While airlines are seeing improved demand and industry-wide seat occupancy has increased to over 60%, it is road trips which are generating higher traction. Booking trends show that customers are also choosing homestays or four- star and five-star accommodations, as hygiene and safety is a priority now.
Kolkata-based artist and co-worker of the Missionaries of Charity, Ritu Singh, who has had a long association with the order, fondly remembers the gentle Sister Nirmala, who passed away on Tuesday, sharing anecdotes that truly uplift the spirit.
These achievers upped their fashion game for the Vogue Women of the Year Awards.
Celebrities and sports stars took to social media to wish the new parents.
Arjun Patiala doesn't add up to be the spoof it was meant to be, complains Prasanna D Zore.
Meet the showstoppers who stole our hearts in 2019.
Ashvin Kumar, son of noted fashion designer Ritu Kumar, turned feature film director with The Forest, showcased at the Cannes film festival. He writes in his experiences at Cannes.
The Telugu film industry has its superstars making release announcements in quick succession.
California State Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez battle each other to become California's next United States senator, after winning the top two spots in an open primary on Tuesday, reports Ritu Jha from California.
Former India cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin with his wife Sangeeta Bijlani on the second day of India Couture Week '08 in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Kicking off the inaugural show of the HDIL India Couture Week on September 16, was celebrated designer Ritu Kumar.
A look at the arrivals:
Sonam Malik,19, is the youngest Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games.
Anil Kumar also faced a similar fate during the quarter-finals of 85kg, going down to Japan's Atsushi Matsumoto 0-7, but was fortunate to enter the bronze medal round after the Japanese grappler ensured a place in the gold medal round.
Ever heard of mixing chocolate with eggplant? Check out this deliciously unique Italian recipe.
This is another wonderful dish that uses just tomatoes, cheese and eggplant and makes it into something utterly delicious.
Phogat sisters will have to explain their absence for any chance of a comeback, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said
Tomato and basil sauce is the benchmark of a good Italian home cook. Celebrated chef Ritu Dalmia shows you a speedy recipe to the perfect sauce.
Start your day on a delicious note with this easy-to-make frittata.
India's 16-member squad for Rio Olympics was announced on Tuesday in New Delhi. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will lead the side with SV Sunil as the vice captain.
Reader Ritu has sent us this photograph of the star.
Chef Ritu Dalmia offers a simple, tasty recipe for cauliflower penne that won't have the family turning up their noses.
If you like your Italian food with a bit of a punch, try your hand at this easy-as-pie roast chicken dish.
This motley group of gay rights activists came together to change history.
With her mother and father's celebrated acting genes, are you surprised that Shweta Bachchan looks a natural on screen?
Bollywood pays last respect to the matriarch of the Kapoor khandaan.
Vote for your favourite celebrity showstopper.
From developing an app that instantly alerts teachers and parents when a student is bullied in school to a one that helps airline users to track their lost baggage -- young Indian American students made their mark at the inaugural app competition organised by prominent United States Representative Mike Honda in California recently. Rediff.com/India Abroad's Ritu Jha reports.
His sister has passed away. 'We were planning to reschedule the shoot according to his convenience, but he said, "No. The one thing I have learnt from my father is the show must go on".'
A look at the star arrivals.
The annual three-day grand production of 'Ramayana' organised by the Mount Madonna School in California is a 36-year-old tradition, and is billed as 'the longest running Western production of the Indian classic epic'. This year the play with 200 student cast members was held from June 6 to June 8. Ritu Jha reports.
From free salons to discounted room rates, hotels are offering it all.
Known to be the strongest earthquake in the area in the past 25 years, the quake has injured hundreds of people, damaged buildings and homes and affected the wine business in the area. Ritu Jha reports
Saxena, a director of Dubai-based firms UHY Saxena and Matrix Holdings, is one of the accused named in the chargesheet filed by the ED in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland scam.
Confessed Balvir Singh, 42, who was charged with murdering his wife Anita Sindhu at their home in California, in court. Hundreds of people, including Sindhu's colleagues, community members and elected officials attended the service in Hayward, California on June 1. Ritu Jha reports
Still trying hard to get that perfect selfie? Take lessons from these hot models walking at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016 on how to master the art of clicking selfies.
Shubham Banerjee's school science fair project has led to the development of a Braille printer prototype that costs one-fifth of what is available in the market today, reports Ritu Jha
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