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'Eat healthy. Walk a lot. And feel happy within'

'Eat healthy. Walk a lot. And feel happy within'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

'Good food is very important because what we eat reflects on our skin.' 'Workout keeps our body in shape and both together keep us energetic and fresh.'

'My GF's pregnant and I don't have a job'

'My GF's pregnant and I don't have a job'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

The meteoric rise of J P Nadda

The meteoric rise of J P Nadda

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

The choice of 59-year-old Nadda has come as a bit of surprise as the party had indicated last week that it could take a call on the issue after the membership drive after about six months.

The real story of Bihar's economic growth

The real story of Bihar's economic growth

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

The really disturbing numbers relate to inequality.

Covid: New Zealand bans entry of travellers from India

Covid: New Zealand bans entry of travellers from India

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced that New Zealand will temporarily suspend the entry for all travellers, including its citizens, from India for about two weeks from April 11 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among visitors to this country.

These migrant workers are flying home, thanks to their employer

These migrant workers are flying home, thanks to their employer

Rediff.com27 May 2020

Their dreams of returning home finally taking wing after two months of lockdown, 10 migrant workers are flying to Bihar thanks to their employer, a Delhi farmer, who bought their plane tickets. Their flight to the Bihar capital Patna is at 6 am on Thursday and the men, who planned to go home in April, can't believe they are going to their villages in Samastipur -- not walking or cycling thousands of kilometres, or scrambling for a seat on a bus or train, but on a plane.

Some called it 'fool-hardy': EC on Bihar polls amid Covid

Some called it 'fool-hardy': EC on Bihar polls amid Covid

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

Arora also said he is confident that the EC will be able to hold the next set of assembly polls on time and the internal exercise for those is already underway.

'Sushant's death needs a CBI inquiry'

'Sushant's death needs a CBI inquiry'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'This is not a fight just for Sushant, it is a fight against a system that suppresses genuine talent and forces them to take extreme steps.'

'Normalcy is far away'

'Normalcy is far away'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

'If the government has not listened to scientists, it must.' 'It's obvious that this is a science-driven campaign (fight), a science-driven situation.' 'We cannot afford to ignore the science.'

India celebrates Diwali amid COVID-19 restrictions

India celebrates Diwali amid COVID-19 restrictions

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

Prayers were offered and sweets distributed though people mostly took the virtual route to extend wishes. People also visited temples, observing social distancing norms.

When the world's most beautiful lady voted...

When the world's most beautiful lady voted...

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

Bollywood votes!

'I am going to usher a new style of politics'

'I am going to usher a new style of politics'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

'If I win, my victory will shatter the belief that caste is all that matters in Bihar.'

'Down to earth man, cared for those around him'

'Down to earth man, cared for those around him'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2017

Kovind, the 71-year-old BJP veteran, who rose from a modest background is set to occupy the country's highest constitutional office.

'Hum aapke saath mein hai'

'Hum aapke saath mein hai'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.'

Bihar polls: 53% turnout recorded as phase 3 comes to an end

Bihar polls: 53% turnout recorded as phase 3 comes to an end

Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

An electorate of 1,45,93,980 voters would exercise their franchise in the third phase.

'We will be prioritising vaccine only for India'

'We will be prioritising vaccine only for India'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

'I don't think anybody would want to be in my position today where every head of State has to be explained that I am prioritising my country because there is a surge in cases.'

Covishield: 'Single dose gives 71% effectiveness'

Covishield: 'Single dose gives 71% effectiveness'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'You have sufficient protection if you take the second dose of the Covishield vaccine at 12 weeks, because this vaccine works in a way where it provides protection in the first dose.'

Modi's rally in Bahraich tomorrow keeps all on tenterhooks

Modi's rally in Bahraich tomorrow keeps all on tenterhooks

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

Hours before Narendra Modi's scheduled rally in Bahraich, the district administration gave a conditional permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold the meet on Friday.

Samsung to hire 1,000 engineering grads from India

Samsung to hire 1,000 engineering grads from India

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

The new hires will work in cutting-edge domains of artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, natural language processing, camera technology and 5G networks.

PIX: Hollywood star Mandy Moore in India

PIX: Hollywood star Mandy Moore in India

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

Check out the pictures.

'Kaante ka takkar' between JD-U and BJP in Bihar

'Kaante ka takkar' between JD-U and BJP in Bihar

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

Patna residents discuss what may happen when the EVMs are unlocked on Sunday morningwith Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com

'BJP will play a bigger role in Bihar'

'BJP will play a bigger role in Bihar'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

'There is a strong possibility that the BJP's seats are going to be much higher compared to the JD-U and this would be the turning point for the BJP.'

Blame game at this juncture is suicidal

Blame game at this juncture is suicidal

Rediff.com12 May 2021

To build one's political and ideological arguments on the dead bodies piling up outside our crematoriums is despicable and breaches the basic tenet of human civility, argues Vivek Gumaste.

A force, a firefly. Shine on Sushant

A force, a firefly. Shine on Sushant

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput came, sparkled and left for a world that will hopefully understand and treat him better, hopes Sukanya Verma.

Jobs return to urban India at last

Jobs return to urban India at last

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

The employment that is returning is mostly essential services required by Indian households. Most urban Indian households cannot function without a retinue of maids, cooks, drivers, cleaners, notes Mahesh Vyas.

What went wrong with Bihar exit polls

What went wrong with Bihar exit polls

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

Even with the best methodology there is a limitation to what opinion poll/exit polls can achieve. When done correctly, the polls should give the broad story, points out Rajeeva Karandikar, director, Chennai Mathematical Institute.

'Covid response is highly dependent on leadership'

'Covid response is highly dependent on leadership'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

'If you don't have a strong political leadership, however much expertise a country may have, in pandemic preparedness or infectious disease, will not matter.' 'It's really about having strong political leadership, that is proactive, that prioritises taking the right action.' 'And if you don't have that, then you will have a much worse pandemic experience.'

Why we need to unlock 'intelligently'

Why we need to unlock 'intelligently'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

R0 values, or the average number of infections expected to be caused by a Covid carrier, vary between states, and have not stabilised. While unlocking, it would be wise to look at these variations, advises Atanu Biswas.

Help pours in for those hit by lockdown

Help pours in for those hit by lockdown

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

Amid the crisis has risen an outpouring of empathy from ordinary people across India led by the civil society, who have stepped up to help migrant labourers, domestic helps, construction workers, and small scale workers who were left jobless because of the nationwide lockdown.

Meet India's Mona Lisa

Meet India's Mona Lisa

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

One of the best stories coming out of Bihar is about a place where Chandragupta Maurya, Buddha, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri and India's Mona Lisa meet.

Why did viewership for kabbadi fall?

Why did viewership for kabbadi fall?

Rediff.com30 Dec 2018

'Why was PKL scheduled bang in the middle of festivals and big film releases?' asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.' 'At its core, the PKL has a fast-paced, engaging sport working for it.' 'Simply put, kabaddi, with its end-to-end action and oscillating fortunes, is almost never dull to watch,' says Dhruv Munjal.

'Being PM's constituency, Varanasi is getting some privilege'

'Being PM's constituency, Varanasi is getting some privilege'

Rediff.com6 May 2021

'The situation has improved because oxygen tankers are now coming.' 'Before this it was chaotic.'

Ayodhya: How Amit Shah pacified Nritya Gopal Das

Ayodhya: How Amit Shah pacified Nritya Gopal Das

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

'Ayodhya will once again become Ram's city.'

A day in a Ranchi court with Lalu

A day in a Ranchi court with Lalu

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel -- who covers the Sheena Bora murder trial for Rediff.com -- reports on a day in a Ranchi court.

Inside the digital war rooms in battleground Bihar

Inside the digital war rooms in battleground Bihar

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

The election in Bihar will never be the same, reports Aditi Phadnis

India's fight against COVID-19 has gone awry

India's fight against COVID-19 has gone awry

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

'The handling of the pandemic, under this totally constitutional and legal three-level dictatorship, has begun to show its downside,' observes Shekhar Gupta.

Why Rhea's case should send shivers down our spines

Why Rhea's case should send shivers down our spines

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

A promising young actor suffering from depression has had his life laid bare for the grubby public to paw through. An ordinary family has been pitched into the middle of a nightmare of an investigation and arrested for no reason discernible at present. And a young actress has had her reputation, and probably career, destroyed so that TRP ratings can soar, notes Sherna Gandhy.

Bihar topper scam: A well-oiled network

Bihar topper scam: A well-oiled network

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

The reputation of Bihar's schools has taken a knock. Satyavrat Mishra explains how a student-teacher nexus has gamed the system to produce toppers by the dozen.

Nitish keeps his distance from Mulayam, but for how long?

Nitish keeps his distance from Mulayam, but for how long?

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

But he doesn't want to shut the door completely on the Yadav family as that could create problems for him in 2019.