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The IMD projects total rainfall in the June-September monsoon season as being 99 per cent of the long-period average.
Historically, there has been no correlation between growth in bank credit to industry and lower benchmark interest rate
Nayantara Patel lists four hotels to visit for the fabulous food they serve.
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Hershey's plans to raise its India presence and introduce some of its global brands, beside looking at more manufacturing facilities here.
'He was a true intellectual of this country: Never claiming to be an expert on anything, or the greatest, he just went ahead and followed his beliefs uncaring of how the world judged him.' Jaya Jaitly pays homage to a dear friend, Wendell Rodricks, designer and trendsetter.
How easy, or difficult, is it to be a contestant in Bigg Boss? Rediff contributor Rajul Hegde, who was locked up in the country's favourite house for six hours, finds out.
Google really wanted to know why people kept asking the Assistant to marry them, says Amrita Singh.
These new Indian beers demonstrate that 'strong' needn't be unsubtle.
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Some 30-odd co-pilots were being "forced to work overtime" without any remuneration.
A roundup of what you can do from the comfort of your couch while sipping on a dalgona coffee in your pajamas.
Technology became more personal in 2015.
'More and more young chefs, instead of inventing new things, are exploring more deeply inside India,' Indian Accent's Manish Mehrotra tells Rahul Jacob.
Video isn't just about old school television shows, advertisements and tutorials anymore - short, crisp and engaging content across different formats is becoming increasingly popular in a world where stories are consumed on the go.
Don't make these basic mistakes while cooking Western or continental food.
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Rishabh Pant is definitely one for the future but former captain Sourav Ganguly is not sure if the young wicketkeeper batsman can fit into India's World Cup squad.
Master Chef India winner Shipra Khanna gets candid on Rediff Chat.
India has remained obsessed with cheap capital and infrastructure spending when instead the central constraint on Indian development remains the abysmal quality of Indians' skills, says Mihir Sharma.
The Dubai Model is now revealed to be a mirage and one hopes that India's leaders would have drawn the appropriate lessons from it, says Mohan Guruswamy.
Agent 007's martini, famously shaken, not stirred, is up for some innovative twists. Flavour it with a hint of Scotch or replace the olive with an orange peel
Chef and author Rakhee Vaswani talks about her passion for cooking, her daily struggles as a mompreneur and how she's spreading smiles through her recipes.
British scientists have developed low-cost and environment-friendly "artificial petrol" which may cost around Rs 14 a litre and could be available at pumps in as early as three years.
'If the epidemic is sharply contained in a month or two, we have a huge buying opportunity. 'If not, we are staring at a serious economic crisis, the contours of which we are totally unaware of,' warns Debashis Basu.
'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'
The views are stunning, the skies are blue, the forests are lush and, wonder of wonders, thanks to the discipline of the tea estate, even man isn't vile, discover Renu Bahal Wadhwa and T C A Srinivasa Raghavan after a trip to Kerala's breathtakingly beautiful hill retreat.
Visual appeal or taste, what attracts you to food?
With more than 10,000 stores under the various Reliance retail brands and over 2.5 million kirana stores already tying up with it, Jio's online marketplace would have the biggest hyperlocal logistics network in the country.
Despite the absence of any notable price growth, transaction volumes are picking up in major Indian cities. The surge in sentiments is also backed by a significant rise in transparency in the industry.
Eddy Brooks of Bhakti Chai is minting millions selling chai.
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Madhu Gadia shows Arthur J Pais how healthy food can be finger-licking tasty.
Haryana farmers facing drought-like situation.
They swear by vegetarianism to not only save our environment and animals, but also to maintain their lithe, sculpted figure.
You can call it 'a friend for your nervous system'.