Despite the Congress having nearly four times as many members in the Rajya Sabha as the TMC (48 to 13), Derek O'Brien has been informally leading the coordination of Opposition parties, rallying other parties to demand a discussion on electoral reforms and to protest the government's disinvestment plans, report Rahul Jacob and Archis Mohan.
Priyanka Chopra on stereotypes, movies and more.
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 15-day festivities are traditionally the most important time of the year for family reunions.
There are some advantages of a falling rupee.
Recalling her visit to Nairobi, Rediff.com's Anita Katyal speaks to immigrants she met on her trip, who say they are shaken by the incident but indomitable.
Haaziq Kazi, disturbed by the damage we have done to marine life, has designed a solution to save the oceans.
At 12 years, seven months and 17 days, Dommaraju Gukesh is the second youngest Grandmaster of all time.
'You are always busy' is no longer a compliment but feedback that needs to be acted upon.
Neha Saigal recalls her uncharacteristic behaviour on her first transatlantic flight.
You can gift a day at a spa, a curated gourmet meal at a pool side or an offbeat travel trip.
Delhi's ritzy Terminal 3 is on the global top 5 list on social media and the first among Asian airports on social media.
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
Have you heard of the Burning Man festival? Or the Monkey Buffet festival?
This post is for those who think they can't travel with less money and for those who have money but want to travel on a shoestring budget for the sake of constraint and the adventure it brings with it.
Straight talk from Femina Miss India Earth 2011 Hasleen Kaur.
From Dudhwa to Veppathur and Havelock Island, the Indian tourism market is booming like never before.
GSTN CEO Prakash Kumar tells Sudipto Dey how IT can improve service delivery of government departments.
Here's your weekly collection of stories that prove it's a crazy, funny world out there!
Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
Turambekar's story is inspiring, to say the least. Read on as she recounts her remarkable journey in conversation with Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi.
'I still fight with my sister.' 'I still get scolded by my mom.' 'I still travel by autos sometimes.'
Tambaram, a suburban area of the capital city has borne the brunt of the torrential rains, with areas beyond 2-3 km outside of its station left inundated, cutting it off from rest of Chennai.
It might have been the season of Basant Panchami, but for Pasbola it was definitely Halloween as he set about scaring the wits out of Rangwala, his tone growing harsher.
She was once the ponytailed Romanian teenager excited at the thought of owning coloured socks and eating bubble gum yet Nadia Comaneci went on to captivate the world by performing an Olympic feat that continues to stir the emotions four decades later.
'This is the first Bollywood film which is about 4 women not falling in love with the same guy.'
ISRO's expedition to Mars is yet another breathtaking adventure for an organisation created by Dr Vikram Sarabhai and carefully nurtured by scientists like A P J Abdul Kalam and R Aravamudan.
A Ganesh Nadar watches the fourth day of protests dawn on Chennai's Marina beach.
The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.
If allowed to go unchecked, this addiction can wreck you financially as well as emotionally.
Weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
'Kishore Kumar lived like a king and knew that he could get away with anything. It's as simple as that.'
'I wish there was a little chaos there and I wish there was a little discipline here.' Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee on Bollywood and Hollywood.
Seeing Indrani in court with her perpetually sunny demeanour and beaming face is sometimes as unreal an experience as making sense of court delays.
Monisha Dudaney tells you how your partner will behave according to his/her star sign.
'I don't have a family member in the industry and haven't been launched opposite a superstar. I don't have multiple film deals with any studio. It's difficult because I have to prove myself with every film.' Yet, Taapsee Pannu is one of the the busiest actresses in Bollywood.
