Rahul Gandhi interacted with party workers over 'laiyya-chana' - a staple snack in this part of Uttar Pradesh.
'Mamata is synonymous with Bengal, its culture, language, traditions.'
Siddhartha Dey feels Siddharth is always ready to fight with the girls and that's no way a man should behave.
N R Narayana Murthy's second stint at the helm of Infosys as chairman will be more challenging than the first time.
Film folk mourn Saroj Khan's passing.
'I see a lot of potential in new singers.' 'But the thing is, there is a lot of hard work.'
Prashant Kishor was the brain behind many of Narendra Modi's popular programs such as 'chai pe charcha' during the Lok Sabha polls
'They have a voracious appetite.' 'But there are many places where they go and they lose.'
Escalating the war of words over Narendra Modi's background as a chaiwalla, the Congress on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, who often flaunts his past to connect with voters, was never a tea vendor.
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He said "some people" were not able to digest the fact that a "chai wala" (tea seller) has become the prime minister and hence were conspiring all the time to bring him down.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress over the 'chai-wala' barbs directed at him, saying the ruling party was mocking at the poor whom it has used only as a vote-bank, without doing anything for them.
Why omit the Tiananmen massacre from the history of China's Communist party, asks Claude Arpi.
Mumbai-based designer Nachiket Barve talks about his favourite things.
Eat local. Move more, sit less. Have tea, not green tea, advises the dietician-turned-author.
The Delhi Belly actress will be seen alongside the Hollywood actress in Gypsy, a new Netflix show.
MasterChef Australia Season 13 winner Justin Narayan speaks about his Indian roots.
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Deprived of some much-needed game time with the cancellation of England tour, senior India spinner Poonam Yadav reckons it could be extremely difficult for the World Cup-bound players to turn up and "instantly" deliver after the long coronavirus-forced break. The Indian women's cricket team's proposed tour, the only major assignment before next year's ICC World Cup, was called off earlier this week due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice on Friday after the Opposition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party created uproar demanding sacking of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna following an FIR alleging his role in illegal mining as Karnataka chief minister.
Lucinda Nicholas, who got evicted from the popular reality show, tells you everything you must know if you ever participate in Bigg Boss.
'Elevator rules deem no more than two people for a unit that carries six people, and as an employee enters the office, there are three masks to be used for five hours each a day, then disposed and one for the next day as well.'
When Nitin Gadkari was president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the party had announced it would set up a separate ministry for handlooms and handicraft. Instead of doing that, the BJP government has abolished the only institution that took into account the voice of the weavers.
Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Friday.
Trinamool Congress first timer Biman Bandopadhyay was today elected unopposed Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly. Leader of the House Partha Chatterjee proposed his name which was supported by the Chief Whip of Trinamool Congress Legislature Party Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.
'The way opposition parties such as the Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena, the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Jharkhand Mukti Morch have supported her, if she wins, she will be the biggest opposition face for 2024'
'I see you as a man who has split the nation into two. Vajpayee or even Advani would hold it together. One senses you cannot do this. To heal, to apologise, and to glue together a nation seems beyond you,' Shiv Visvanathan tells the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.
For their first post of 2019, the Facebook group featured a man who is more a 'Human of India' - Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Reminiscent of desi culture, a hotel staff was serving tea in normal glasses while standing next to a bicycle.
"The report is out of context and factually incorrect. Tata's comments on wealth are in the larger context of the growing disparity in the society. The comments seem to have been deliberately sensationalised," a statement from Tata Sons said.
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'A hangover of the Raj, there's no one quite like the desi butler who knows the order in which a meal must be served, and will not be distracted from his watch by modern memsahibs and their slightly unusual ways or requests,' says Kishore Singh.
'Shah Rukh Khan is a born entertainer.' 'From five year olds to a 105 year old, Shah Rukh will charm and entertain everyone.' 'With Salman, a lot of people have come back intimidated.' 'But I enjoy my adventures with Salman because you just have to be yourself.'
The borrowing binge indulged in by European nations has attained catastrophic proportions.
Rediff reader Maneesh Menon has shared some stunning pictures of India. You can share yours too at #India-Photos!
'I don't know of anyone who could transform so much once she had make-up on.' 'And I don't mean just for the camera.' 'She could dress up for a wedding and she'd look like a different person.' 'And now to see her lying there, still and unmoving in that casket, it was heartbreaking', Satish Kaushik tells Subhash K Jha.
A 1990s Bollywood album. Ranbir Kapoor as Balraj Sahni. Dimple Kapadia's Crowning Glory days. Agha-Mukri-Kesto's fun, fabulous, forgotten friendship. Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was a complete blast from the past.
The sudden change from dry climate to a wet one reduces the immunity, making us vulnerable to many diseases which are commonly associated with this season. As a result, there are many myths that float around regarding the monsoons.
Rajkumar Meghen, chairman of the banned Manipuri militant group United National Liberation Front, has been arrested from Bihar's East Champaran district. Excerpts from an interview given by him in 2000 to rediff.com
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