If plans do go ahead, the 82-year-old will be the country's first monarch to abdicate in 200 years.
Is it possible to extend lifespans to, say, 120 years, or longer, asks Devangshu Datta.
Stopped drinking milk? Kavita Devgan gives you 8 reasons to start again.
India ended its campaign at the Fed Cup with a fourth place finish after losing the classification tie 1-2 to Korea as the team badly missed injured Karman Kaur Thandi, who did not play on Saturday, in Astana, Kazakhstan.
This young, beautiful and talented girl from the Assam, India is sure to melt your heart.
Mumbai-based Dimple Mehta has been using her Instagram handle to decry fat-shaming.
The lack of an informal communication channel is what should bother the government and the RBI, if they want to eliminate the undesirable outcomes of the current tension between the two, says A K Bhattacharya.
'You have the home-cooked food. But on top of that you are having the sugary drinks, the junk food, the mithais and whatever else....' 'People should not be frying in this sunflower oil, corn oil or eating any foods fried in this stuff.' 'They should cook in butter or ghee or olive oil. That is much healthier.'
Steer clear of new concepts. Attempt more mocks and sample papers.
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Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh puts it succinctly: "Arun Jaitley was every non-BJP person's favourite BJP-ite."
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha has something pertinent to say but isn't clever enough to venture beyond screaming platitudes, notes Sukanya Verma.
'Access is such a big step.' 'But once you enter those rooms, it's up to what you do in those rooms.' 'Film-making is a very expensive business and they will not put money into people they don't believe in.' 'So talent speaks at the end of the day.'
At 19, Aishwarya Sheoran is doing what other girls her age can only dream of!
Toss up this simple Thai-style grilled chicken salad in 15 minutes.
Yoga instructor and meditation expert Paloma Gangopadhyay shows you how to get started with yoga at home.
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He was 51 and was in charge of BCCI's cricket operations till last month for nearly four years.
Mukerjea's lawyer has sought home food for Peter in jail as he is a senior citizen, having heart ailments and has been taking medicine to lower his cholesterol.
'My curiosity remained regarding what predominantly middle class Bengalis who frequent my shop do with so many wooden trays,' says Keya Sarkar.
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland believes the revenue-share model which the body is trying to dump in its ongoing pay negotiations with players is "starving" the grassroots of the game of funding.
Sleeplessness is increasingly becoming a lifestyle disorder, says Amrita Singh.
'When a country's humanity and morality levels are this low, it has a disease so deadly that it could die,' says Mitali Saran.
These short routines will help you burn fat and get in perfect shape.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he wants his youngest son, five-year-old AbRam, to grow up to be a hockey player and represent the country in international stage.
'When I give advice to my Indian relatives they are shocked.' 'I tell them to eat butter again and eggs and all that stuff.' And eat only so much rice.' 'Instead of having three chapattis, have one.' A must-read interview!
The hacking group say they will release information on those who help mask the rich.
'Why does Mr Modi only attack Nehru from the Dynasty?' 'At one level, it is pure politics,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
The age-old Indian practice has brought people from different cultures and countries together.
The costs of being under-covered are so high, that they're just not worth it.
In an offline chat, mind/life coach, NLP trainer and Mental Health Guru Anu Krishna encourages Rediff.com readers to talk about their problems and offers solutions.
We all want the same things for our children. We want them to grow up to love and be loved, to follow their dreams, to find success. Mostly, though, we want them to be happy. But just how much control do we have over our children's happiness? A must read from Lachmi Deb Roy's Are You Overparenting? Why Doing Everything Possible Harms Your Child.
Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day might help you live longer, new research from Harvard suggests.
Dr Anand Patil hopes to spread the message of embracing a healthy lifestyle.
Adults are as likely as children to fall prey to diseases that immunisation can potentially prevent.
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