col Anil Athale says the fight between forces of Indian nationalism and Macaulayism aided and abetted by West is going to be long, hard and dirty. The outcome will decide whether India becomes a superpower or continues to wallow in the swamp of underdevelopment.
'Athletes get Rs 600 daily for their diet.' 'My kids eat chocolates for Rs 600!'
Readers share their experience of ordering meals in the Indian Railway.
'I don't know if I became an actor, I was just trying to book jobs and survive.'