These photos prove we live in a bizarre world.
Etiquette classes today cater to a wide audience of job seekers, front-desk execs, business heirs, romantics, students and even those with low self-esteem
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani and Rajesh Karkera bring us all the action.
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar journeys through villages and towns, districts and cities for a reality check.
The nearly Rs 15,000-crore India unit of Coca-Cola derives the bulk of its revenue from its core business of selling cola drinks
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
The first race at the Red Bull Ring would be on the July 3-5 weekend.
Cold wave tightened its grip in Kashmir Valley on Saturday as the night temperature plummeted to the season's lowest in many places, resulting in the freezing of fringes of the famous Dal Lake for the first time this winter.
The shock omission for the match against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground this week follows his exclusion from the one-day international team for tours of Sri Lanka and South Africa.
At the bottom of the water index for 2016-17 are Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Haryana, which are major producers of paddy, wheat, along with a host of horticulture crops.
'Why is a commercial venture being held responsible for a situation caused by mismanagement of the state?' asks N Suresh.
While Delhi boasts of one of the best metro systems in the world and decent infrastructure, reckless construction, legalising unauthorised colonies, and the worsening water and air quality dent its image of being a robust cosmopolitan city.
'With running water our two hands play, In and out the colourful soap dances away! It bubbles and froths between our fingers Under our nails it cleans and lingers Then all the soap we wash away!'
Want to shed the calories you gained during the festive season? One glass of bottle gourd juice is all you need!
The storage of water in the six major reservoirs in the state was just 6.2 per cent of capacity as of April 27, 2017, reports T E Narasimhan and Gireesh Babu.
Urban Indians are developing a taste for freshly brewed and bottled craft beer.
Rediff.com takes you through a photographic journey of all the exciting sporting moments that unfolded over the last seven days.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
In keeping with its affordability strategy for driving volume growth this summer, Coca-Cola India will soon launch fruit drink Maaza in 125 ml tetrapaks and introduce 600 ml pack size for Coke, Fanta and Maaza.
According to latest statistics of the Home ministry, the seven forces -- the CRPF, the Border Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Seema Sahastra Bal, the Central Industrial Security Forces, the National Security Guard and the Assam Rifles -- have lost 1,067 men in combat or counter-insurgency operations over a period of three years. But more than thrice -- as many as 3,611 personnel -- have died due to illnesses.
Images from Day 10 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
Don't binge only on the laddoos, have some sarson ka saag as well.
'It's a warm evening, but people don't seem to be bothered by the heat as they watch the critically acclaimed film out in the open, where they can drink, smoke and talk, if they feel like.'
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 10 images
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
'The Swiss show their love of cows by letting them graze in meadows, plump and healthy, instead of by killing minorities.' 'Women drink and kiss their dates in public while wearing tiny skirts, yet walk home unraped.' Mitali Saran on how much she misses Switzerland.
In Tamil Nadu, Divya Nair encounters jallikattu, a ban on colas and a water shortage.
The monkeys can't take their eyes off the snake, and Geetanjali Krishna has forgotten to breathe.
Heralding the cut-throat summer competition in soft drinks, Pepsi said on Tuesday that it has slashed prices of its 300 ml returnable glass bottles to Rs 6 in the capital and this price cut may be extended to other markets.
Yogini and wellness entrepreneur Radhika Iyer Talati tells you how simple modifications in your lifestyle can help you lead a healthy life.
Prices are likely to rise further as demand grows in coming months due to festivals
The Austrian capital is famous not only for its grand architecture, music and art, but also for its open spaces and excellent public transport, points out Uttaran Das Gupta.
Even as traders in Tamil Nadu continue to boycott Coke and Pepsi, a few homegrown beverage brands are raking in the profits, says T E Narasimhan.
'The smartest businessmen are shopkeepers as their return on investment is better than anyone else.'
'And when Sarla said she preferred Europe to living in India, my wife's indignation knew no bounds.'
Always stay hydrated, be it for a good skin, great metabolism or best quality of hair, says Sowmya Raghunandan.
Traders' body says retailers have supported boycott; eateries, supermarkets seek more time to decide.
