Two decades ago when someone said, "I am on a diet," you assumed they would be eating less of everything. Today, those few words lead to a whole new discourse, says Ambi Parameswaran.
Where do the four members of the Supreme Court appointed panel to interface with farmers stand on the Modi government's farm laws?
Even if our weight yo-yos, our overall health will keep getting better.
Indians face COVID-19 with record debt, stalled income.
His ministers's conduct may lead to a distancing between the army leadership and Prime Minister Imran Khan reveals Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
'Sidharth and Paras think they are playing games but I feel Shehnaz is playing them.'
'Many enter the civil services with the desire to do good work but get beaten by the system, step back or become part of it.' 'Ten fantastic officers out of 100 can completely change the game.'
He said as of now the strike, which began on Monday, will continue till Saturday morning and a decision to continue it further would be taken in a meeting.
Canine lover and dog trainer Pooja Sathe Gawande answers your queries.
State Bank of India's house economists on Monday said the recent farm sector reforms reek of parochial thinking and promote lazy farming as they only cater to cereal-producing states. In the recently concluded monsoon session, the government rushed through three legislation to change the way agricultural produce is marketed, sold and stored by dismantling the decades-old APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) mandis.
Maryam and her husband are likely to file an appeal challenging the verdict in the Avenfield Properties corruption case.
B K Tyagi, director of the Madurai-based Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, talks with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier about how dengue fever can be controlled.
Rediff reader Sidharth Jain tells us how he lost weight.
'For Trump, this maddening extravaganza will play out well in his election campaign, showing himself off as a hugely popular world leader,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week in images.
Nayantara Patel lists four hotels to visit for the fabulous food they serve.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
Pakistan's chief selector Moin Khan returned home from Australia on Thursday and escaped an embarrassing situation at the airport, where a small group of protesters gathered to vent their anger with eggs and banners.
Although we all have tastebuds that are dying to sample all the yummy food around us, we must remember that anything in excess is bad.
Chief Secretary A K Tripathy and Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay rushed to the pilgrim town to make the necessary arrangements. "The DGP and I are rushing to Puri to take stock of the situation as per the direction of the chief minister. We will camp there," Tripathy said.
Going once, going twice, sold! Jewellery that belonged to Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI and arguably France's most famous queen were auctioned by Sotheby's on Wednesday as part of their "Royal jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family" event. Take a look at the gorgeous jewellery that was up for sale.
'I hadn't just been raped, I was taken to my own house and had been brutalised.'
Wendell Rodricks's passion for fashion has its roots in food, he reveals in this heartwarming essay.
'Helpful neighbours, useful nuggets of information keep the people going as supplies run low.'
This is the largest single-owner sale of Indian modern art, but it is for reasons other than this historicity that it will be remembered, says Kishore Singh.
New one-stop shops will redefine how you transact in shares, funds, insurance and debt.
Bharati Dutt witnessed life-changing events that shaped India on the threshold of freedom. Her memories are an account of how ordinary Indians saw India change.
The US has been, historically, a sleeping partner in India-China relations. Today, any attempt by the Modi government to make a bilateral move to improve relations with Beijing could upset Biden's apple cart, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
But it's a journey of a lifetime.
'A hangover of the Raj, there's no one quite like the desi butler who knows the order in which a meal must be served, and will not be distracted from his watch by modern memsahibs and their slightly unusual ways or requests,' says Kishore Singh.
The real battle for NEET abolition can take much more time and energy, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Try to get in 30 to 60 minutes of a brisk walk every day, like my grandparents would do in the village -- twice a day they would go for morning walks and they would go after dinner.'
Jaitley gathered a group of people and burnt an effigy of then prime minister Indira Gandhi, making him, in his own words, the 'first satyagrahi' against the Emergency.
A daughter's ode to her mother.
Will appeasement, rising unemployment and her dictatorial style become major obstacles in her path? asks Payal Singh Mohanka.
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Floyd Cardoz has always drawn on food memories to create a new culinary language.
Here's how you can enjoy your favourite snack and keep bad cholesterol under control too.
Sameer Chopra, 40, shares his story.
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