News for 'Monsoon Greens'

VOTE for the hottest August cover girl

VOTE for the hottest August cover girl

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Priyanka's sultry look or Elli Avram's elegance: Take your pick!

Mangala Gauri: The 'Women's Only' Festival

Mangala Gauri: The 'Women's Only' Festival

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Married women pray to Goddess Gauri for marital bliss and the long life of their husbands. Unmarried girls worship her in order to get virtuous husbands.

East India bucks slowing trend in auto sector

East India bucks slowing trend in auto sector

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

A lower base could be part of the explanation but not all.

China's slowdown may not be good news for India: Rajan

China's slowdown may not be good news for India: Rajan

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

The reason, he said, was the external environment was weak.

Sensex surges 322 points as heavyweights rally

Sensex surges 322 points as heavyweights rally

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.

Food confessions from a fashion designer

Food confessions from a fashion designer

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Wendell Rodricks's passion for fashion has its roots in food, he reveals in this heartwarming essay.

Big boost for agriculture, bags Rs 44,485 crore grant in FY17

Big boost for agriculture, bags Rs 44,485 crore grant in FY17

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

A provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.

Mount Kailash: The magic mountain

Mount Kailash: The magic mountain

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

The towering face of Kailash reminded us that we were but insignificant participants in a pilgrimage ritual that has played out over millennia for people of four major religions -- Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bon, notes Sonia Trikha Shukla.

Akshay, Twinkle holiday in France

Akshay, Twinkle holiday in France

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Chirp your way through summer in Bharatpur

Chirp your way through summer in Bharatpur

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

On a field trip to Bharatpur at the peak of the summer, author realises that every season has its own charm

EC gets into poll mode, requisitions 'outstanding' officer

EC gets into poll mode, requisitions 'outstanding' officer

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

Besides the various political parties, the election commission is also getting into poll mode.

Markets surge on rate cut hopes; Sensex zooms 400 points

Markets surge on rate cut hopes; Sensex zooms 400 points

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.' 'He has seen Sanju a number of times already!'

Milk prices on the boil as farmers feel inflation heat

Milk prices on the boil as farmers feel inflation heat

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

Amul, Gowardhan raise prices by Rs 2 a litre; others might wait for some time.

Shami, Saha to play in India's first 'Pink ball' test match

Shami, Saha to play in India's first 'Pink ball' test match

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Mohammad Shami and Wriddhiman Saha are among the India players, who will get a first-hand experience of day/night cricket with the pink ball when local giants Mohun Bagan and Bhowanipore Club meet in Cricket Association of Bengal's Super League final, starting Saturday.

How to build a business in the Himalayas

How to build a business in the Himalayas

Rediff.com4 May 2017

The Alams saw the magical spot while on a drive to the hills. A few years later they set up home and a small hand woven shawl business, hiring local weavers, using local wool and natural colours made of root, stem and flower.

Baaghi Review: Tiger shines in a mindless action movie

Baaghi Review: Tiger shines in a mindless action movie

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

Tiger Shroff has got the goods of a solid action hero but it's time to step out of the show reel space and shine under an actual script and a skilled hand, feels Sukanya Verma.

Markets end flat amid choppy trade; Nifty holds 8,700

Markets end flat amid choppy trade; Nifty holds 8,700

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation

'The farmer is dying and the country is rejoicing'

'The farmer is dying and the country is rejoicing'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

'The corporate sector says by 2022 they will create 300 million jobs.' 'In the last 70 years we didn't do it, how will we do it in 5 years?' 'Only agriculture can bail out the economy. Unfortunately, it is not being looked into.'

Budget 2016: Modi's panacea for rural India is as hopeless as ever

Budget 2016: Modi's panacea for rural India is as hopeless as ever

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

In spite of Budget's rural focus, the government has consistently stumbled in agriculture, says Shreekant Sambrani.

A room with a whew!

A room with a whew!

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

Harnoor Channi Tiwary who recently moved to Mumbai is now exploring the outskirts of the city!

'Our people don't criticise the BJP openly'

'Our people don't criticise the BJP openly'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

'...even if they have profound differences. We discuss within our party and with each other, but not openly. We just reminded the BJP that they too, should follow this dharma.'

12 killed, 11 injured as building collapses in Mumbai

12 killed, 11 injured as building collapses in Mumbai

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

Several people are feared trapped under the debris of the structure.

Sheena Bora Trial: The Very Co-operative Witness

Sheena Bora Trial: The Very Co-operative Witness

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Devulkar had a certain abnormal vagueness about him that was unreal and defied belief. That came across in both his slightly too easy-going, extra-cooperative manner and the ragged nature of his testimony.

SCARY! 59,000 farmer suicides linked to climate change

SCARY! 59,000 farmer suicides linked to climate change

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

'The number of deaths attributable to warming is likely to rise in the future.'

Delhi should follow Los Angeles and Beijing to fight air pollution

Delhi should follow Los Angeles and Beijing to fight air pollution

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.

15 must-do road trips in India!

15 must-do road trips in India!

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Here, the journey is your destination...

Chef talk and kitchen yarns

Chef talk and kitchen yarns

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

The life of a chef in the kitchen, as late Anthony Bourdain saw it, had a glory to it. The kitchen gently moves forward in the culinary world, tightly packed, yes, but with leaders un-despotic.

Is Modi able to appease the climate gods?

Is Modi able to appease the climate gods?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

The choking of natural drainage brings monsoonal Mumbai to its knees year after year.

Why did Indrani send her driver to Lonavla?

Why did Indrani send her driver to Lonavla?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

As the weeks go by in this trial, it has emerged that Shyamvar Rai is that rare species of driver whose knowledge of distances, directions and routes surprisingly would not even fill the back of a postage stamp.

'We are a beautifully chaotic people'

'We are a beautifully chaotic people'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

'I wish there was a little chaos there and I wish there was a little discipline here.' Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee on Bollywood and Hollywood.

Markets end flat amid range bound trades

Markets end flat amid range bound trades

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.

'I would love to play Kiran Bedi or P T Usha'

'I would love to play Kiran Bedi or P T Usha'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

'Lots of Indians are not eating healthy.' 'They eat lot of carbs, eat late, and use sugar unnecessarily.'

Govt considering amended act to keep parties out of RTI ambit?

Govt considering amended act to keep parties out of RTI ambit?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

In a move which could once again put the Congress in the firing line and give them a great deal of negative publicity, the party's core group in its meeting held on Friday evening has given the green signal to bring a fresh bill in the monsoon session of Parliament to keep political parties out of the ambit of the Right to Information Act.

A 10-step approach toward making cities real smart

A 10-step approach toward making cities real smart

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Smart cities must be very well equipped with technology and security systems alike.

'It's a positive time for equity investors'

'It's a positive time for equity investors'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

'Most investors are still waiting for the winners to correct.'

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

Shyamvar Pinturam Rai and Pradeep Waghmare. Both erstwhile employees of Peter and Indrani Mukerjea. In the witness stand on Monday, Waghmare came across as a cheerful, straightforward man who is attempting to clamber his way towards prosperity. In the witness stand on Friday, Rai shed his customary jauntiness and broke down weeping, begging forgiveness from CBI Special Judge Jayendra Chandrasen Jagdale.

Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail and the murder

Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail and the murder

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Pasbola wound up his cross examination, tabling a new narrative in the murder case. That Sheena Bora had been murdered not by her mother. But by her brother.

Sheena Bora Trial: Time, that has us handcuffed, is of no consequence in courtrooms

Sheena Bora Trial: Time, that has us handcuffed, is of no consequence in courtrooms

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

How much more gray or bald would Inspector Alaknure have become when we see him next? Will Peter still be wearing white shirts and khaki trousers and eating large lunches? Will Judge Jagdale be still in charge of the case? Who will be the prime minister when Alaknure appears in court next?

'They built 20 toilets. Not one is fit to be used now'

'They built 20 toilets. Not one is fit to be used now'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

'Since we don't have toilets, we go in the fields. It is worse for the women. Men and women have demarcated different area for themselves. But it is most difficult for us during the monsoon.'