Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
A weekend in the beautiful sleepy town of Mukteshwar is just what you need to bust your stress, says Suchismita Banerjee.
You won't regret including this list in your itinerary.
Do you have an international driver's license?
Non-metro routes get 73 per cent of its flyers -- a factor that has earned it double-digit share with only 19 planes.
Budget is likely to focus on infrastructure creation in the N-E
There are several other famous temples across India that disallow non-Hindus to enter their place of worship, Rediff.com lists some of them.
At a farm? At a pop-up restaurant? Or at home? Harnoor Channi Tiwary explores the new-age dining options.
Rediff readers share their experience of eating on the Indian Railways.
Rashme Sehgal took a ride on the Gatimaan Express for you.
Sharks, mating frogs, seals playing with photographers... these are the amazing photos which offer an enchanting breadth of what's beyond the shoreline. Underwater Photographer of the Year has just announced the winners of its 2019 photo contest and photographer Richard Barnden, from the UK, was named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019. Prizes and commendations were handed out in categories including Wide Angle, Macro, Wrecks, Behaviour, Portrait, Black and White, Compact, Up and Coming, and in British waters, Wide Angle, Living Together, Compact, and Macro Shots.
Budget proposals have set four goals to transform Indian Railways.
The popular island just off the coast of Mumbai has a lot more to offer than you know.
Dominic Jose understood that luxury has a new definition. It's not ostentation, but the experience that matters.
As global markets near all-time highs driven by liquidity, Marc Faber suggests most asset prices worldwide are inflated.
Coffee is a very small part of the magic that envelopes this beautiful land.
Three eyewitnesses, who saw deaths around them, as terrorists pumped bullets into a bus (GJ09Z9976) carrying 56 tourists heading to Katra from Srinagar, recount their horrors.
Finding Fanny is a fine blend of soulful musings and nuanced filmmaking, feels Sukanya Verma.
India on Monday got the backing of Switzerland in its bid to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
'In one mansion we visited, I was told the doors in the back courtyard had to be kept closed because to have the front and back doors open at the same time would result in Chettiar wealth flowing away,' notes Rahul Jacob after a memorable visit to Karaikudi.
India needs 1.4 million hotel beds a night but has only 2.4 lakh, points out Rahul Pandit, MD and CEO of Ginger Hotels.
'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.' 'The size of our market gives us an important lever of power which we shall have to play adroitly and intelligently,' points out Ambassador Gautam Bambawale -- who served as India's envoy to China -- in the Professor V M Dandekar Memorial Lecture 2019, delivered on March 8, 2019 in Pune.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday held talks at Hyderabad House
A tiny village in the Gangotri area and a self-discovery vacation...
'The toughest challenge is not to satisfy the luxury customer.' 'The toughest challenge is to satisfy the budget customer.'
Jaitley can make his innings -- notwithstanding its likely length -- to be a watershed tenure, or just add to the image of the MoD drifting rudderless, says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
Atul Kasbekar on the making of the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2018.
It's been 16 years since Rajeev Samant launched the first Sula wine by selling 50,000 cases. Today Sula is on track to sell a million cases this year.
Nondescript Bhiwani and Mahendragarh in Haryana, recently named part of the NCR, are likely to see developers queueing up soon and investors betting big on the new hubs.
What is it about the charm of the Northeast and its mountains that it takes prisoners?
Cashi Crisis: Day 9: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!
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.
The Sri Lankan cartoon faux pas has revived the slackening pan-Tamil mood in Tamil Nadu, says N Sathiya Moorthy
The NHAI says non-availability of funds from private developers and financial institutions is also responsible for major delays.
Paris is a place brimming with history, irony and a bit of discontent.
How did Greece, the country of Archimedes and Socrates and Plato and Pythagoras, come to such dire straits, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
It's been 100 years since Lenin and the Bolsheviks overthrew the government, and its legacy remains visible even today in the buildings and monuments scattered throughout St Petersburg.
The National Geographic Traveler magazine has released its go-now destinations for 2015. And apna Hyderabad is on it!
Here are 5 ways to soak in the wild beauty of the snowy outdoors. Take your pick!