The addition of a million jobs as promised by Tejashwi Yadav would make a big impact. But the electorate needs to raise its expectations, notes Mahesh Vyas.
Some of the Shortlisted finalists for the Sony World Photography Awards.
Mangroves absorb excess water but they are being destroyed in Mumbai in the guise of infrastructure development, city-based environmentalist Debi Goenka told PTI.
'It's our duty, and we are not going to step back from it. The entire country, including our prime minister, has been supporting us'
There's no 'genie-in-a-bottle' solution that can instantly fix hair fall within a month, cautions Dr Jaspreet Sarna, dermatologist, Traya Health.
A heartwarming tale of how they used their time to beautify the schools where they are quarantined.
'Bigg Boss is there for 100 days but I have to be in the industry for the rest of my life. If I start behaving like a buffoon, and start shouting, screaming, playing dirty games and physically manhandling people, whatever I have earned in these years will go down the drain.' Aman Verma explains his stint in the popular reality show.
Chef Manish Kusumwal of Keys Hotels shares his special recipe.
Food blogger Preeti Shridhar shares the step by step process to make footlong bread and crostinis at home.
Just a few weeks ago, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw did some tough talking with the senior managers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, the ailing state-owned telecom service provider. The message was clear: They had to perform, quit by taking the voluntary retirement package or be compulsorily retired from service. The terse message from an otherwise polite and soft-spoken minister came just days after he announced a second and bigger package of Rs 1.64 trillion as part of a four-year turnaround plan for BSNL.
'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.
'Last few weeks have been horrible in Delhi with pollution levels'
'They are taking the people of the country for granted.'
As Modi completes a year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India's 1.25 bn people are coming in for sharp criticism.
'If you weed out corruption, you will bring glory to Goa.'
Dr Anurag Shrimal tells you how simple lifestyle changes can keep your liver healthy.
Never leave your hair wet during monsoon, advises hair expert Sareena Acharya.
The actor mum talked about the importance of spending time with family.
Sukanya Verma shows us how Bollywood has depicted housework on the big screen.
Wishing him, President Droupadi Murmu said the work for nation-building under his incomparable hardwork, dedication and creativity continue to advance.
The Rhesus macaque monkeys, used worldwide in medical research, are believed to be the best non-human primates for such studies.
The nominees are Congresswoman Deb Haaland as Secretary of Interior, Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary, Michael Regan as administrator for Environmental Protection Agency and Brenda Mallory as Chair of the Council of the Council on Environmental Quality.
Missing meals, eating at odd times, and other poor dietary practices are all tell-tale causes of that dull, throbbing sensation in your head, says nutritionist and wellness coach Pooja Bhargava.
The mango season is here and it's the perfect time to whip up some delicious desserts.
Hatneihoi Hangshing, a law student from Nagaland, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what she would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.
The actor has always maintained a healthy lifestyle and his diet reflects that.
Conservation group Coast and Country said that it has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Queensland for a judicial review.
Earlier in May, Ford India announced that it had dropped its plans to make electric vehicles (EVs) in India, which it intended to export, under the production-linked incentive scheme (PLI). Ford was among 20 companies that had signed a Champion OEM Incentive Scheme under the PLI project with the government in February this year. The decision comes as a blow for the 4,000-odd employees at Ford India's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai and in Sanand, Gujarat. In September last year, the company had announced that it would exit the India market, which it had entered in 1995 through an on-again, off-again joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra (they split in 1998, signed a JV in 2019 and split again in December 2020), retailing petrol and diesel brands such as the EcoSport, Figo, Aspire, and Endeavour.
Effective prevention and following good hygiene is the best way to tackle the virus.
'You can only see it when you look for it. Seek and you shall find.'
R S Dev from Bengaluru sent us these amazing recipes!
Santosh Kaveri, a young inventor from Karnataka, is a sterling example of the 'Made In India' initiative. Find out why his dreams of being an innovator-enterpreneur shattered.
Indirect talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo to find a long-term solution to the crisis in Gaza entered its second day on Tuesday with no headway, even as people in the Hamas-ruled territory rushed to fix the destruction caused by the conflict.
Hitting back, Greenpeace India on Thursday said it will move court against Tamil Nadu government's notice threatening cancellation of its registration and alleged that the "perversely framed and maliciously designed" charges were levelled at the behest of Union home ministry.
With relaxations in the COVID-19 lockdown, temples across the country are all set to reopen from Monday in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by Union home ministry to prevent coronavirus spread.
'After living in a country with hazy skies and a billion people, it is breathtaking when the sky is blue, the air crisply clean and there is drinking water in the taps. And, joy of joys, hardly any people.'
Over 340,000 images from 211 territories were submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 and over 156,000 were entered into the Professional competition - the highest number of entries in the history of the Awards.
The overall female strength has rised to 11 which is one of the highest.
Merely bringing down the government stake below 51% may not find any taker for the PSBs. The government must bring down its holding to at least 26%, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
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