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PHOTOS: Thousands celebrate at India Day Parade in New York

PHOTOS: Thousands celebrate at India Day Parade in New York

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

The 37th India Day Parade organised by the Federation of Indian Associations.

'Nationalism is a restrictive ideology'

'Nationalism is a restrictive ideology'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

'Patriotism is a sentiment, a feeling of belonging to a place.' 'Nationalism is an ideology, and like all ideologies, it is absolute and restrictive in nature,' Ashis Nandy, arguably India's leading social thinker, tells Geetanjali Krishna.

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

Rediff.com30 Oct 2021

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United States Air Force colonel.

Gujarati dishes on dinner menu for Chinese President Xi

Gujarati dishes on dinner menu for Chinese President Xi

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

Putting an end to all speculations regarding the menu of the dinner to be served to Chinese President Xi Jinping who will be coming to Ahmedabad on his maiden visit on Wednesday, the state government has said the food will consist of only Gujarati delicacies.

If there is one Modi idea I can get behind, it is Swachh Bharat

If there is one Modi idea I can get behind, it is Swachh Bharat

Rediff.com14 Jul 2018

'As an idea, cleaning up India is a good one,' says Mitali Saran.

'The government's priorities are all wrong'

'The government's priorities are all wrong'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'The prime minister did not think that COVID-19 was a serious challenge as late as March 20.'

Now you can take a vegan vacation

Now you can take a vegan vacation

Rediff.com24 Feb 2018

Food is one of the biggest incentives for travellers to start a vegan tour.

The unexplored foreign destinations that want Indian travellers

The unexplored foreign destinations that want Indian travellers

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

Just an hour or so from the ones we commonly throng to, they promise a lot more for a lot less.

'It is exciting to work with Ananya Panday'

'It is exciting to work with Ananya Panday'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2021

Meet Ruchika Sachdeva of Bodice, who will present the Grand Finale at the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week 2021.

Army redeployed in Darjeeling after fresh violence, Mamata appeals for peace

Army redeployed in Darjeeling after fresh violence, Mamata appeals for peace

Rediff.com8 Jul 2017

Gorkhaland supporters torched a police outpost, a toytrain station and clashed with the police at two places.

Reliance buys Future Group's retail biz for Rs 24,713 crore

Reliance buys Future Group's retail biz for Rs 24,713 crore

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Reliance Retail will acquire the retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing businesses of the Future Group. Future Group's financial and insurance businesses are not part of the deal.

Tagore's university to Mamata's university

Tagore's university to Mamata's university

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

While the standards of Visva Bharati University fall, the chief minister of West Bengal fantasises about a Biswa Bangla University a few kilometres away. Keya Sarkar ponders the sad state of affairs.

Discovering the city on a bike

Discovering the city on a bike

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Three enthusiasts, who now run cycling ventures in Bengaluru, write about biking trails in and around the city

10 fine dinning restaurants in the world

10 fine dinning restaurants in the world

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

TripAdvisor published a list of the world's Top 10 fine dining restaurants as part of their 2016 Travellers' Choice Awards series.

Rihanna is the most powerful celebrity influencer of 2017

Rihanna is the most powerful celebrity influencer of 2017

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

These were the most influential fashion stars of 2017.

Wah Taj! 5 things you HAVE to do in Agra

Wah Taj! 5 things you HAVE to do in Agra

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

There is much more than Taj Mahal to see and experience in this historical Indian city.

When it was Kabira's Varanasi...

When it was Kabira's Varanasi...

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

Celebrating the poet-saint's legacy in our times.

'Vaccine shortage can't be blamed on Adar Poonawalla'

'Vaccine shortage can't be blamed on Adar Poonawalla'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

'It was unfair to expect him to continue to keep on supplying vaccines without being given a firm commitment or a financial grant of any sort.'

Niagara Falls, Empire State Building lit-up for India's I-Day

Niagara Falls, Empire State Building lit-up for India's I-Day

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

A special ceremony was organised at the world-famous skyscraper in New York's midtown Manhattan for lighting it up in saffron, white and green.

'Mission Mangal belongs to its female actors'

'Mission Mangal belongs to its female actors'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

'Our culture, our history, our achievements are great and we should start celebrating them.' 'I am glad our movies are doing that and Mission Mangal is doing that.'

Back to the 17th Century

Back to the 17th Century

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

An unplanned trip to Hoi An in Vietnam turns out to be more fascinating and historic than the mainstream Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City says Anjuli Bhargava.

Kamala Harris, masala dosa, Modi and Indian Diaspora

Kamala Harris, masala dosa, Modi and Indian Diaspora

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

As far as people like Kamala Harris are concerned, it's okay to share a culture, but wrong to play domestic Indian politics during American elections,' notes Vir Sanghvi.

Wear masks, don't spit, shun complacency: PM in 'Mann ki Baat'

Wear masks, don't spit, shun complacency: PM in 'Mann ki Baat'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

Addressing his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' programme, he also said that India's fight against the novel coronavirus has become people-driven wherein every citizen is playing his or her part.

Manoj Sinha's ambitious plans for J&K

Manoj Sinha's ambitious plans for J&K

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

For far too long, people in J&K have felt the government doesn't exist for them.' 'My first priority is to make them feel that not only does it exist, it is there to work for them.

They won't let India's coral reefs die!

They won't let India's coral reefs die!

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

Coral reefs protect coastal areas from flooding and high waves, function as fish nurseries, provide subsistence food, and of course, draw in tourists

#Pushkarfair2015: 12 fantastic reasons why you should head to Pushkar

#Pushkarfair2015: 12 fantastic reasons why you should head to Pushkar

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Where the most popular camel fair in the world is on...

Believe in peace, but not at cost of self-respect: PM on Mann ki Baat

Believe in peace, but not at cost of self-respect: PM on Mann ki Baat

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

Recalling the 2016 surgical strikes, he said Indian troops gave a befitting reply to the "audacity of a proxy war" under the "garb of terrorism".

'We are fighting against making Hindi compulsory'

'We are fighting against making Hindi compulsory'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

'Don't try to impose anything on us.'

Post Xi's visit, India to woo Chinese travellers

Post Xi's visit, India to woo Chinese travellers

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Industry insiders expect Chinese tourists coming to India to double in around two years.

British-Indian professor knighted in New Year's honours

British-Indian professor knighted in New Year's honours

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

Balasubramanian, 50, Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Cambridge University, has been recognised for his work as a co-inventor of Next Generation DNA sequencing, described as the most transformational advance in biology and medicine for decades.

Section 377 verdict: Those fought the good fight

Section 377 verdict: Those fought the good fight

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

This motley group of gay rights activists came together to change history.

Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21

Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers.

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation on the eve of India's 75th Independence Day. Here's the text of what he said:

How Parle plans to capture the premium category

How Parle plans to capture the premium category

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

The home-grown biscuit brand looks to get inside the customer's mind as it steps outside the boundaries of its mass-market identity

What we must learn about eating from our ancestors

What we must learn about eating from our ancestors

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Modern science, has taken decades and decades to prove what has been clearly documented almost 3500 years ago in our ancient texts like the Ashtanga Hridaya, says V R Ananthoo, a strong advocate of age-old healthy eating practices and one of the coordinators of Safe Food Alliance.

Rescuers yet to reach worst-hit Nepal villages; survivors turn angry

Rescuers yet to reach worst-hit Nepal villages; survivors turn angry

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Rescuers raced against time to search for survivors still feared trapped under mountains of debris in quake-hit Nepal where over 5,000 people have been killed, even as heavy rains hampered global humanitarian efforts in remote areas of the battered country.

No relief to Puducherry: Heavy rains throw normal life out of gear

No relief to Puducherry: Heavy rains throw normal life out of gear

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Residents of the union territory had got relief for a while on Friday when there was some let up in the downpour but it started raining heavily again on Friday night.

How much is Mother Earth worth?

How much is Mother Earth worth?

Rediff.com12 May 2015

Pricing can help prioritise the best use of conservation efforts and funding

Want a fuss-free wedding?

Want a fuss-free wedding?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2019

Plan well in advance. Stick to a budget.

Budget: Oppn slams govt for 'all talk, nothing concrete'

Budget: Oppn slams govt for 'all talk, nothing concrete'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

Slamming the Union budget as 'insipid' and lacking in stimulus for growth, the Congress on Saturday said it does not address the main issue of unemployment and describes the mindset of the government.