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My dream for 2020: 'Go on a vacation to Bali'

My dream for 2020: 'Go on a vacation to Bali'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Rediff reader Nalini Jagnat Kudalkar from Thane shares the bucket list of things she wishes to achieve in 2020.

Paneer Butter Masala Takes On GST

Paneer Butter Masala Takes On GST

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

If the GST on paneer is 5% and the GST on butter is 12% and the GST on masala is 5%...

Security tightens at Aurangzebs tomb after MNS threats to destroy it

Security tightens at Aurangzebs tomb after MNS threats to destroy it

Rediff.com18 May 2022

After MNS threat, some people in Khultabad area, where the tomb is located, tried to lock the structure.

What's Cooking In Your Kitchen On Eid ul-Adha?

What's Cooking In Your Kitchen On Eid ul-Adha?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2023

Go ahead have a meat fiesta with a range of biryanis, kebabs curries followed by delightful desserts.

India's top 10 realty hotspots

India's top 10 realty hotspots

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Bengaluru tops in 4 parameters.

Quiz: How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi?

Quiz: How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi?

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

Find out how much you know about the man who shaped India's destiny.

Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not take his Christian name when he became king.

Andhra Pradesh's hot chase for Vijayawada realty

Andhra Pradesh's hot chase for Vijayawada realty

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

Look at reaping the first-mover advantage by possessing lands in AP's newly-announced capital city.

Cos take green path to save costs and sustain growth

Cos take green path to save costs and sustain growth

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

A selection of Indian corporations are cutting costs and contributing to a green economy by embracing clean fuel and India Inc sees a strong business case in adopting renewable energy to power their operations.

Cos take green path to save costs and sustain growth

Cos take green path to save costs and sustain growth

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

A selection of Indian corporations are cutting costs and contributing to a green economy by embracing clean fuel and India Inc sees a strong business case in adopting renewable energy to power their operations.

5 Skill Lessons For YOU

5 Skill Lessons For YOU

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

Communication skills, negotiation skills, social skills, etiquette, behavioural skills, etc, should be part of your learning. Develop confidence because that's the key to success, advises rediffGURU Archana Deshpande.

What's Special About Ladakh. Spiti. Kolkata. Varanasi?

What's Special About Ladakh. Spiti. Kolkata. Varanasi?

Rediff.com25 May 2023

Indians are becoming much more spendy and discerning travellers and look for places that can offer them a 'new' kind of experience.

Hyderabad 3rd fastest growing market for office space

Hyderabad 3rd fastest growing market for office space

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

The outperformance of Hyderabad market was essentially due to the substantial increase in pre-committed absorption during this period, while the average deal size here till date increased 28 per cent at 18,400 sft, Cushman mentioned in the report.

Ayodhya to Colombo: What's inside the Ramayana Express

Ayodhya to Colombo: What's inside the Ramayana Express

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

From Lord Ram's birthplace to where Sita was held captive by Ravana, this trip will be full of mythical stories.

20 trains with longest routes; 4 from India!

20 trains with longest routes; 4 from India!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

The Trans-Siberian Railway holds the record for maximum number of long distance passenger trains.

How Shivaji Taught Aurangzeb Tolerance

How Shivaji Taught Aurangzeb Tolerance

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

'Aurangzeb, who had destroyed the Hindu temples of Mathura and Kashi and many others in the north, was a very different ruler when he came to Maharashtra.' 'He did not touch a single temple in Maharashtra.' 'It was possibly the greatest triumph of Shivaji's statesmanship,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), the well known military historian.

Quiz: Health benefits of everyday herbs

Quiz: Health benefits of everyday herbs

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, takes you through five questions that explain how and why certain herbs have become effective household remedies.

Recipe: Gujarati-Style Turai Sabzi

Recipe: Gujarati-Style Turai Sabzi

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Do try making this gourd, Gujarati-style -- it's far tastier than expected.

Year-end reminder: Some investing common sense

Year-end reminder: Some investing common sense

Rediff.com28 Dec 2014

Simple, sharp and witty... P V Subramanyam offers 12 mantras to become a successful investor

Recipe: Creamy Turkish Patlican Dip

Recipe: Creamy Turkish Patlican Dip

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

The Turkish version of smoky Baba Ghanoush can be lavishly spread on pita or had in sandwiches with grilled vegetables and halloumi.

Have you visited the Shore Temple? Send us pix

Have you visited the Shore Temple? Send us pix

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

Share your photographs of Mamallapuram Shore Temple in Tamil Nadu.

What Happens When You Have Diabetes

What Happens When You Have Diabetes

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Diabetes can lead to serious complications and can affect the eyes, heart and nerves, warns Dr Manoj Chawla.

What Swami Vivekananda Thought Of Gau Rakshaks

What Swami Vivekananda Thought Of Gau Rakshaks

Rediff.com17 Jul 2023

The gau rakshak stated that the famine-stricken people were suffering because of their past karma and nothing could be done for them. The reply apparently infuriated Vivekananda, who told the gau rakshak bluntly that he had no sympathy to spare for societies which would not lift a finger to help human beings but wasted piles of food on birds and beasts. A fascinating excerpt from Govind Krishnan V's book, Vivekananda The Philosopher of Freedom.

Beautiful India: 10 Journeys by Road

Beautiful India: 10 Journeys by Road

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

Exploring the best of Indian roads.

Should you lose weight before surgery?

Should you lose weight before surgery?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2018

Modest weight loss may not provide enough health benefits, a study has revealed.

Locals to be exempted from expressway toll in cities: Gadkari

Locals to be exempted from expressway toll in cities: Gadkari

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha members that he was the ''father of toll tax" on expressways in the country as he built the first such road in Maharashtra during his stint as the state minister in late 1990s.

When Mahatma Gandhi Gave British Sleepless Nights

When Mahatma Gandhi Gave British Sleepless Nights

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Government was watching Gandhiji's mood to know if he had cooled down. They found out from his letters and utterances that he was the same old firebrand and even more determined than before.

Give us our gods back!

Give us our gods back!

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

Shashi Tharoor says the British Museum should change its name to Chor Bazaar because whatever it has within its portals is the result of 200 years of theft. The museum is once again in the eye of a storm for the possession of a statue of a god Hindus, across the world, worship as the Supreme Being.

Recipe: Deepa Mehrotra's Dahi Baingan

Recipe: Deepa Mehrotra's Dahi Baingan

Rediff.com3 May 2023

This light, tasty preparation can be eaten with ghee rice or even by itself.

Kerala police drags away bride minutes before interfaith wedding

Kerala police drags away bride minutes before interfaith wedding

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

In a dramatic incident in Kerala, a young bride was forcibly taken away from the groom by the police on Sunday evening minutes before the inter-faith couple were set to tie the knot at a temple near Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram.

What Savarkar Thought of Independence

What Savarkar Thought of Independence

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Savarkar believed Swarajya is more than the mere geographical independence of a stretch of earth called India. There was no point in fighting and sacrificing one's life for a Swarajya (mere territorial independence) at the cost of our Svatva (self-existence) or Hindutva itself! A revealing excerpt from Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit's Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition.

India, Pak exchange list of nuclear installations

India, Pak exchange list of nuclear installations

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

The two countries exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations between India and Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Ahmedabad, Jaipur among India's next big IT hotspots

Ahmedabad, Jaipur among India's next big IT hotspots

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

Kolkata excels in business performance with employee headcount and number of engineering students doubling in the last five years.

JNU edits 'misogynist' invitation after outrage

JNU edits 'misogynist' invitation after outrage

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

Under the subhead 'why is this counselling session required', the contentious point has now been replaced with, 'Boys will be counselled to clearly distinguish between friendship and behaviour that may be considered sexual harassment. Girls will be counselled how to avoid sexual harassment.'

CPM takes god's path to fight climate change in Kerala

CPM takes god's path to fight climate change in Kerala

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

vIn its effort to tackle the impacts of climate change in Kerala, the Communist Party of India-Marxist-led government has launched an ambitious project to improve the green cover of over 3,000 temples being managed by five devaswom boards under its control.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Did you know that Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind? Or the film's India connections?

Bulls, bears, wolves, pigs... All the animals in the stock market jungle!

Bulls, bears, wolves, pigs... All the animals in the stock market jungle!

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

When it comes wildlife, stock market investors can immediately identify with bulls and bears. But there are other animals in the stock market jungle too.

Connaught Place 6th most expensive office location in the world

Connaught Place 6th most expensive office location in the world

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

Delhi's Connaught Place is the 6th most expensive location in the world.

Recipe: Dahi Kadhi Pulau

Recipe: Dahi Kadhi Pulau

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

A rice cooked with dahi kadhi is a soothing evening or weekend meal.

Top 100 universities in the world

Top 100 universities in the world

Rediff.com3 Mar 2020

The University of Pennsylvania has emerged as the topmost university in the world, as per Youth Incorporated magazine's Global University rankings.