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Your Zodiac will tell you what career is best for you

Your Zodiac will tell you what career is best for you

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Based on your star signs, we try to tell you what career would be best suited for you.

Revere Mother for her work, not 'miracles'

Revere Mother for her work, not 'miracles'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

For the thousands of destitute that Mother Teresa treated, she was 'god incarnate' and her hand was the miracle of love the poor needed. Attributing scientifically-unproven remedies as miracles does not help the followers of Missionaries of Charity and humanity in general, says Pallava Bagla.

4 money lessons you can learn from President Barack Obama

4 money lessons you can learn from President Barack Obama

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

Here's what the 44th President of the United States can teach you about making money.

Krishnavamsi: You can't create a film in vacuum

Krishnavamsi: You can't create a film in vacuum

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Director Krishnavamsi talks about the success of Govindudu Andhari Vadele and his earlier films.

Modi seeks 300 plus seats for NDA to form a strong government

Modi seeks 300 plus seats for NDA to form a strong government

Rediff.com1 Apr 2014

Accusing the Congress and third front of fuelling instability, Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought a clear-cut mandate, appealing to voters to give National Democratic Alliance at least 300 seats in the Lok Sabha polls for providing a strong and stable government at the Centre.

WORLD T20 PHOTOS: New Zealand spinners destroy India in Nagpur

WORLD T20 PHOTOS: New Zealand spinners destroy India in Nagpur

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Images from the ICC World T20 match between India and New Zealand in Nagpur.

Eid special: 5 delicious recipes

Eid special: 5 delicious recipes

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

5 recipes for amazing dishes you can make on Eid, or really any other day.

Review: PK is a triumph and Aamir soars high

Review: PK is a triumph and Aamir soars high

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

PK is no satire -- it's a bit too toothless for that -- but it is a rollicking mainstream entertainer with ambition to evoke some introspection, says Raja Sen.

10 things great bosses do right!

10 things great bosses do right!

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

Virender Kapoor, the former director of Pune's Symbiosis Institute of Management author of A Wonderful Boss lists out ten things that great bosses do right.

Arvind Kejriwal, This is the chief minister to emulate

Arvind Kejriwal, This is the chief minister to emulate

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

The media and social media are abuzz about the no-frills style of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Delhi's to-be-CM Arvind Kejriwal, both very unusual politicians in today's India. But India has not seen a chief minister like Nripen Chakraborty whose spartan lifestyle and frugal habits were the subject of legend.

Squandering away the Myanmar advantage

Squandering away the Myanmar advantage

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

The bravado of NDA ministers may have undone the gains made in cross-border security cooperation over the past several years.

Add some delicious romance to your Valentine's Day

Add some delicious romance to your Valentine's Day

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

This Valentine's Day woo your partner the old-fashioned way.

Review: Khoobsurat is a distinctly Disney treat

Review: Khoobsurat is a distinctly Disney treat

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Khoobsurat offers up the expected -- only it does so with a smirk, says Raja Sen.

Eating healthy: 4 ways to cook millet

Eating healthy: 4 ways to cook millet

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

How would you like to have it? S Saraswathi helps us with a few recipes.

Shah Rukh Khan: A life in pictures

Shah Rukh Khan: A life in pictures

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

Photographs tell us so much about the person!

Recipes: 10 hearty winter soups

Recipes: 10 hearty winter soups

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Beat the winter chill with these soups!

Winter comfort: 4 recipes with a twist

Winter comfort: 4 recipes with a twist

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Renowned chefs reinvent traditional age old recipes for your palate

'Modi's requirements were simple: The meal had to be pure veg'

'Modi's requirements were simple: The meal had to be pure veg'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

'The main meal consisted of one soup, a salad, 2 or 3 vegetarian dishes (including at least 1 green vegetable), a variety of rice, freshly prepared Rotis or Phulkas, Dal, and yogurt.'

Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel is a true marvel

Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel is a true marvel

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

Nobody makes denial look this fabulous, says Raja Sen after watching Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Recipes: The best street foods in Mumbai

Recipes: The best street foods in Mumbai

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Reshma Aslam shares the recipes with us.

A filmmaker who understands the soul of India

A filmmaker who understands the soul of India

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's Bareilly Ki Barfi had the critics reaching for the stars. But that is just the tip of the iceberg discovers Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar.

The BEST Films of 2017

The BEST Films of 2017

Rediff.com26 Dec 2017

Check out which movies made Sreehari Nair's list.

Recipes for stress-free cooking

Recipes for stress-free cooking

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

Chef-turned-author Rakhee Vaswani's simple tricks to cook healthy, restaurant-style food at home.

Review: Saving Mr Banks is a vintage Disney treat

Review: Saving Mr Banks is a vintage Disney treat

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

'It might not be supercalafragilisticexpialidocious, sure, but at least it points us in that direction,' Raja Sen says after watching Saving Mr Banks.

Ashes: Lyon roars to give Aus upper hand on Day 1

Ashes: Lyon roars to give Aus upper hand on Day 1

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

Nathan Lyon grabbed four wickets and Jackson Bird claimed his first victim of the series as Australia restricted England to 238 for nine at stumps on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test on Friday.

India's billionaires' success mantras

India's billionaires' success mantras

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.

Deepika Padukone: I don't expect to be a star all my life

Deepika Padukone: I don't expect to be a star all my life

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

'Actors are the least confident people. I feel awkward when I go to parties and meet people. It's getting better but I am still not as confident as I'd like to be.' Deepika Padukone gets candid.

20 best meals in Delhi

20 best meals in Delhi

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

Harnoor Channy Tiwari tells you just where you should be heading if you're in the Capital.

9 unique ways to experience Rajasthan

9 unique ways to experience Rajasthan

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

You'll see that there's more to the state than just its forts and havelis!

How Dabur, Lakme and Rooh Afza were started

How Dabur, Lakme and Rooh Afza were started

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

These Indian companies truly defined the essence of entrepreneurship.

'I wanted to go to the best school in the country'

'I wanted to go to the best school in the country'

Rediff.com17 May 2016

In our series on Super30 achievers, we find out how Aquibur Rahman has fared since he cleared his IIT-Joint Entrance Exam.

Pollard, Anderson help Mumbai Indians snap losing streak

Pollard, Anderson help Mumbai Indians snap losing streak

Rediff.com3 May 2014

Defending champions Mumbai Indians finally snapped their losing streak on the back of a collective batting effort as they defeated Kings XI Punjab by five wickets in the Indian Premier League.

Review: Bhoothnath Returns needed Bhoothnath to direct

Review: Bhoothnath Returns needed Bhoothnath to direct

Rediff.com11 Apr 2014

Bhoothnath Returns has a few laughs but it ignores the basics, rants Raja Sen.

How to defend an air base from terrorists

How to defend an air base from terrorists

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

'The sky is the limit for what all could be done at an air base to neutralise terrorists. Good proactive local leadership and delegated operational effort would be key to ensuring that a handful of terrorists cannot hold a whole air base, and by extension, the whole nation to ransom,' says Group Captain P I Muralidharan (retd).

A diplomat who served India well. RIP APV!

A diplomat who served India well. RIP APV!

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

'A P Venkateswaran left an indelible impression on Indian diplomacy and made an incredible number of friends, who kept remembering him, more than other Indian diplomats, who served at those posts.' Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes a legend of the Indian Foreign Service who passed into the ages.

Kacha Aam Paratha and more flatbread recipes

Kacha Aam Paratha and more flatbread recipes

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Dr G Padma Vijay's latest book has recipes for all.

5 Indian spices, 5 winter recipes

5 Indian spices, 5 winter recipes

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Mini Ribeiro tells you how to make the most of winter spices.

'I have never beaten Aishwarya'

'I have never beaten Aishwarya'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

Aishwarya Rai confirmed in her September 27, 2002, interview to The Times Of India: 'Salman and I broke up last March, but he isn't able to come to terms with it.'

'Renu Raj has exploded many civil services myths'

'Renu Raj has exploded many civil services myths'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

'Renu Raj has exploded many civil services myths.' 'The popular belief is that unless they come from English speaking, sophisticated and affluent families, prepare at a young age, get educated in a first rate college, go to a coaching class in one of the metro cities, take the examination several times, the aspirants cannot make it to the civil services list, particularly its very top.' Ambassador T P Sreenivasan -- who serves in an honorary capacity at the NSS Academy where Renu coached for the IAS -- on how she surprised even herself by topping the UPSC exam.

We are the Godses!

We are the Godses!

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Nathuram Godse's nephew and niece in Pune see him as a devout nationalist, not a contract killer.